How about self landing bows?

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BigDan
BigDan
16 posts
16 posts
6 Sep 2006 10:23am
SO its got 100% depower, but what do you do on the beach when you're the last guy in and you've depowered the thing... it's still in the air...

Grab on to the centre line and hold it while walking along the lines to the Kite? Is there a chance of the kite catching power and the lines grazing your hands?

Cheers!
ellery
ellery
VIC
187 posts
VIC, 187 posts
6 Sep 2006 12:55pm
I believe the only real safe way to land a kite is to have a one line safety to let the kite flag out and then tie it to a pole.
NJPornstar
NJPornstar
WA
790 posts
WA, 790 posts
6 Sep 2006 11:01am
What if its a big beach.
Tie to my pole, not used to it being pulled so hard....

Bows dont land.

Maybe put a 5th line on it
stamp
stamp
QLD
2800 posts
QLD, 2800 posts
6 Sep 2006 1:53pm
quote:
Originally posted by NJPornstar



Bows dont land.




bull**, bring the kite down to within a couple of metres off the beach, grab the top front line, quickly pull in an armful of line and it will land gently into the wind. works every time, i've done it in 35knots and no drama.
NJPornstar
NJPornstar
WA
790 posts
WA, 790 posts
6 Sep 2006 1:28pm
"it will land gently into the wind. works every time, i've done it in 35knots and no drama."

Really!
stamp
stamp
QLD
2800 posts
QLD, 2800 posts
6 Sep 2006 4:55pm
no, not really, i just made it up to amuse you
NJPornstar
NJPornstar
WA
790 posts
WA, 790 posts
6 Sep 2006 2:59pm
Truely rulie
BigDan
BigDan
16 posts
16 posts
6 Sep 2006 8:01pm
Nailed it.
Tried it today, just put it at the edge of the wind window, depowered it and held on to the centre line while walking up.

THAT WAS EASY MAN..kite was well-behaved too.... bows rock.
NJPornstar
NJPornstar
WA
790 posts
WA, 790 posts
6 Sep 2006 11:04pm
Wow you guys are good,
Man I cant self land them when its windy.
They just go nuts and tangle with no control.
Usually safe landing in light wind at 30-40% success rate.
Im talking about proto kites Ive used.
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