6/20/2023 0 Comments Kite 2014 french![]() ![]() Crazy copter and yo-fade were very hard on this kite. One of the nicer flatspins, the taz machine, is surprisingly easy on this kite.Īnything that rotates in reverse. Yo-yo’s are very quick and likewise the kite will blaze through jacobs ladders in a blink.įlatspins are quick and rotate fully. The comete is very solid and nearly perfect as well. When done properly the kite slams its tips into the ground in an earth shattering scream of “ Yes! I’m here, and I’m landed!” It will also scream a single tip into the ground nicely as well. Oh by far the 2-point landing is the best trick of the FC. Occasionally during stalls or side-slides the kite will droop to the side without notice, and anytime you feel the urge to try and gently walk the kite through a trick you may be surprised coming up short with input. If you’re familiar with the current rage of modern stunt kites, then the FC will feel familiar. The French Connection likes large movements but reacts predictably to subtle corrections. Occasionally you may find yourself leaning back on the lines in higher winds, but this greatly depends on your standoff positioning. The FC has a very even pull throughout the wind range. I did experience breakage of a lower spreader once during higher winds, but it was mostly due to a mis-positioned k2000 (superstart). The FC is certainly one of the better “standard” range kites in high winds. I’ve flown the FC in winds approaching 30mph and still had a great time. I greatly disagree with the 20mph upper limit. While 3mph is certainly possible with the kite setup properly, it no longer feels like the kite it really is when the wind gets up around 5mph. There is a cutout in the area where the weight is intended to go to prevent the sail from being malformed by the donuts. To add or remove weight you simply de-tension the spine and remove the lower portion of the spine, put on your weight and put it back together. The weight system is simply small donuts that pop onto the 2 part spine. For the majority of my flying, after much testing, I opted to fly with the standoff in the outer position as the kite is already very precise. Middle is very much a concoction of the two. ![]() The Inner hole gives better precision and snappier tricks, the outer hole leans more towards the freestyle area. The Inner standoff is moveable along the trailing edge approx 1cm in either direction. ![]() Despite originally disliking the roll cage, a second go at it really showed their greatness which is described later. When the lines are wrapped around the kite this keeps the kite’s frame sturdy and less prone to any breakage from a gust or mistimed yank. From the yo-yo stopper area to the standoffs inside the sail there is a carbon ‘T’ connecting the 2 portions of the kite. The second prominent feature is the rollcage. ![]() A large improvement over the yo-yo stopper for any rollup action. These fiberglass rods are connected to the back of the kite at the trailing edge next to the outer standoff and arc to the leading edge where the yo-yo stoppers would otherwise be. First on the feature list is the rollbars. The FC is has a nice set of adjustable parts and some very nice features. The inhaul leg is knotted into the metal center T, which I found to have issues occasionally cutting into the bridle line, but I was told that this was corrected in the production models. The angle of attack is adjusted by retying the larks head and adjusting. The bridle is a standard 3-point with the outhauls lark’s headed to the inhaul. ![]()
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