Date: Sun, 2 Apr 1995 21:56:27 -1000 From: jcarson@aries.dpi.tas.gov.au (Jeremy Carson) Message-Id: Organization: Communations and Computing, Premier and Cabinet, Tasmania Subject: Re: bridling an Edo Message posted on behalf of Piero Palmiotto by Jeremy Carson. Piero wrote: please forward to rec.kite if you think it is worth it. You are right, 13 times the heigth, better more than less. I'll try to explain the method I learned from Japanes folks: Remember the bow of the edo must be 1/8 of a circle. For bridling, procede in this way: the kite should be held verticaly by an assistant; you stay at the bridle end and hold the following 3 bridles: top left, top right, bottom center. Hold the same bridles in a small ring and hold this ring in the center of the kite about 1 inch below the second spreader: *------------* * = bridles interested. ! ! ------+------- + = aprox ring point ! ! -------------- ! ! ------*------- ! ! -------------- Tie the 3 bridles together to 'remember' the bridle point, and bring all the remaining bridles evenly to this point. Thats all! At least this is the start. If you notice a bias of the kite, i.e. the kite always goes in a preferred direction you should repeat the procedure shifting the towing point accordingly using the bridle ring. Also if you notice the bridle point is too low (or high) move the bridle ring (few fractions of an inch). When it flies, my lower bridles are very loose, but this don't mean they are not useful! I hope this is quite clear, it worked fine fom my 2m high Edo with bridles much shorter, about 17 meters long. Piero Palmiotto. ...................................................................... Piero Palmiotto | 'SOPRA TUTTO AQUILONISTI' kitefliers cervoliste V. Trentacoste 32, | (itapsp@MVS.SAS.COM) 20134 Milano, ITALY| Voice: +39 2 2152023 Fax: +39 2 58316447 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =