Gladders

Thanks @Exult, I appreciate your advice. I'll try those low drills. By belly, do you mean the back of the kite, so that the lines are on top? I had a close look at the limbo last night. One side of the bridle was 6mm nearer the nose that the other, and the flying line on that side was about 25mm longer. No wonder it was hard to control. I wonder how different it will be more that I've corrected those issues.

Thanks for the reply Wayne. I'm getting better at that ^^^. I spend quite a bit of time practising my crash technique.

+1 for a cheap foil. You can crash it all you like.

Ive had a symphony 1.4 for years. It is apparently indestructible. On a beach it can be a real handful - I'm 6" and 80 kg and it pulls me around. It's also capable of quite neat, elegant flying. I find the level of feedback I get from it makes it easy to tease through the sky. Love it. I think the reason I love it is because I'm so used to it. Maybe invest a bit more time in it? And buy another kite too, obviously.

I could do with some advice. Im new to sports kites. Im flying an HQ limbo (150cm span? Something like that) at the moment and finding it very fast and crash-y. I realise lots of that is pilot error. Im getting some quite nice shapes with it and can land and take off ok, but I'm not finding it very satisfactory. Having read a few threads on here, I'm starting to understand why. I'd like a larger, slower kite that I can learn to stall and trick a bit more easily. Robust construction is quite key, for those abrupt landings. Being in England, the buying options are a bit limited. There isn't a shop near me to visit, so I'm reliant on web research and advice. I'm looking at a Prism Quantum or an HQ Jive, though I think it's ugly. Both about £100. Maybe an Elliot Slide. Am I missing something? If there is a second hand market, I haven't found it.

Hi everyone, I've been flying a foil for a few years now. Just over a year ago I almost lost my beloved HQ symphony to a tv aerial, and started to look to see what else was out there. I saw some videos of tricks on deltas that could never work with a foil. So I bought a sport kite. I see it as being a form of active meditation, though it's more frustrating that the foil which is a really calming experience. I'd like to be much more competent. Practice, practice, practice.