Flying on Long Island...

For indoor Rev flying one handed - Penny L. has a custom handle. You steer by pulling on the lines. Everyone I've seen flying Revs one handed outside, puts both handles in one hand. Of course a few can fly 2 revs at the same time - ie, Stevie D, Bazzer, Paul D, as examples. I'm just glad to fly one!!!

Hey Wayne... I wonder if Penny's handle is anything like this...

 

Sorry the drawing is kinda crude... just a quick Paint sketch. The red 'cross' would hold the Rev handles together, and you'd grab it at the center. You'd use your wrist to give all four inputs. I think it would work, and I would be surprised if it hasn't been done all ready !

It sounds like with one-handed flying, you are trying to start from the ground.  I find that launching one-handed is not the easiest thing to do.  Have you tried starting in the air?  What I mean is, flying with two hands, get the kite in a stable hover in the upper half of the wind window.  Then bring your two hands together so the handles are almost touching while keeping the kite stable.  Then transfer one handle to the other hand and try to keep that hover.  If things start to go south, keep the empty hand nearby to grab the handle back.  Good luck.  

I've tried both ways, I don't know why I feel more comfortable closer to the ground. I don't have trouble getting the kite to launch... it's when the kite starts to fly that I start to have trouble !   

@Penny Lingenfelter's 4-line handle is a straightforward "X" formation, if I remember right - no normal handles incorporated... Maybe she'll see that tag and come tell us for sure.  

Nope - not like that! More like 2 handles welded together at the bend. That's still not descriptive enough though. More like 2 "v"s, top and bottom, with a single shaft (for your one hand) in between! Without a pic, hard to explain - hope it helps!

That's right - roughly like this:

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/   \

Of course, the "X" portion is at more equal angles than I've crudely made with ascii above.