Powder_pig

I hope I get this right...this is the kite. It flys. I am just in the dark about the bridle. In all of the plans the bridle dimensions are so exact that I am worried that if I deviate from them terrible will happen. I tried to use the dimensions given for the kite plan but the distances of the bridle were too short so I just started from scratch. I am needing info about the general structure of the bridle, i.e., tow points directly over the vertical spars, etc. Stuff like that. Everyone is so up-tight about the bridle that I have seen 1/2" changes that are supposed to make a kite fly better...be more responsive, etc. I have left the bridle ends long so I can adjust them.

I just completed a quad based on the "Quad sail plan" in the "kitebuilder" forum, for lighter winds than my "B" fully vented quad will fly in. I tried the bridle lengths that are in the Freedom 200 article and the lengths were too short for my kite. I am using three 32.5" Skyshark P200s for the top spar and 32.5" 5.3mm spars for the vertical rods. So my top spar is 97.5" long with Pekr fittings. I have stayed true to the dimensions of the drawing in the original article rather than the Freedom 2000 drawings. Here's the question, and I hope I can phrase it so you out there in HELP land can figure it out. Am I right in assuming that the top and bottom tow points should line up with the vertical spars and that the distance from the top tow points to the spar and the center to the spar should be long enough to effect a slight concave bow to the sail when under tension. With the kite in flat plane, top to bottom, the tow points top and bottom should be offset, front to back the same distance and the bow in the flight handles. I am a beginner but got it in the air and was able to fly it up...stop and reverse direction, (big learning curve here) in 4-8 mph flukey winds, along with allot of ...well...off the ground and quick spin back to the ground in both directions. I am just worried that if my assumptions are not correct that I am in for a very long learning cycle. Am I OK? Or not?

I am a newby who lives in the Portland area and have built several duals and one quad. I was at Lincoln city a two of weeks ago and ran into a couple who took John's quad course. I was interested because I just finished a "B" rev rip-off fully vented. I had never flown it, or any quad for that matter, and asked my new friends if they would fly it. Barely enough wind to get it off the ground but it does fly. I am in the process of building a non-vented Freedom for lighter winds. Long story. I am a graphic designer and am into designing my own look. I examined a quad on the beach at Lincoln City, the one with the eyes, that (because of all of the curves) was sewn with a triple zig-zag 3/8" overlap. Is this stitch strong enough? Should I use a straight stitch as well? John B, if you read this remember...imitation is the sincerest...