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Hello, I am new to quad kites. I was first introduced to quads when I worked with Riffclown and he allowed me to crash his kite on a hill side. I recently bought - Red/White/Blue Vertigo Standard Quad Line Kite 7930 RWB Frielien 90-lb Quadline Set with Quad Handles 1670 from www.intothewind.com. I went for my first test flight yesterday and failed miserably. I spent more time untangling lines and setting the kite up for launch than I did flying it. Riffclown suggested I get some 35' lines to learn and then move to the 85' that I bought. I would like to make some lines, does anyone know of a shop in Saint Louis MO that sells quality line? What line would you suggest, LPG or Skybond? Is there anyone in the Saint Louis MO / Collinsville / Edwardsville area, that would like to connect and fly together, or rather watch me crash and tell me what I am doing wrong. Thanks stickerbush1970

First, You did fine for a first outing. Everything comes with experience. Start with the basics, take off and instantly land. Flip the kite and repeat. Either Skybond OR Laser Pro Gold would be a great choice. Making your own lines is easy with a sleeving tool, some sleeving and JB's line equalization video. Let me check my bag, I may have an older set I can slide your way to learn on..

Hi people, I’ve been a kite enthusiast since I was a kid building my own kites out of reeds (smaller African type of bamboo) and old newspapers. About 8 years ago I bought a Prism Snapshot that I only really get to fly every 3 or 4 years when we go to Florida for a beach holiday. Looking to get into quad stunt kites (revs) but the price is a bit steep for a once every few years activity.

Third major iteration. It is about 1/3 the weight of my first attempt. This is still a work in progress. The motion-based patterns using the gyroscope and accelerometer aren't fine tuned for this new version of the hardware so I didn't want to show the motion patterns, only motion colors. The microcontroller bundle is 21 grams, the light strip is 71. The mid-vent Djinn started at 237 grams, and was 341 grams when fully assembled, so the tape adds about 12. The battery life depends on how bright the lights are, since they can each of the 300 lights draw anywhere from 0-60mA ranging from off to full bright. The 350 mAh battery lasted around 45 minutes, better than I expected and longer than some of my tests at home. The wind was variable and turbulent, the Djinn performed wonderfully. I chose the mid-vent because the forecast called for 8-10 with gusts to 15, with a low pressure system moving in. Winds were good when we set up, but then dropped to almost nothing shortly after setting up. I choose short lines and feared I'd be doing more training with light wind practice so I used 30 foot lines. With almost 50% of the weight added extra, and such variable wind, it flew wonderfully. I can only imagine how a group fly with the directional-based colors would look. As each kite followed along the line their colors would match each other as they flew through each position. I've programmed that color palette to be based both orientation and compass direction, so it would vary as they flew but be the same at each point in space.