John Barresi 5,371 Report post Posted June 3 Hello @Brandon, Welcome to KiteLife®! Although this is an automated message, it is written with heart - I love kites deeply, and I believe the KiteLife community represents this passion with a very friendly and helpful environment for everyone. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Need to tweak settings? Edit your profile here - View Member Edit your settings - http://kitelife.com/forum/settings/ Other than that, here are a few handy links that you might have a use for... Member ChatMember MapKL Shop And while it's never an obligation, we always love hearing about our new members if you'd like to share some of your kite stories, videos, and/or background... Tell us a little about YOUR kite life! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brandon 4 Report post Posted June 9 Hello and thank you for the warm welcom, When I was young I had always been curious about stunt kites, 4 years ago I was on vacation near Seaside OR and at the time Northwest Winds still had a shop there. I got their "Comet" dual line kite and the someone at the shop taught me the larks-head and explained that unlike other kites I would need to unwind the string all the way first (a 5 minute stunt kite 101) and sent me off to the beach to fly. I have been hooked ever since, a year ago I also got their "ZigZag" kite and of course a couple of tails. https://www.nwwinds.biz/store/ I feel like I still have a lot to learn with dual lines but I saw some people at my local kite park flying quad line and I was entranced. They let me have a few minutes at the handles and I knew I had to learn how to fly one of these beasts. I watched a ton of tutorials and read all I could about quad line kites (that is how I ended up on kitelife forums). I have had a Djinn now for just over a week as my first quad line kite and I am flying every chance I get, alternating practicing skills like hovers and reverse flying, and just trying to stunt around in new ways. (me and the Djinn at Shoreline kite Park, plus the wife requesting maneuvers) 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Breezin 734 Report post Posted June 9 A whole week huh. Wondering if you stopped long enough to eat or sleep. Watching that video I'm pretty sure you didn't have time to shower.GOOD STUFF!!! The fun you folks were having is pretty infectious. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exult 414 Report post Posted June 9 This must have been towards the end of the first week+! First when seeing the video I thought: good speedy QLK flying without the unplanned landings, then later in the video you had the hovers as well. It seems like a very good progress rate there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
makatakam 2,313 Report post Posted June 9 Hi, Brandon, and welcome to the forum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brandon 4 Report post Posted June 9 What is QLK flying? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exult 414 Report post Posted June 9 QLK – quad line kite And while we are at it: DLK – dual line kite OPKs – other peoples (persons?) kites Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Breezin 734 Report post Posted June 10 QLK - Quickly Learning Kinetics = less repairs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
