QLD
72 posts
can you runn out the lines from in front of the kite like you do with c kites or do you have to do it from behind
WA
1140 posts
Just do it the same .
In front of the kite...upwind.
lay the kite on the lines,straighten the bridles out and hook,em up.
NSW
2528 posts
It's the same as laying out the lines for a c-kite. Down wind up wind doesn't matter just don't cross them or hook them up backwards.
I find it easier to go up wind of the kite as I unwind my lines off the bar, but thats me.
QLD
476 posts
Main safety point here is that you don't put the front lines on over the top of the back line bridle. They must go under! As the kite is laying LE down with the bridles separated, the front line bridle connector pigtail will be closer to the middle strut, and the rear (steering) line bridle connector will be closer to the outside wingtip. If you have the bar upwind of the kite, right way up, when you come to connect the lines, start with the red center lines, and make sure they pass UNDERNEATH the back line bridle attachment points before you attach them to the front bridle pigtail. Then attach the coloured steering lines to the outside bridle pigtail. Then double check it all before you launch. If they are twisted then you are going to get an out of control kite (see the past post by Silviu where he got injured through a twisted crossbow bridle on launch). Also when packing up, re-attach the left inside and outside bridle connectors to one another, and repeat for the right side. That way the bridles can't get tangled. I think the above is outlined in the Cab sb2 manual which you should have with the kite and you can also get it from their website.
I use the sandbag self launch and land method for my sb2's and the other advantage is that it lets you visually inspect the bridles under a little bit of load so you can see that all is normal before launch.
Andy
VIC
5127 posts
The main rule for any kite setup is to pull each line under a little tension and sight that it is clear from the line through to the leading edge or the tip as appropriate.
Then repeat this from the bar so you can see from the bar all the way to the tips and the bridle.
I find this easiest to do from the downwind position. You can tension all the lines at the same time and see that they are completely clear from end to end.
The only problem is that you have to turn the bar over when you launch. Other people do it from the upwind position and they seem happy with that.
