I've thought about doing the same thing several times, they can be a real pain in the ar5e sometimes (my kite even inverted once, so i'm not sure they're even that useful). Looking at them when the kite is flying directly overhead, it looks like they're not under load at all but I can't really tell during the turning. The fifth line also doesn't appear to rely on them at all either. Maybe give it a go with somebody around to give you a hand if things go pear shaped, then let us know how it goes

Yeah, there is nothing that will happen to the performance of your kite if you take them off.
There is a slight risk of damage to the canopy in a roll through.

They were never meant to stop inverting, they were meant to stop the fifth line damaging the canopy in a roll through.
The kites do not invert.

+1. Never put the anti invert line on and never tore a canopy, although when it did invert once, my undies copped the brunt of it.

Meza said...

although when it did invert once, my undies copped the brunt of it.

lol