Wayne Dowler

A company called - 3 Winds Kites from China. Theresa at The Kite Shoppe Is handling them. I believe there is a colorizer setup, and there are several levels of venting available. Just looked on her website and it hasn't been updated to include this - yet!

Just got off FB chat with Patrick - his suggestion is that the "z" line may have come untied and doesn't create the dihedral the wings should form. Since you're on FB, try reaching him on chat and leave him a pic of the kite assembled, from the nose, on its back. He should be able to help!! Added you to our FB chat - feel free to ask questions there!!

Make sure to check both end caps where the spreader goes for twists or ?? Make sure they lay straight and are not all fudged up, forcing the spreader to lay funny.

OK, so mine's a bit shorter, but not much. Have you tried re-centering the endcaps for the spreader? Make them more equal side to side, leftside, right side? Not offset on the wings?

Have you replaced the spreader - it looks much too long! Mine is a shade under 9" long, metrics would tell exactly. Or pm Patrick Tan and ask. That looks much too long from the pic. While you're at it - ask him the diameter of the spreader too. From the pic it looks a bit thick. Did you center the line from spine to spreader? The spreader should form a straight line wingtip to wingtip about 1" off the sail.

I NEVER bash my kites - even when they don't do as I want!! Spoiled they are!!!! 😇

Several different views too. No bashing please!! 😁

OK - Measured mine - about 1" off the sail for spreader. Above and clear of bridle. Line centered. Mine sits pretty straight, maybe leans to nose very slightly. Top leg of bridle about 2 1/4", bottom leg 4 1/4". All measurements approximate. Don't know if yours was marked, but I made a Sharpie mark to indicate "home" and use it as my baseline on the bridle. I can always return there if any adjustment doesn't work. PS: #154 white sail here. Don't know how many 1000's he's made, but mine is one of his early ones!!! If you are on FB, Patrick does have a page setup - iFlite the windless wonder. Lots of pix, not sure on a setup video. Dedicated page to his iFlites. https://www.facebook.com/groups/300505349966546/

Yes - the spreader should be separated not tangled in the bridle. Remember to center the line from the spine holding the spreader. I think it should be pretty much straight across from the wingtips and not leaning towards the tail though. Check that both attachment caps are free and not twisted. There should be a smooth bend to the spreader. Let me get mine out and measure how far from the sail it is after assembly. Sorry no pix - my 'puter skills are crap. Are you on FB?? I use the same screen name there. Send me a pm there and I could use my phone to share pix?

I've got 2, had 3. The spreader goes out front and the bridle should clear everything. It's meant mostly for indoors and for gliding. Make sure there are no twists in any of the spreader connections and that the bridle goes outside the spreader. The line that holds the spreader should be centered after assembly, you may need to move it. Unless you have moved the tow point, it should be very close to what it should be. To smooth mine's flight out, I've used a piece of slightly heavier line between the kite and flying line. You should be able to get the kite high in the sky (20-30') and it should just glide down with out "hobby-horsing" too much. Adjust that heavy piece to take that behavior out by either adding or shortening that bit of line. I have 2 iFlite 1s - no vent, had a iFlite II that got sun damaged and the sail turned to powder. Love them! Miss my II. PS: what weight line are you trying to fly on? I use something in the 30# range, you could go higher or lower, but there's really no need. IMHO light line works best.

Best check any altitude restrictions at places you go!

Take the time to equalize the lines first, then use the leader adjustments for field use as needed. JB has a great video on doing this, here on Kitelife.

vented "B" series, if you can find one.

Over in Clackamas here!!! I see a Lake Oswego address - you close by!!! Just a hop over on I-205

You might be a kite nut if your whole family knows your team captain by the term - "kite wife"!

One of the biggest things is learning how little it takes to do things, not how much. Flipping the wing indicates what we call "overcontrol". Pretty easy to do starting off. Trouble removing the lines? Add little cheater pulls to the loops, makes it simple to remove lines, adjust leaders. Or if the loops are long enough, tie a knot down near the end. I'll look for a link ......Probably under mods ..... Sorry, not seeing one yet...

I stated this in another post, but it bears repeating. I used to fly a 3 kite quiver, based on conditions. Prism Ozone for light winds, mostly flown on 50# lines. A Flexifoil Stranger on 150# lines for medium wind. A Prism Alien for heavy winds on 90#. Why? Well the design of the kite really dictated the poundage of lines. The Stranger just overpowered lighter lines. The pull it developed seemed to put 90# line at its max all the time. So I used 150# for peace of mind. Similarly, the Alien felt really light on the line and because of the design, didn't put nearly the strain on the 90# I used. In the end I ended up with a 3 kite, 3 line sets quiver. Allowed for a mix and match situation. I could use any line on any kite - it always depended on conditions,

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Mild?? HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Sorry - never flown one. How many individual panels are there? I believe the finished assembly is triangular in shape - like a rack of bowling pins - 6 panels would be a row of 3, a row of 2, and one at the top. Add or subtract rows depending on # of panels.

Premium? There are good lines and ..... not so much. Good lines aren't cheap for a reason - they are woven much tighter, resulting in less stretch and/or creep. Lines are your only connection to what you fly - your choice on how you like that to be!!

Pix!! Congrats!

If you are talking DLKs - there's another option - Shanti Speed line. Available through Into the Wind (ITW) in bulk or pre-made sets. Made of spectra, lasts a very long time, still not "cheap". As far as making your own sets, there is a certain satisfaction in doing it yourself. But after all the parts are figured in, it is about 2 sets for the price of one pre-made set. Depends if your time is valuable to you and if you'd rather it be done for you. Or do you have plenty of time to invest in making? Your call.....

Just wait for one to fail and get set to watch the results!!!! LOL!!!!

I understand you liking the "feel" of 50# line, but some kites create too much pull for it and you have to use heavier line. That or risk hearing "pop"!!!

Don't fly much dual line anymore, but I just leaned mine back and staked it that way. If I was going to leave it for extended time, I might try a roll up. But usually the leaned back position worked.