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LOL! For you: That's not wrong...that's Style! For me: That's a sign of bad things happening on the other end of the line! LOL! Thanks for the tips Wayne! And the rest of you guys too!

My issue keeping me ground... ME! It is definitely not the kite. So I have the basic hover, up/down and left/right. I can reverse fly the kite and land. And I can launch from both orientations. AND... I can manage my lines! I just haven't mastered the nose down orientation. I either panic and drive the kite into the ground or I actually get it stopped and then drive it into the ground. What's happening is this... When the kite stops and then starts to rise, I over control the kite to stop the motion up and end up driving it into the ground. Just lacking practice... I also noticed that when I rotate the kite to a nose down orientation, I actually rotate my hands with the kite. Yeah! Anyway, its really hard to apply the brakes when your hands are rotated. So to combat that, I try to keep my elbows in my side or gut. Its odd....never did that with my 2 line kites. Note the orientation of my hands in the photo... bad form!

Yeah... My 65' have about 2 hours on them... If I had a set of 120', I doubt having frayed lines would be my biggest problem. My awesome ability to keep the nose of my kite firmly planted on the ground would be my greatest concern... My sons running commentary on my flying...."Ouch...Ouch.......Ouch.Ouch...Ouch!.." LOL!

Did a line length test. Had one line that was almost 2 inches longer than the rest. The four lines paced out at around 65'. Guess I'll be adding a set of longer lines...probably go with a set of 100-120/90#

The line card winder has a label: 65' Laser Pro Gold I'll do a manual check and check my lines for equal length.

Thanks... Just have to remember "Your holding a baby bird!" Got it! Forgot one question... Line length? What is a good length? My EXP came with line and it seems short. 65ft

After years of 2 line kites ... and the need to add a new kite to the bag ... I couldn't get over the quad I saw at the kite store. I am very happy with my new EXP. 2nd time out, I took my 18 year old son out and gave him a shot at it. I do believe I will be purchasing another quad in the near future... Now for the questions after my first few flights: Conditions: believe the wind was 10-15mph so a little high When applying a breaking action or reversing the kite, sometimes one of the wings would flip in and spin the kit... Most of the time, releasing the break or applying forward drive would "set" the kite in a normal orientation. Is the flipped in wing because I am applying to much breaking? or too high of a wind speed? Will getting a set of extended leaders help an EXP? and any other "have to do's"? Thanks in advance! Thad

Thanks! Little about me... I am a software developer. Picked up my first stunt kite (Prism Adrenaline) and have added to the collection every few years. I admire the guys that have great kite skills, but for myself, I pretty much just dabble. I just recently picked up my first Quad (Revolution EXP). My Kites: Prism Adrenaline, HQ Obsession, Ground Zero Jester and a Revolution EXP. Mostly fly at Cannon Beach OR.... and if you catch me flying...like my username, my kite might be doing the same! LOL! Thad