Jim Mol

Thanks for the advice. I did also post on the prism forum. (I have since found out that some kiters have a presence on multiple boards.) His bridle was entirely different than what I have and you describe. Your bridle is exactly what I have. With what you gave me I was able to connect it properly. Thanks. The bridle shown on a picture on the prism forum had an activator between the 7 3/4 line and the line attached at the T. In the Active bridle design, this activator allow a little more automatic adjustment for pitch and since the dynamic bridle already allows pitch adjustments, I can see that it allows for a small bit of tow in and tow out movement. Prism must have see it as useful... Thanks for the info, I am set to go. Jim

That stuff looks good. You can find more info at http://www.tear-aid.com/ Thanks for the heads up. Jim

What about Tedlar Tape? It can repair sails, but I do not know how resilient it is against abuse. I read in one of the forums that there were many field repair option available.

Just got a replacement bridle for a 3D. I decided to take the old one off before I put the new one on. I forgot to see which lines connect to the leading edge. Do the grey lines connect to the leading edge and the black at the T? Does the short grey go to the upper spreader? Thanks Jim I may not be the best kite flyer but I'm the smartest.

Could someone please tell me what they use for the material around the leading edge of the kite? Thanks Jim

I know what you mean about finding places without a tower of trees surrounding it. I was kiting around our highschool, since it has a good north-south corridor - no large trees for 1/4 mile. But for east winds I had to get out and look around. If I didn't mind the holes in the sale, the wheat field would be an option - hay, didn't I hear about a kit where the maker put hundreds of holes in for venting? I did find the grass parking lot at the county fair property, could use it when it is open and we have a county park where there are few trees leading up to the beach. Good for East to west winds and has soybeans across the road so there not much to stop the wind. the down side is that it slopes down to the lake and the width is limited to the grass between parking lots 120 feet or so. I had comtemplated using the parking lots at our high school, since they are 400 to 500 feet long - on all but the strong wind days, they should offer some good air to fly in. But I don't want to scrap up the kite.

On leading edge wear - There is a product, iShield, that is used to protect iPods and the film was developed for the military to protect helicopter rotor blades. If one could find strips of that and attached it to the leading edge it would eliminate leading edge wear. The car version of this product can be seen on or I have no idea how much it weighs or how much it would change the CG of the kite, but I would think that a change in the bridle setting or adding weight on the back might offset that. On ground impact - I had read somewhere that prism used velcro on trailing edge so the spine could pop out on nose impact. Don't know if that really happens since I have never hit the ground hard enough with my Prophecy or New Jam to cause this to happen. Maybe someone with more background on this matter could comment. Hope this helps Jim

I was leaning toward the Wren since it is supposed to be so easy to keep up in the air but I just stumbled onto a used Wren Pro for 70 more than the cost of the Wren. I have read that the Wren Pro goes up easily also. May be hard to pass up. Thanks for all who contributed. Jim

I have seen the sweety mentioned many times. Has anyone had any experience with its siblings the Dini or iTrix? (http://www.drachenkiste.de/en/28-Dini.html) In the Wren line I know of the wren, wren pro and I thought I saw one called the Indoor Wren. Is this a newer version of the wren or just an explanation of the wren? I need to look up info on the VIP. Thanks Jim

I would like to offer some grade school age childrena chance to fly a stunt kite. What are some brands that hold up well to abuse? Are any of the inexpensive New Tech up to the job? Thanks Jim

I am getting back into kiting again. I am looking to supplement or replace my Active People Select One with an indoor kite. As I think about it, I think I need a kite that: - can be flown by beginner to intermediate level -allow me to fly in a grade school gym and outdoors in light winds -more emphasis on staying aloft than tricks though I may want to do some simple tricks in the future, though, once I relearn how to do them. - will not take a great amount of running to keep it up in no wind conditions Having read through the forums I see there are many suggestions but I could not pull out which one would suit me best. Thanks for your help Jim