Nice, I am considering a 7 to practise loops too and for stronger windw. I have the 9m already. How much wind do you think the 7 needs to be fun? I was considering 8 as well but not sure it will be small enough for up to 40 knots at 70kg weight
I weigh 86kg and my 7m orbit needs 20kn at the low end to allow me to backroll kiteloop. Anything under that I can't jump over 6m and I need that to loop confidently.
When you learn loops its better to have a smaller kite and not be so powered. When you get better then you can do it in stronger wind as you will know the timing to pull it and better steering control to downloop on your way down.
@@jjjay1977 Ok great! I always wanted to do some looptraining in 20-22kn with a 7, but wasn't sure if that would work. Nice to see that that works for you. I weigh 80kg so should also work for me! I have a 2020 North Orbit, same as your 8m 🙂
@@jorgenschippers7518 my 7m Orbit is just so much easier to Loop and more responsive. Also at that size you can loop in nothing. 9m is a crazyfly and it is not as responsive. there this short delay on the crazyfly so it takes a few tumbles normally for me to get the timing 😁
@vincentbringer2569 no, not in this wind with a kite that small. I don't tend to have fluttering on my Orbit kites, particularly in high wind. My Crazyfly did flutter a lot, particularly as the loop came up at the end if the wind was a bit gusty.
Good job, what do you weigh, mate?
I weigh 88kg before gear. So more like 95kg with wetsuit and harness I recon
This is light wind for that kite with my weight. To take crashes obviously
Nice, I am considering a 7 to practise loops too and for stronger windw. I have the 9m already. How much wind do you think the 7 needs to be fun? I was considering 8 as well but not sure it will be small enough for up to 40 knots at 70kg weight
7 for 30 knots and up
I weigh 86kg and my 7m orbit needs 20kn at the low end to allow me to backroll kiteloop. Anything under that I can't jump over 6m and I need that to loop confidently.
Is that real 20knts of wind? For me it's more than that😅
Maybe a touch more but I struggle with jump height even in high winds atm
When you learn loops its better to have a smaller kite and not be so powered.
When you get better then you can do it in stronger wind as you will know the timing to pull it and better steering control to downloop on your way down.
A 7 in 20 knots is not powered at all😅😅
Hahaha your right it's very underpowered Nd so we're the crashes :)
What's your hight and weight?
I am 85kg and 6'1 I can ride a 7m in up to about 45kn
@@jjjay1977 Ok great! I always wanted to do some looptraining in 20-22kn with a 7, but wasn't sure if that would work. Nice to see that that works for you. I weigh 80kg so should also work for me! I have a 2020 North Orbit, same as your 8m 🙂
You should be fine with this and not too much pain from all the falls 😀
Why 7 in 20 knots? :)
Should have had my 9m in this but couldn't handle the pain after the previous few days.
@@kitedrifter Ahhh, not that a 7 is bad but tought you need to work a little bit harder then a 9 :)
@@jorgenschippers7518 my 7m Orbit is just so much easier to Loop and more responsive. Also at that size you can loop in nothing. 9m is a crazyfly and it is not as responsive. there this short delay on the crazyfly so it takes a few tumbles normally for me to get the timing 😁
@@kitedrifter did you fell some flattering during loop or vibrations
@vincentbringer2569 no, not in this wind with a kite that small. I don't tend to have fluttering on my Orbit kites, particularly in high wind. My Crazyfly did flutter a lot, particularly as the loop came up at the end if the wind was a bit gusty.