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What – leaving the kite in the car? Are you out of your mind?! You can never expect a lasting relationship if you make it feel neglected!

Drum roll.... ! Congrats @Cosa, send me a PM with your shipping address and I’ll send this right out - looking forward to seeing what you put up. 🙏🏻

We're pleased to yet again announce the next prize being given away to our most appreciated supporters, the Kitelife Subscribers... For roughly 10 cents per day they play a major role in keeping KL growing in every way. The winner of this drawing will receive: One brand new Rainbow LS 30 single line sled kite ($79.95) from Skydog Kites! Dimensions: 94" x 45" Materials: Ripstop Nylon / Fiberglass Bag doubles as tail http://www.skydogkites.com/bigdog/ If you haven't done so already, You can sign up here. Odds of winning for this prize is currently 1/371, and will be drawn on August 10th, 2018! Our thanks, and the very best to you... Let the drooling begin. 

Hello, I was going to try sewing my first kite and I was wondering where every one gets the fabric for there creations, advice is appreciated, thanks. —from Kalib Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app

1st panel basted and backlit.. Still a touch Stripey on the outside edge but I think it will look nice in the air.. Color mix was 100% determined by the size of the scrap and not by spectrum order or placement.

Congratulations Cosa I hope you enjoy it. Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app

Lucky man!! Enjoy. My time with a Widow ng was awesome.

Congratulations ! This kite would be a great addition to anyone's kite bag. Smooth winds to ya !

Congrats!!!

Way to go!! Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app

Wooowhoo congratulations Cosa Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app

Congrats! Have fun!!

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Congratulations!

Time to pick a winner! One brand new Skydog kite is going home with... #926, huge congrats to @Leslie! New prize up soon, thanks all for playing. 🙏

Welcome to our latest members... 1514 @Zzizzy25 1515 @Little DAB 1516 @rem50 1517 @runamuk0 1518 @NCREVR 1519 @Cosa Active subscriber count, 371.

Bridle Test

Kite festivals generally draw quad flyers, so there is a good chance to run into some there and get some person to person instruction and someone who can check that all things are properly adjusted to make learning as easy as possible. That said, watch all the beginner videos available to you on this forum again and again until you are sick of watching, and then watch them all again several more times. Regard them as gospel. They are tried and proven and if followed closely will put you in control in a relatively short time. Remember that some folks just click with it but others don't, so you may not progress as quickly as you had expected. Assuming you have consumed the videos enough times to make you vomit, now comes the part where you go out to fly. Be very selective regarding the wind in which you will be learning. Gusty wind that changes direction a lot or dies and reappears, or is less than 5mph or more than 12mph will only serve to frustrate you. You can't learn anything when the wind won't let you, so don't waste time in garbage wind. Go pursue another of your interests and wait for the good wind. In good wind you should have some basic control over the kite in 5-10 hours of flying. In lousy wind you still won't have it after 40 hours. Patience is everything. Of course, at a festival you can draw on the experience of others in wind that isn't exactly great and still learn. Before you even attach lines to kite or handles make sure your lines are of equal length. Whichever line is shorter than the others will make the kite want to go in the direction of the part of the kite to which it is attached. You will wonder why the kite wants to turn without you telling it to. If all your lines are different lengths, you don't stand a chance of control. They should all be within 1/4" of each other in length. Remember to have fun, smile and don't forget to breathe.