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  1. That's reasonable. I'm thinking 150# will be overkill for the parafoil 5 I have now, and will let me fly it to death. I don't mind paying a bit for the line. I see 1000' of 200# for $33, only a little more than the 150#, and strong enough for the bigger kite when it comes. Very tempting.
  2. Excellent point. I had not thought about it that way. With the 50# on what I have, and the caution of blowing apart the seams, I'll order 100 or 150. If the kite blows apart, I'll just hope it falls slowly enough for the gopro to survive.
  3. Hello Forum I've been flying a Newtech parafoil 5 and a 4.5' delta for the last couple years, mostly the parafoil with a gopro on it getting shots around the neighborhood. I live in Houston. I've had a few situations where the line felt close to breaking. The website says it came with 50# line, and these times have always been as a storm was blowing in and local weather stations reporting 15-20 mph. I have limited time to fly, and I've spent enough time trying to get the kite high enough to have the pull to get the gopro up, only to drag the whole thing 10 feet off the ground and go home empty handed. When the hurricane comes in, I'd like to go fly. So my question is, what's the heaviest line I can reasonably use on this kite? I'll be looking at a powerfoil 24 or 36, or a 9 or 11 foot delta for Christmas, so I'd like to get a line that will handle one of those at, say 25mph. I'd also like to get at least 500', if that makes a difference. The foils fly at a relatively low angle, so to get the height I want, I need a lot of line. I realize the delta will snap it's spar before a very heavy line will give up, so in higher wind I'd probably use a foil.
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