Has anyone got an 09 naish cult? and what do u think of it? any problems at all with it? i have one but have only had one chance to fly it and looks like no wind for a while.....so i can have another go,

i had trouble with it stalling and falling out the sky any1 else had the same problem and why would this be hapenning? and when i flew it and got going it seemed like it was flying way too far forward, hope fully i can tune and get it sorted next time but any help is greatly appreciated...

Hey Weydo,

By stalling do you mean the kite flys backwards or are you flying it out of the wind??

If it is the latter you are either flying it in not enough wind or you need your back lines tighter. You can adjust these by sliding the floats away from the bar and exposing the adjustment knots. Then move the back lines a knot or two closer to the bar.

Demoed the 09 cult last summer thought it was a great kite no stalling/ falling ect actually had the opposite experience, really stable, no canopy flutter/distortion when depowered, super easy relaunch, light on the bar, turns good BUT did not like the octopus inflation system so bought another brand.
Get it out in some good wind and i am sure you will have a blast.

I'd go the 09 Helix. Stoked with mine, great bridle set up, turns fast, heaps of hangtime but takes a while to get use to for boosting. The octopus system work fine but it is annoying having to let down individual struts after a session which you need to do cause if you don't each crash seems to force air into them and they become over inflated over time (my experience anyway). The bags will also sh!t you.......still too small.... you listening Robbie.

Yep the Helix is great - got to agree I've never really liked the strut idea with the individual let down points. And that bag - same as before way too small it'd be nice to be able to extend the bag and not have to pack the kites away so tightly.

Hey Ive got a 08 cult and still with the Sigma shape they dont fly any good in light winds.

Somethin bout the way the wingtips are swept back that if there is not enough wind to foce them out the tips sorta pinch in an cause the kite to stall, more than some other designs.

But on the otherhand when there is wind and plenty of it and you think you need a smaller size just pull on that depower and no flappin or fallin out the sky. She's sweet as pie.

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WWS said...

Hey Ive got a 08 cult and still with the Sigma shape they dont fly any good in light winds.

Somethin bout the way the wingtips are swept back that if there is not enough wind to foce them out the tips sorta pinch in an cause the kite to stall, more than some other designs.

But on the otherhand when there is wind and plenty of it and you think you need a smaller size just pull on that depower and no flappin or fallin out the sky. She's sweet as pie.

If it's nose diving and falling forwards then as BrisKites said - you need more back line tension. Stupid 100% depower rubbish has brainwashed people into thinking the further the bar is away from you the better. You NEED line tension to keep almost all kites stable; more so with the Sigma shaped kites. Without back line tension the kite will be flying only off it's front lines (duh) which given enough depower throw will allow it to flatten out and then fall nose first towards the ground.

I've seen it happen with all sorts of different kites. More often than not it's just a matter of adapting your flying style and remembering not to have the sliding stopper too far out. If all lines have tension, your not using too much depower, and the wind is stable then the kite won't have a reason to be able to luff and fall.

If it's backstalling then that's honestly bizarre. Sigma's are incredibly difficult to backstall in all but non-existant wind; which suggests you do indeed need more wind.

sounds like i just had some ****ty gusty wind should be getting it out today in some decent wind and hopefully i can get her flying sweet.....