Hi
I am a windsurfer and I am now considering both snowkiting and kiteboarding on water in the summer.
I am a bit confused about the 5th line issue .
Most of the LEI kites I have seen on the Internet show a control bar with only 3 lines: two at the sides and one in the middle, described as the safety line, allowing to quick depower and drop the kite by disconnecting it or to gradually decrease the power by pulling on a strap along the same central line.
Nowhere do I see more than 3 lines on the control bar ( call it 4th or 5th), yet all the kites in the instructional videos are shown while being relaunched, without showing more than 3 lines on the control bar. Where is the 5th line, if it is there? This is what confuses me. .
Be it as it may, is a 5th line really essential to relaunch the kite on the snow ( or water) ?
An instructional video on the Internet shows OOzone kites in action and says that a 5th line is necessary for relaunching, but again, none of their LEI and open cell kites shows more than 3 lines.
I know a 5th line can be bought separately, but relaunching the kite is so important that if it requires a 5th line one would expect that it is already included as standard , just as one would expect a rear gear and brakes in a car. May be IT IS a standard feature. If not, how can I tell if it is included or not in the kite, just by by looking at it and the control bar?
I would appreciate clarifications on this, may be with the help of a photo or a video detail.
Thanks
Ittiandro