Chasta used to do this stuff all the time...

If the goal is to get on the water faster then don't take your lines off your kites Leave them all on Been doing that way for 20 years The only time i put lines on is when i get a kite....and a bar to go with it All my LEI kites are set-up that way....all tuned individually When i sell a kite it is...

Otto Lilienthal. Lawrence Hargrave. Know your history!! Maybe not the first, but you don’t think the Wrights were kite pioneers? All their work on controllable flight, wing warping, wing flaps, using wind tunnels, determining that Otto’s numbers were wrong, and they didn’t get killed stalling out l...

I was considering the new Bravo 20-2 for about $300, but held off considering the weight at 10 pounds and the airlines starting to require removal of batteries from some items like smart bags. I still like the idea - just not sure of traveling with one.

I've been thinking of getting an electric pump. Has anyone had problems with the airlines since the pump has a battery in it? I notice recently they were saying people with those "smart bags" - the roller bags with the battery built in to recharge your phone - they were telling people to remove the ...

I use one of those waterproof pouches and haven't had a problem. When I was more paranoid about it I used to also put the key in a balloon and tie a knot on the open end. I got them cheap by the bag at Walmart.

Wish they put prices on their web site.

I do this with my open cell foil kites on land, bars or handles, and I think most have been doing this for years.

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