stiffy Posted April 1, 2010 Report Posted April 1, 2010 Hey, I'm in my second year at university studying product design and I'm looking into designing a tandem trailer for use as an instructional aid, the idea being simply that a newcomer can be shown the ropes with ease and safety by being towed behind a qualified instructor. The trailer would be aimed at kite schools rather than recreational users. Not a new concept I know but I have some ideas http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b235/board_stiffy/Questionnaire.jpg If you could just score each quote in a reply to the thread it would be greatly appreciated! thanks Quote
stiffy Posted April 3, 2010 Author Report Posted April 3, 2010 Anybody? would be reeeally helpful! Quote
SandMonster Posted April 5, 2010 Report Posted April 5, 2010 If the answer to Q1 is 3 or 4, then most of the remaining questions don't apply. I'd say a tandem buggy/trailer is of limited use for instructing. Most useful (what I'd invest in if i were doing it for a living rather than just to help out) would be a two way radio to the pupil's helmet. Answer to Q7: any std size buggy of which the most common would be the std flexi Hope this is of some use. Quote
stiffy Posted April 5, 2010 Author Report Posted April 5, 2010 If the answer to Q1 is 3 or 4, then most of the remaining questions don't apply. I'd say a tandem buggy/trailer is of limited use for instructing. Most useful (what I'd invest in if i were doing it for a living rather than just to help out) would be a two way radio to the pupil's helmet. Answer to Q7: any std size buggy of which the most common would be the std flexi Hope this is of some use. cheers sandmonster, I've been thinking about the two way radio idea but there isn't much scope for design work so i'm a bit stuck with that in terms of getting the marks in my portfolio what if a towing device could be purchased for say £50? would this combined with a proprietary two way radio be a worth wile 'instructor package' do you think? just shooting some ideas around really Quote
rayens Posted April 9, 2010 Report Posted April 9, 2010 Sorry but I cant see the benefit of a tandem for training - radio headset (ala motorcycle set) is far more useful Quote
stiffy Posted April 10, 2010 Author Report Posted April 10, 2010 Cheers for the feedback Rayens Quote
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