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By MushroomPsyche · Posted
I haven't flown a kite since I was a child. We went to Florida this past weekend and my wife said that it might be fun if I bought a kite... she said "a kite", not multiple kites. 😅 I brought a Prism Zenith 5 and a Synapse 170 (didn't get a chance to fly the Synapse). When I found out that there was a Kitty Hawk Kites store 10 minutes away from our Airbnb, I bought a Zenith 7 and a Bora 7. I flew the Zenith 5 the first day. On the second day, I flew the Zenith 7 with winds forecast of 14mph. It was obvious that the winds are much stronger higher up in the air. The Zenith 7 is the largest kite I've flown so far and it was HEAVY. Luckily, my line was rated for 120 lbs. It got tiring holding the reel and winding it back in. After 20 minutes, I set it down and put the Bora 7 up. I felt much more relaxed with the Bora 7 in such strong winds. So relaxed in fact that I didn't noticed that I had unwound all of my 1,000ft. line. I thought the line had a tangle when it wouldn't let out anymore. I looked down and the reel was empty. 😅 I ended up having the Bora 7 up in the air for almost 2 hours that evening. The next day, with winds forecast of 3mph, I tried to fly the Bora 7 again. With just myself, I couldn't get the kite to inflate with such little wind at ground level. I put the Bora 7 away and took out the Zenith 5. With less wind, I sort of miss the heavier pull because I couldn't let out the line more than about 200ft or so, otherwise, the line sags so much that I risk getting it caught on a hotel building nearby. After about half an hour with the Zenith 5, I reeled it in and put up the Zenith 7. With less wind this time, it was a much more relaxing experience with the Zenith 7. Later that day, on our last evening before we head home, the winds have picked up to a forecast of 12mph. It was a similar wind condition to when I first flew the Zenith 7. This time though, I flew the Zenith 5; just like the Bora 7 at higher winds, it was a very good experience. I ended up having that kite up in the air for an hour and a half while our friends where taking family and group photos during sunset. It was amazing how many people came up to me for small talks about the kites! I'm an introvert but I didn't mind answering their questions. I let them hold the line just to feel how heavy the kites are. I even let one guy hold the reel for a few minutes. Overall, it was a very enjoyable and relaxing experience. We have a few parks nearby our home with open spaces where I can fly the kites on a more regular basis. -
Thanks! I'm used to forums on a sewing site that is very active. If you post there and haven't had a response within a few hours it usually means no one is going to take up your question at all. I'm glad to hear this is nothing like FB. I have found the tutorials here to be wonderful and I paid to join primarily to offer thanks for creating them and making them available. -
By Bunduki Vlieger · Posted
Yeah. This is nothing like FB. Quiter but a lot higher quality Th flying tutorials are awesome. You can learn a lot from them. -
Hello, It seems pretty quiet here. I joined yesterday and posted a question about indoor flying. While I'm waiting for answers there I'm watching the indoor flying tutorials. There's a lot of good information there. I've got a few dual line stunt kites but have never progressed beyond beginner stuff because I only fly once a year or so when my family goes to the beach. I've never found anyplace at home without obstacles that's good for flying and our winds tend to be gusty and variable, not the nice steady onshore breeze you get nearly every afternoon at the beach. Looking forward to trying indoor flying.
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While not a newbie to kites, I just discovered indoor kiting by stumbling on John Barresi's Zen Glider demo video and could not stop watching. Ditto my 9-year-old grandson. Naturally we want to try it for ourselves but I really have no idea where to start. After a little looking around, I thought I'd order up an iFlight from the closest kite shop to me as a start. That's a single line kite, yes? I also see what I think are dual and quad line indoor kites. It's hard to see the lines and controllers in most of the videos. I know how to do a few basics with my 30+ year-old Delta Wing dual line kite if I have good wind. I can launch and land reliably without crashing, fly simple patterns across the wind and fly twists in and out of the line. That's about it since I only fly about once or twice a year when my family goes to the beach where there is nearly always a lovely sustained onshore breeze in the afternoon and all that nice soft sand for when the kids crash my kite. It's nose is starting to fray but that's a question for another part of the forum... So what do you recommend as a good starting place for my DGS and me. He says, "Grandma, it's just so peaceful, can I watch it again?" and, "I want to be that" when he watches John's video. Thanks in advance for all the good advice I know is coming.
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