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Yes to a point....I’ve always liked to call them dancing kites....;) I would fly two off of one line....hence the dance. These daze I’m more partial to “glider” kites....both indoor and outdoors. (I am a drummer by profession and in each stick bag resides an iFlite.....) But then again I’m much more of a low wind kind of flyer to begin with. If there is more wind and I’m still in single line mode I’ll bring out some old “cubes” and fly two or three off one line......or I’ll pull out the prism eo6 or an eo atom. I also have another pair of the atom kite to fly two off one line. bt

Sent a pm with more info as to not clog this place up....;) bt

Yes the winds have been pretty stupid over the last 5 daze or so here on the west coast....no wonder your kite broke...;) I’m close by......Sunshine Coast....and started flying mid ‘90’s in Vanier....when I was in the city. Two things to check out in Van......go see Sally at her shop on Granville Island....yay a physical kite shop of sorts. She is waaay kewl!!!!! The other is where are you and where did/do you fly? Dunno if anyone flys at Vanier these daze. Apparently Garry Point park in Steveston is the place folks who share our love of kites congregate. That lot should be good source of info et al....... I live across the street from the beach on the SC...see the indoor Tsuru pic on site page and some vidz below.....and rarely go into the city. bt BeaTee Riddims Go fly a kite.... https://www.youtube.com/@aleatorasounds4033

Good stuff!!! The best “trick/maneuver” I learned many moons ago was to be able to crash gently..... Done me well!! bt

In the past....and advice from the ol’ GWTW forum...I have used a silicone lubricant on lines a la Riffclown’s method above...spray a wee bit on a cloth and run the lines through.... Usually I let the squeak sounds of the line tell me when to do this....;) One thing I’ve always done with quad lines is to reverse the lines after every session....ie the top lines get set up on as bottom lines next time... Dualies not so much, but I do reverse the lines from time to time. Another thing is a little over the top, but it has helped out and takes a couple more minutes to get airborne. I fly over a mixture of sand and pebble kind of beach depending on the tides so after unwinding I always return to the groundstake and walk the lines again through my fingers before attaching the kite, and then after the session repeat before winding and as mentioned I reverse the top and bottoms lines for the next session. When the lines get too worn out...ie very squeaky...I use them for the kites I have that I don’t mind dunking into the water....older beater revs for instance...some 25+ yrs old..... I don’t mind if those kites or lines get wet as again my flying field is determined by the tides....and am extremely fortunate that the beach is across the street from my house!!!!! Speaking of which I very rarely fly over grass....although on grass at times......puff puff... bt

After finally pulling the trigger on a KMac 61/49, Ken....BMK...announced he was/is ceasing the production of his 2 line lines....Mamba and Tsuru. So I decided....hey why not one more BMK for the collection? I lucked out and got an order in for the second to last dual line kite he will be making....an UL Tsuru in this case. I have a modest collection of both Aerie and BMK kites and had waffled on a Tsuru for a while....and when I got his email I went for it!!!! Mr. MacNeill has made some of the bestest kites ever for many many years, and akin to the Kirk’s making the old Skyburner kites (especially the ProDancer line!!!!!!), they just can’t be beat, and I will treasure them even more now. He is turning his attention to single liners and from what he has been producing already it will be very interesting to see what he comes up with......I’ll be saving up for sure!!!!! Thanks Ken!!!!!!! bt

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Oooo yeah!!!!! Good on ya!!!! One of the first things I learned when starting this long kite journey was how to crash very gently. Best trick/maneuver ever!!!!! Today....tide’s going out and wind is picking up a wee bit. Kite(s) will either be BMK dualies if winds are lowish and Revs if it picks up, and of course a single line glider if the wind goes somewhere else..... bt

Kewel......a mylar sail!!!! That’ll probably take a good wind...it will be beautiful in the air.....great to play with (the) light. I always wanted an all mylar Rev, and still have a 1.5 with mylar panels. I know there was an all mylar Prism Radian made that I snoozed on and loosed..... I owned this kite at one time......a mylar Enigma ul by the late great Steve Tapp of Tappestry kites. bt

There were a few kites where the upper spreader was optional depending on the windspeed. The Trick Tail SUL did not come with an upper spreader iirc, and I remember a couple other sul’s where no upper spreader was added. My Aerie AirFX’s came with two upper spreaders to change the aspect ratio for example. So given that, over the last few daze I have been flying some Aerie/BMK kites as Ken is building me a 61/49!!!!! Again I’m not in the habit of taking pics, but from past pix here is a BMK Mojo (showing it’s “lines”), a trio of Aerie Air FX’ (I flew the two standards), and an old vid of a BMK Mongoose that I’ve put a “soundtrack” to as I’ve been experimenting with some sound design thingies....lol. These, along with a Rev 1.5 NY minute, and an Emong have been flown this past week. bt Hear kites here.... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzmAJbawZyfstvn2QW8WSw

They come/came from Dave at the Kite Connection shop. I had a few of his “shop customs” over the years. One was in these colours but vented....long gone now. Check with him and he may be able to help. I was perusing the site and the ones he has now are NYM in the colour scheme. The B ones are probably long gone but ya never know...as he has found kites tucked away...;) bt

First off it’s always a good thing to have a few sets of lines in different weights and lengths. In your case, as you have found, an 80’ lineset will accompany a 65’ just fine and give you a wider window to fly in....;) If there is no kite store in your neck of the woods then check out this forums sponsors to the right of these posts.....fine kite shops with great folks.....one of them has your kite listed with a different weight of lines.... You can check out their pre made linesets or buy bulk and make your own....I’m sure there’s tutorials on this fine site as well....re making linesets. There are also shops that will custom make any weight and or length you want.....but this will be spectra line (not dyneema) which is better anyway....another can of worms shall we say....;) bt