Story of a newbie

[Deezer]

I think this is a suitable place to say the first "Hallo!". So, HI GUYS!

I came across a Stunt Kite accidentally. A friend of mine got one as a birthday present and didn't actually like it. So a month later I saw the kite untouched and unwrapped at his villa. I checked it out and assembled it, and it was like: "WOW, that's strange! Why the hell is it like a Delta? I think it's just a matter of design.". So I decided to try flying it The only experience with kites that I had was with one made by my father (wooden sticks + wallpaper) when I was five years old! Not much of XP, huh So i tried to get this futuristic one airborne by running.

And it was like 3 hours running up and down a slope hahaha! Then it actually flew and that was the very moment that I fell in love of first flight It was a great experience! I never knew that it was meant for stunts so I was trying to get it as higher, as I could. But it was fine enough for me. So far, so good I even learned that running doesn't help much

The next day was "kite googling" day. I found out what it was all about and watched some videos and got cаught in the trap I already have a wishlist also a Bebop & Ying Yang kites. I'm from Bulgaria and sport kites aren't that popular here. I found just one kite club from another city.

The only place in my city where they sell kites is an JYSK store (WTF a furniture store?). And they only have one kind of "made in China" kite called Twister ($6.06 a piece). I got one and now I have 2 kites of the same kind for crashing and learning. So now I'm learning out of disappointment. Yesterday had very little wind but I still tried to take out the kite and I couldn't take it off the ground for more than a minute. Yesterday's lesson - stronger and steadier wind!

As a newbie I still haven't got many questions but one is a good start. When the kite makes a circle in the air the lines get entangled and it crashes. How do we deal with entangled lines and crashing because of them? (Natural answer is making a circle in the other direction but how? The lines are already entangled and control lost)

[Penny Lingenfelter]

As a newbie I still haven't got many questions but one is a good start. When the kite makes a circle in the air the lines get entangled and it crashes. How do we deal with entangled lines and crashing because of them? (Natural answer is making a circle in the other direction but how? The lines are already entangled and control lost)

If I am understanding you correctly, you have a two string stunt kite? If that is the case, when you spin, you should be able to unspin and still have control with twist in your lines. If it is a 2 string... you are connected to the left and to the right and that doesn't change. You would want to pull it when the nose is pointing in the direction you wish to go.

Please let me know if it is a two string kite. Someone will have some good advice for you. Good luck.

BB Penny

[Spence Watson]

This sounds like a duel line to me. if so, when the kite is spinning in one direction, just pull with the other hand to make it spin the opposite way.

[ant man]

yea its a dualie and just remember this count your truns in your head and for every turn the lines will twist so if you d0o 5 turns to the left just do 5 to the right and your lines will be free

[Deezer]

Yes it's 2 lines indeed. Thanks for the tips. It's completely logical to be 5 spins right then 5 spins left but my kite crashes on the first 360 I think it's all about better kite, better lines, better flier. So I'm waiting for some wind to work on the third one and the other two will come someday

[sky fish]

First of welcome Deezer . it sounds like you are having some wind trouble. some kites are made for lite wind some take more wind It also help's if you have a large open aria to fly in. Trees and buildings even hills all cause some disturbance in the wind and can make it much more difficult to fly.Having enough wind for your kite will help. leaves will move in 1 to 3 mp .small branches will move in 5 to 10 mp. large branches 10 to 25 I may not be quit right on this but I am close. what may be happening is that the wind is tapering off when you're lines are twisted .walk backwards as you pull the opposite line. you may have to walk fast and be leave me every body starts out crashing thats part of the learning ..good winds to you

[Deezer]

I know that I'll wreck at least 2 of those "made in China" kites before I learn anything about flying, crashing is natural for a beginner About the wind... Well there haven't been any wind in my city recently but I have a nice place for flying. 20km away from me there's a hill which is used by Deltaplaners (is this the right word?) to jump. That's where I first flew and where I intend to be flying kite. Just learning for some exams at the university and waiting for the wind