Flux Capacitor

The trailing edge of the channel is formed by a flat plastic board and a piece of fibreglass rod and sewn over with Dacron. This holds the channel open with only one stand-off where other kites would usually use two, so this may save a little weight. The Flux Capacitor bridle is a variation of Andy Wardley's Active Bridle design. It has been tweaked to give the correct amount of movement in the bridle with an extra bridle leg, which runs from the tail of the kite to about half way on the outhaul leg from the leg from the tow point to the lower spreader fitting.

Tricks

I decided to fly on 60'/90lb lines in a 15mph wind to compare it with my usual flying tool at this wind, the Benson Minigem. I found that this kite was quite precise and didn't over steer as much as my Minigem. I liked the way it axled, flat to the horizon and not so much of a coin toss look... Popped into a fade, not so stable, it rocked around a little, even after I had a whole day to get used to it, I still felt it was rocking from left to right and was bit sensitive to even the smallest input. It has been said before, this a backspin machine, even at wind speeds I hate. Lazy Susan's are a doddle from a half axle and as the winds started to drop back for the evening, I found that 540 where easier than the Minigem, as it would hang pancaked to give a nice slow turn. Flic-flacs where not so refined, especially if you like them stalled between manoeuvres in a fade, but if you Yo-yoed  it hard, it rolled up on the spot several times both ways, very nice. At the end of the day, I like this kite and for around £85 this quite a contender for the higher price range kites such as the Minigem. What didn't I like, well, even on the lightest of wing wraps, it was difficult to free and as many other kites framed in 5.5mm spars, it has soft APA fittings which have a square profile at the top which catch the lines and even get cut into. All in all, a very versatile and capable kite and with a little more practice I could probably clear up those wing tip snags.