I'm liking this response very much, don't feel alone anymore! My brother and I are the only people on the coast that fly pl and were always the first ones on the water with light wind and the last ones left on the water no matter how strong or gusty the wind gets.
I own a pl buggy, pl ngen, 3 original arcs, a synergy and the charger and till now have never had an issue.
The post about the inlet valves getting caught with the leading internal strap rings a bell for me because I've noticed when holding the kite in the air it looks like the strap is too tight because it pulls on the 3rd cell from the wingtips so hard that it overlaps slightly (I figured it's how it's constructed but still pondered whether it's an error). Will be filling my living room with sand now to see if it's tangled
Thanks again