Colored lines.....

[Joe Eyman]

Recently I colored the lines for my indoor Rev so I could untangle them easier, old hands and I drop them. They work for that purpose and even look cool while flying.

Input.....[emoji41]

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[khsidekick]

Good idea. I just started flying indoors and have noticed the lines are hard too see at times.


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[Wayne Dowler]

You are only dealing with 10' lines more or less, tangles should be a minor inconvenience at that length. Seeing the lines is secondary to seeing what the kite is doing. Don't throw the baby out in the bathwater! If you can, watch JB's tutorials - taught me almost everything I know about indoor flying! What your kite is doing is way more important than seeing the lines!! Believe me!!

[Joe Eyman]

You are only dealing with 10' lines more or less, tangles should be a minor inconvenience at that length. Seeing the lines is secondary to seeing what the kite is doing. Don't throw the baby out in the bathwater! If you can, watch JB's tutorials - taught me almost everything I know about indoor flying! What your kite is doing is way more important than seeing the lines!! Believe me!!

Oh I keep watching, not so much seeing them while I fly just that they are sooooooo tiny. They seem to tangle almost every outing, I should get outdoor reading glasses [emoji12][emoji41]


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[makatakam]

2 hours ago, Joe Eyman said:

Oh I keep watching, not so much seeing them while I fly just that they are sooooooo tiny. They seem to tangle almost every outing, I should get outdoor reading glasses


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Like Wayne said, on 10ft lines you should have really ZERO tangles, but like we always say in kiting, whatever works best for you is what is best for you. We all have our own way of doing the same task.

[John Barresi]

Avoiding tangles also gets a lot easier if you focus on ways to have your lines fall / lay in a "U" between you and the kite, and always always make sure they are in a "U" if you're moving to another area between flights - soon as lines double back on themselves, or pile up, chances for problems increase.

[Joe Eyman]

Avoiding tangles also gets a lot easier if you focus on ways to have your lines fall / lay in a "U" between you and the kite, and always always make sure they are in a "U" if you're moving to another area between flights - soon as lines double back on themselves, or pile up, chances for problems increase.

I get it ,
I stake them proper . Every time they touch the ground. Mine is the hands. I've considered Velcro on gloves and handles. Even super glue ! That's where my problem is, sometimes I'm flying and completely lost in flying and then the kite does something weird , and I see a handle scooting on the ground.....[emoji12]
The more I fly the better they're getting, the hands.
Best therapy in the world for me.


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[Wayne Dowler]

Joe - do you still have good feeling in them? Holding handles loosely is a good thing. Increases your touch with them. You don't want to "strangle" them, but hold them like you would a baby bird!

Old saying on indoors - if you aren't losing a handle once in a while, you're probably holding them too tight!!

[John Barresi]

I still drop a handle now and then.

[John Barresi]

I still drop a handle now and then.

[Joe Eyman]

Joe - do you still have good feeling in them? Holding handles loosely is a good thing. Increases your touch with them. You don't want to "strangle" them, but hold them like you would a baby bird!
Old saying on indoors - if you aren't losing a handle once in a while, you're probably holding them too tight!!

Feeling slowly coming back, injury made it numb in places for quite a bit


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[Wayne Dowler]

1 hour ago, John Barresi said:

I still drop a handle now and then.

Not when I've been looking!!!  

[John Barresi]

Oh BS, I usually drop a handle once at least every other session. Just not at key moments.

[Wayne Dowler]

Yada, Yada, Yada!!!  

[makatakam]

So a person could pick up a lot of free equipment by walking around behind you?