Zac_UK

Thanks for the info guys. Your right about the wing, i went back to AXB for another days training and he said its a competition wing, not to fly it but if i learn to ground handle it then i will be able to ground handle anything. I spent a full day with it, and managed to kite and control it quite well, the winds were more consistant than last time, it does take a lot of effort / input to get the tips to inflate fully. Zac

thanks for the advice, so it looks like i need to save my pennys for some more training.... The wing is an omega 4 made by Advance, (i keep wrongly calling it an advance 4) its a 1998 wing thats had little use but i only realy intend to use it for ground handling. I can build a wall and hold it fully inflated with the trailing edge along the floor but as soon as i lift the A risers to bring it overhead it shoots up (i can slow this down by walking under the wing as it comes up, but once up i cant seem to hold it in place, it just drops to one side. Its anoying because i can't figure out what corrective action to take, and when i was learning before i could kite for a while. I suppose the best thing to do is to keep practicing my ground handling and suppliment it with a bit of training as and when... are there any good ppg schools in the runcorn area ? i found a quiet corner of a field to pratice in then half the town turned up for a foot ball match... Cheers, Zac

Hi All, i did a couple of days training with AXB about 4/5 years ago, then did nothing untill the end of last year when i bought a used advance 4 with harness off ebay. I though that if i played with it a bit it would come back to me and i could start learning again... so off i trotted to a local field, I was trying to practice a reverse launch (with the intention of kiting it for a bit) but each time it went up it just pulled to one side and droped to the ground. I can't seem to get the feel for it again... so i am wondering if there is anywhere on this site or the web with good beginners tips for ground handling ? Thanks, Zac