RobB

I'll keep my eyes open, I have seen them in the past. I love her collection of designs, there's one with a flat 50' tail that I wish I had grabbed before production ended. I have the DualDC, and I get the most compliments for that kite than any other that I fly. I never grabbed the 81 because it's a handful, and I don't have any line strong enough for it. The line needs to be 750# or 1000# is what I hear.

Slide towards nose for 'light wind'...

Getting excited... this is the great thing about getting a new kite.... anticipation ! Won't be long now.

Yes, some interest building. Little kids love SLKs, BB, this would be a good addition to your bag !

Lines were 6" off ? That might be an issue... I don't know what happened to QC over at Prism, but I've heard & experienced some dumb stuff coming out of Seattle. Nothing that's too hard to fix, but not in keeping with their legacy. The winner for me was a QPro SUL with the bridle installed upside down. Didn't fly too well, and I haven't had it out of the bag since.

If I am lucky enough to win this round (odds look good so far...) you can count on a video. Good luck, Anthony ! I wouldn't mind seeing this go to you...

Wow, I thought dual line kites were the red-headed step children of the kite world and SLKs were more popular... Is this drawing hidden to all but me ? I don't get it...

I have been trying to learn how to fly the Gemini for over 10 years... I still don't get it ! I found 60-75' lines the best for the Zephyr, and 50# line is out of the question. I broke 50# line countless times before giving up. For those light winds, try flying without the weight, no upper spreader, and the bridle adjusted all the way towards the nose. I found it easy to keep the Z in the air in 1-2mph winds, but the tricks don't start until 4-5mph. Lastly, put the kite away when the winds go into the double digits, I know the rating is higher, but it's not worth risking the kite in those winds...

Hello ? Nobody ? I'm in... This looks like a fun kite !

Joining in on the drool-fest ! Sent from my [device_name] using http://KiteLife mobile app

I have dropped a line flying with the straps in my fingers more than once. Sometimes I get so into the flying that I 'forget' to hold on. That's why I almost always wrap the wrist strap around my wrist, or the finger straps around my fingers. Dodd is a drummer, and that might explain his grip method. I've tried his method, but just like more control over the lines with my index fingers on the leaders.

Congratulations ! Great score... please post on your flight impressions when you get it in the air.

Black/Red would be my pick...

I'm in ! I have always wanted to try one of these...

If you're looking for scrap materials, I might have somethings laying around that are beyond repair...

Very Cool ! Looks great in the air ! Sounds like a light wind flier, too. Sounds like you might have a new favorite kite ?

I've always wanted to try one of those Mirage or Warbirds, please keep us posted how it goes...

Maybe Rob will post some pictures, it looks like a doable build with common materials. I wonder if it's seen airtime yet...

The 18 cell kite came from a kit, possibly a Smithsonian kite. I built it & hung it on the ceiling for the babies to look at. They're a bit bigger now, but the kite still hangs there... BTW, you missed some epic 'lab-grade' winds today. I flew during lunch, and had to d-r-a-g myself off the beach to go back to the office ! 5-8mph out of the West at West Meadow beach !

That is an important feature for you, your car is just about full of kites ! My girls have a 18 cell tetrafoil hanging from their ceiling which has never seen the air. I am feeling the need to dust it off !

Hope your venture into kite making goes better than my first attempt !

Another hand goes up for scaling that up... My hands are too heavy for little kites. The 4d had great capabilities, but I never fly it just because of its size. A kite that is totally missing from the market would be a ProDancer that has more than a couple of tricks in it...

It didn't look too bad until it started spinning...

Wind like that is why they invented VENTED kites !