Date: Thu, 7 Sep 1995 16:32:20 -1000 From: jdorsey@rocket.cc.umr.edu (Jack Dorsey) Message-Id: <42o9vk$9kv@hptemp1.cc.umr.edu> Organization: UMR Missouri's Technological University Subject: Fighter Kite Control I have a Japanese fighter from Into the Wind and was wondering how to perform various turns and tricks. What line is the best for this type of kite? What references are available? Average winds in my area are 10-15mph. Thanks. -- Jack Dorsey University of Missouri - Rolla Computer Science Dept. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Sat, 9 Sep 1995 08:20:57 -1000 From: johnsen@eskimo.com (Brian Johnsen) Message-Id: Organization: Tethered Airfoil R&D Pty. Ltd.(C)(R)(TM) CD CASS Subject: Re: Fighter Kite Control In article <42o9vk$9kv@hptemp1.cc.umr.edu>, Jack Dorsey wrote: > I have a Japanese fighter from Into the Wind and was >wondering how to perform various turns and tricks. What line is the >best for this type of kite? What references are available? Average winds >in my area are 10-15mph. 10-15mph winds are quite high for figher kites. I wouldn't advise trying to learn in those winds. Once you get the hang of it though, it can be quite fun. Moving the bridle pick point closer to the nose and/or adding a gob of putty to the tail end of the spine can make the kite more controllable in higher winds(increases instablity). Try learning on days with 3-5mph for a ripstop kite. In order to get the kite to spin, you need to give it a 2-6 inch tug on the line to initiate a spin, then let the line slack entirely while the kite turns to point in another direction. In higher winds you will need to pay out considerably more line while the kite is traveling with the wind, and you have to walk farther to pick it up when (not if) it crashes. Please, always pick your kite up off the ground. Don't drag it. It will go much farther if you do so. If you have an ITW catalog, both figher kite books on the figher kite pages were enough to get me started, and are very informative. -- Ukranian Electrical Engineers Produce Telepathic Sex Mad Great White Shark TV Personality Goes Berserk And Breaks Wind At Eighty-Seven Executives -- Brian Johnsen johnsen@eskimo.com Seattle, Washington USA = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =