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mallard

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  1. and now to far left field.............have you ever seen a flip kite that spun on more than one axis? the ones listed are tethered on the end and one part spins. Have you ever seen a larger one with multiple portions spinning in different directions?
  2. have you guys ever seen a kite that is round and rotates and looks like a UFO? ive seen them at grand openings of stores and such.....think of a single line that goes up to a bridle which splits into two directions and attaches at end points of a spinner. and yeah, the mightybug is strong for its size (dont let the string get wrapped around the tip of your finger)
  3. the only kites available to us in the mid 70s were the plastic Gayla kites sold at K-mart down the street. I had a Sky Spy (with big bloodshot eyes), a Baby Bat and I think a blue Sky Raider. I was in 4th grade i think.....and it seemed like they were so far up in the sky they looked so small so way up there (really just 100 feet). I always wanted to combine spools of line to get it up 500 to 1000 feet up. I remember sitting at the park with my kite way up in the air and seeing another kid not far away with their kite way up there and noticing that everyone had the same brand, different styles. oh, and a big puffer kite
  4. hey! Youre the company I bought the first set of kites from (mightybug and prism triad)....lucky for me the google search popped your company up at the top because after looking around the mightybug costs a lot more elsewhere. I'll try the ziplock because im flying it on a beach just outside my condo (about 100 feet away). I flew the Prism Triad a couple sundays ago because Ive never seen a box kite fly before and I thought it looked neat. It was really gusty so it was a challenge to keep it in the air over the water. I also ended up with a big knotted mess of line that took a couple hours to detangle. I guess maybe some people buy bulk line and cut to length. yeah, the lines used on the mightybug feel high quality.....enough so that I launched it by hand and let 50ft. of it slip through my fingers without hurting me. (i wont recommend that though) and for a 1 meter sail in a good wind it has some surprising pull to it. i'd like to check out a "fighter" kite sometime.....havent seen one though......and if i can find any old school kites like the baby bat or sky spy.
  5. give up on dual line to use quad line?
  6. i tried putting some sand on it but it was hard to launch.....but the problem still is once its in the air and wants to twist too far to the left to be able to compensate with a tug from the right the lines twist up and you have to go reset it. is this normal? are you supposed to be able to fly with the lines wrapped around each other.....ive seen some videos of stunt kites and they either had elastic arms or the lines get twirled together a lot. I noticed on the prism quantum the lines actually connect via a swivel attachment which should help alleviate the twisting effect. the lines are like a spring....when they get twisted it stores energy that is looking for some way to get released.
  7. The kite I was trying this with wasnt my Quantum (I havent sat that one up yet...just got it last week)....it was the mightybug which is a parachute like kite with dual lines and red and black strap handles. I dont have a problem setting it up....I just laid the handles on the ground and unwound the line out and hooked it up to the kite. The problem arises as soon as wind catches the kite the lines want to twist over each other.......i guess you NEVER allow the kite to turn over or else the lines get twisted. to have better control over the kite getting it in the air, you need to be a lot closer to it and that would be either just holding onto the line itself (I did that at first and let it slide through my hands until I got down to the straps.....i kept it up for a while until a crash) and let it slide out. I can see that being trouble with faster wind conditions because it can hurt your hand if you arent careful (i was in 4 to 10mph winds) ever seen those really long dog leashes that are a reel? something like that would be cool
  8. hi, I havent flown a kite since i was a kid and about a month ago I was driving home after a sunday drive and the weather was perfect. I live by the beach and saw something in the air over the treeline and realized it was a kite. Then i got to thinking about the Sky Spy (with the big eyes on it) and the Sky Raider i had when i was a kid and how cool it was. anyhoo....I got some kites since then....a parafoil, a delta, a triangular box, a dual line parafoil (mightybug) and a Prism Quantum and a couple other cool looking ones from walmart. My problem is this: how do I start out with dual line kites without getting the lines all tangled up? I need to start out close to the kite then let out line but that doesnt work. How do you control line length when you dont have a winder?
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