WA
50 posts
anyone got tips tried a few different ways & been **** over a few times the only way i seem to be able to land it if theres something around to hook my chicken loop to then go grab kite let it down but when theres noyhing to hook to whats the best way
NSW
253 posts
I've only tried one way in light wind. Bring the kite down as if someone else was landing it. Grab the top line and pull at an angle so the kite will fall on its leading edge. Then once down, keep pulling untill it is directly facing the wind. Put sand on it and your done.
No idea if it works in strong winds. I'm a beginner
QLD
476 posts
make yourself a sandbag with a carabiner or snap d-shackle attached with a 1m length of strong rope. Hook your CL to this for launch and land, remember to have the override stopper punched off for full depower.
I use a nike gym bag 60x40x40cm in this method all the time, works with 12m to 25kn and 8m in 30knots +
If no bag then use the "pull top center line" method, otherwise attach you leash to the ring on the steering line and pull QR
practice all of them in 12kn to see which suits you best. sandbag is safest in my opinion.
Andy
VIC
5127 posts
There's an even easier way to self-land a bow and it works in any wind strength.
1. Bring it to the ground at the side of the window.
2. Drop the bar and let the kite sit on one tip.
3. Walk upwind until you are about 45 degrees upwind of the kite. This makes the kite roll over so it is sitting facing pretty much nose down into the sand. The kite cannot fly away or do anything at this point.
4. Reach up and grab the upwind front line and pull it to drag the the tip of the kite around so the kite is parked nose down into wind. You pull gently and downwards.
5. Walk over and sand the kite or whatever else you want to do to make it safe.
The benefit of this system is that when the kite is nose down it is pushing itself into the sand. It cannot blow away or roll over or do anything you don't want it to.
The usual technique of dropping onto a front line works ok but if your technique is poor the kite can roll over. That is no big deal but this technique eliminates the that possibility.
NSW
99 posts
Landing a SB (in my case SB2 10 and 14) is the easiest thing to do. Fly it to 10 o ýclock or respectively 2 o'clock and just push out the bar, let the bar go and let the kite ýfall onto the beach. In 9 of 10 landings it will flip the upper wing tip towards you and ýthen will stretch out with leading edge down half facing the wind. After having done ýthat follow No 4 and 5 of the previous post. ý
It is really simple... this will work as well in stronger winds. Have tried it in 25 knots ýwithout any issue.ý
Even if it do not flip and powers up again... no problem because your bar is pushed ýout and will not result into too much power.ý
Can not recommend this method for beginner or crowded beaches, you should know ýwhat you are doing! Try it first with lots of space!ý
Cheers
Granini
