Optimum Trim Of The Flying Lines; Troubleshooting - FLYSURFER SONIC 2 Guide Rapide

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Bring the C-Leg up to the A and Z legs
and tension the mixer (min. 5 kg tensile
load per line). All three knots should
be at the same level at standard trim.
If this is not the case, you just have to
move the metal ring of the mixer (C-Leg)
until all 3 knots are at the same level.
Tip: The mixer is basically
a 2-1 pulley system. If you
want to change the B-Leg
by one centimeter, you will
need to move the ring by
two centimeters.
Bring the B-Leg up to the A, C and
Z legs and tension the mixer. All four
knots should be at the same level
at standard trim.
If this is not the case, you just have to
move the metal ring of the mixer (B-Leg)
until all four knots are at the same level.
Done. Be sure to pull everything
properly tight again after adjusting, so
that the trim stays under tension.
Tip: When the mixer is set to
the standard trim (0), e.g. all
four knots are at the same
level. It is enough to only
move the metal ring of the
mixer (C-Leg) to change the
basic trim. The B-Leg
automatically adjusts half
the amount of the C-Leg
when modifying.
13.02 Optimum trim
of the flying lines
Steering (back) lines shorten over time
in relation to the flying (front) lines.
Underneath the floaters, the back line
can be shortened or extended by using
knots. Extension of the back lines is
necessary when the trimmer needs to be
pulled in too much to keep the kite flying
normally in its intended wind range.

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PROBLEM CAUSE
the kite pulls to one side when the lines have stretched due to
the bar is powered up too much use on one side
kite pulls to one side when tangled bridle
depowered
broken bridle line or LCL
asymmetrically set mixer
none of the above causes
kite has a lot of backstall Steering Lines have shrunk
mixer is adjusted incorrectly
the middle of the kite incorrect mixer setting
collapses towards the
rider or is unstable
deflate valve is still open
a defect in the cloth or line, or
even broken or stretched inter-
nal reinforcement beams.
tips fold in a little Rickety tips help for good tur-
ning and more depower
tips fold in a lot incorrect mixer setting
undefined launch not enough internal pressure
kite does not relaunch Steering Lines are not pulled
back far enough
not enough wind
water in the kite
bridle lines at the tip kite was flapping in the wind on
are very tangled the ground too much
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SOLUTION
equalise the lines as discribed
in "Trimming"
sort out the bridle
replace
mixer test
Open mixer on the side that
the kite pulls to (extend C- &
B-main). Shorten mixer on
the other side of the kite by
the same amount (shorten
C- & B-main). C-main should
always be double the amount
of B-main. (shortened or
lengthened)
check the trim of the flying
lines (see bar manual)
Perform mixertest, if the kite
still remains sensitive to back-
stall, extend the mixer, but only
so far that the kite remains
stable
Perform mixertest, if the kite
still remains unstable, shorten
the mixer
close the deflate valve
repair the damage
ignore it, or tune the mixer for
more stability
Adjust the mixer to a max. of C-
main -3 cm, B-main -1,5 cm
pre-inflate more
grab the leader lines higher up
qait for a gust, or self-rescue
drain the water
(see chapter "Drainage")
in future secure the kite as de-
scribed in "Securing the Kite"