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I recognize that floor at Flying Smiles Kites!!!

I tend to enjoy light wind and run for cover breezes. I'm not the no wind type but I will fly when others are running for cover and putting bricks on their patio furniture. I don't have Paul or John's wind range ability but I do have a kite for just about everything.

Just one note since you mentioned it. The Club38 approach and nomenclature is slightly different than conventional quad terminology. Don't let that confuse you. Use what's best for you. In the words of @Paul LaMasters, Take the best and dump the rest.

@Lulu You'll find similar stories all across the board.. You've caused no confusion.. I only hope we've given you the info you need to clear up some of your confusion. We really love talking about kites and flying them. Welcome to KiteLife..

@Lulu If you are on the fence about a paid subscription let me suggest you go through what's available for free and practice those pieces. At that point you can make a decision if the other tutorials are for you.. Please DON'T skip any because the line management, assembly/disassembly, line equalization and launch and control videos are "must know" information for quadline beginners. There are benefits to joining as a paid subscriber but there is truly no pressure to do so. The free tutorials will help you get set up correctly AND will get you the knowledge you need to get the kite aloft and under your control.

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Marked as Completed..

FYSA, I'm not a dual line flyer but unless I'm mistaken the KHK Skyscraper is a Premier Kites Widow with store branding.

Let me recommend you give this thread a good read...

Welcome to KiteLife @Tiwi. I'm a huge fan of your favorite kite as well..

Will definitely keep you in our thoughts!!

Please give this post a full read. It contains the collective wisdom from powerkiters as well as stunt foil fliers.. I fly kites as big as 8.5 meters squared. They are very powerful and not to be "played" with. As for the links @Edmond Dragut is posting, He is probably trying to show you videos like these.. Powerkites have the real capability of surprising and even injuring the flier. In the right conditions a stunt kite can also generate a bit of unexpected pull with similar results. Keep in mind the kites in the videos are 3 METERS SQUARED or larger power kites and not the small 1.3meter SPAN stunt kite you've ordered. Handing a powerful kite to the uninitiated is not funny and hurts the sport overall. Bottom line. Common sense and respect for the wind will work to mitigate most risks. If someone doesn't have common sense or respect for the power of the wind, then they should not be flying power kites. It is your responsibility to teach and instill the common sense and respect for the wind and wind window. YOU fly the kite first before handing it over. that way you'll know how much pull it has. Please don't let further response confuse you beyond these wisdoms..

Just bringing your content to the second page..

This about sums it up..

Small foils are still an excellent recommendation and probably still the most resilient choice. I was only pointing out the the baffles are inherent in all the foil designs. It isn't just the Symphony. A frames kite in a direct ground impact would probably fare no better. Kids (of all ages) tend to like the loud thump heard when a foil divebombs into the ground. Sometimes they start doing it on purpose until it fails and then they blame the kite... I tend to key on the mention of the Symphony since I like that particular kite so very much, I have 9 of them..

Was an easy sell for me..

Would also be nice to line up some more Direct Line chats. Overall, The Group Chat feature doesn't get nearly as much traffic as it used to..

understood.. true statement and true for all foils..

Not sure what the crashing reference was but any soft foil crashing directly into the ground runs the risk of blowing out the baffles.. The Air pressure from impact seals the kite and inflates it like a balloon. sometimes with disastrous results. They are not bulletproof.

I took care of the duplicates for you.. Wind socks and Wind meters are personal choices. I bought a Wind Meter early on and rarely use it unless the beach chairs are starting to fly.. I personally don't see a need for either but as I said, it's a personal choice.

Hit the back button on your browser and you can usually see the topic did post..It also breaks the re-post chain..

It happens.. Just edit and hide or let us know and we'll take care of it..

You are 100% right on target with level of caution and the bravery that comes with youth.. Your will be pleased with what you ordered.. The only thing for the back of your mind is as area on the kite increases, the capability of power goes up quickly. So my warning is learn the difference between sport and power sizes. A Sport kite 2 size is powerful but not nearly as powerful as a 2M Power kite. It's not always easy to tell what your are looking at so learning those differences will keep you from getting more than you can handle. This is the voice of experience speaking. I went from a 2.2 sport size to power size too quickly and got very surprised. I bought a 2M and before it was even here made a deal for a 4M. Fortunately I took it easy and learned to fly in proper conditions.

The angles of the strips on this particular kite made it very hard to control puckers and mis-alignments. I think I got everything but there are a few spots with machine holes where I had undo some of the sewing and do it right.

I made that change between the snowflake and the widow. I also just like the triangle there.. Makes it very clean looking.. I used it on one of my earlier sails "Yonder"