Hello everyone, hope I'm not being redundant but didn't see anything that was exactly directed to this subject...
I'm new to Kitelife but love all of the knowledge you all put out there. I have spent the past ten years flying dual line kites; saw JB's you tube video "zen play" and was hooked on the Rev. My first rev, a b-series is due in today. I can't wait! However, in the interim, I talked to an acquaintance who also flys, in showing him the video he said "I have one of those" (a rev). He loaned it to me to try out till mine arrived. The rev he let me use though is an entry model made in the 90's called a Bactracker. Terrible plastic handles that are basically winders, less than desirable line, and the kite is only about 5' long, so it's touchy. Very difficult to fly so far, wind hasn't been good either, 5-7 mph and variable.
Getting to the point, do you have any pointers in switching from a dual line to a quad? My normal reaction when the kite gets into trouble in the air is to pull one hand like a dual line, which I'm finding out is NOT the answer anything will help. I'm thinking the larger 1.5 should help, along with 20 years worth of improvements since the 90's, and JB's advice , in making the transition a little smoother. Looking forward to LOTS of practice.
Thanks and happy flying!
