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What? No conspiracy theory? No political takeover plots? 😁 Change for the sake of change? Seems more complicated and harder to distinguish components.

Welcome to the forum. There's beginner videos available on this forum. Watch them, rinse and repeat. It eliminate all those "hard" lessons that you still haven't learned. If you don't have extended leaders for the tops of the handles, get some or make some. You can buy some on this forum. Minor expense. You need them or the kite will control you instead of you controlling the kite. Watch the tuning video. To avoid the tangled lines, watch the line management video. Watch all the videos. Then watch them again, and again. Treat them as Gospel because they are. You can work your own style into the process once you can stay out of trouble. Most importantly, have fun, smile and don't forget to breathe.

Congratulations.

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You can coax a figure-eight knot into position with a paper clip bent into a long narrow u-shape by poking each point through one of the openings in the "eight" while the knot is still loose and literally sliding it to wherever you want it. Try it. It's kind of freaky, the way it moves.

You got to the flying field, turned around and went home? How can you tell it's 2/3 and not 1/2 or 3/4? Would that be 0.667 in decimal equivalent? Why are we doing kite math? 🤣😁🤣 (Sorry, the devil made me do it!)

Hi, cjay. Knots tied in very slick lines have a tendency to slip, and when you tie a loop the knot holding the loop will slip, especially if it is a single overhand knot. That's why figure-eight knots are use to tie loops. Even these will slip some with time and pressure, and that's why multiple knots are used. A knot into the single line strand tied before the loop is formed and tied will slip as well, but it can't untie/slip off the end of the loop because it is trapped on the line and can travel no further than the tip of the loop. You can increase its size by tying a surgeon's loop or figure-eight but it becomes more difficult to center it in the loop. Even if it's a bit off-center it will eventually slide into position at the tip of the loop as it is used. Unsleeved line will cut into the bridle so some folks will use sacrificial extensions that can be replaced as they wear. And you thought kites weren't rocket science, didn't you? 😁

Hi, and welcome to the forum.

Hi, and welcome to the forum.

You have entered a deep hole from which there is no escape. You will find that a change in one thing changes at least one other, and everything becomes a compromise. You must select which is the least relevant to your style and ignore its decline or absence.

I agree. How tall you are and your waist size probably wouldn't matter. 🤣

If you have a telephone you can call them and ask. (360) 642-4020

And if you have any questions, ask! We'll help. Kite flyers are a friendly bunch. We don't bite. However, we do occasionally wave our arms frantically. 😁

Do this badly without help. Send us proof. Get a trophy for coming in last.

Welcome to the forum. The EXP will fly in a 2 mph breeze quite easily -- for a flyer with enough experience. It sounds like you're relatively new to quad-line kites. If you have flown it successfully on the beach in steady ocean breezes then it will be easier to deal with inland winds like you have and like I have here in the Midwest. Until you get more experience you'll just need to wait for stronger wind to fly without too much frustration. Four miles per hour or more will keep you smiling. If you get 50-lb lines you can bring that down to 3 mph, so save your money for now. It won't make enough difference to justify the cost. The other thing that may be keeping you "grounded" is the tuning of the kite. There are tutorial videos on this forum, so find them and watch them. What JB (John Barresi) tells you is Gospel for beginners. Listen and watch the videos until you're sick of them, and then watch a couple more times, especially the tuning and low wind ones. With enough experience you can fly your EXP when there is no wind at all, but it takes some time to become that proficient. Fly when you have enough wind and it will happen eventually. Time on the lines is how you gain control of it. Basically there are three stages of flying a quad: 1. The kite flies you. 2. You fly the kite. 3. You and the kite fly as one. Even the best and most experienced flyers are not in that #3 frame of mind at all times. You'll know when you're there. Your mind will be clear of all else.

I wouldn't. There's not really a reason to beat up a more expensive set of lines when they won't improve the performance appreciably. You can, but the lines supplied with the kite are adequate, unless you want to spin it a lot more in one direction. You'll get an extra two or three turns before the lines start binding and that's about it. Not any other major improvement in performance.

The set for the Synapse is coarser in weave because the kite is designed more for speed and power than tricks and finesse. The less expensive coarse weave is fine for that kite, but I would avoid flying the Quantum on that set as it will begin to bind up more in less turns when you spin the kite in the same direction a few times. They're probably both 150-lb(ish) Dyneema, intended for different purposes. The more coarsely braided set stretches just a tiny bit more and is therefore a bit more forgiving when flying a kite that has lots of pull and generally doesn't require extreme twisting of the lines. The finer braid of the Quantum lines makes them less stretchy and more wear resistant so they will handle the abrasion inherent to sliding over each other more forcefully and frequently. It's not quite the difference between apple and orange, but more like the difference between two varieties of apples.

Oh, and during recovery, you can fly DuKane-style.

I wish you a speedy recovery.

A wind meter is like a car. You don't get a Ferrari for the same price as a VW.

I can't see it Edmund. I have one. Something is not working.

Welcome to the forum.

And just in time for your birthday too? This is getting vewy, vewy scawy. Happy Birthday, Wayne.

It's not rocket science. It's kites. Just use your head when you fly it and you'll be fine. You check out what it does in existing conditions and if it's safe let your son fly.