Tried this once and the weight bag snagged a line fouling the launch. Fortunately someone was available to remove the bag so the kite would fly. Now I use tethered launch (takes about 1 minute) with the kite in the water as I don't like the kite bouncing, scraping the beach (shells, rocks, etc.).PullStrings wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 3:35 amA self launch weighted method is all i trust and it does not require the folding of a wingtip
Leading edge facing up with a carefully positioned kite to the wind angle/flow
Using a filled 2 foot long sandbag....just drape it's 1/3 weight/length over the kite LE (about 2 feet from the tip) by keeping the remainder 2/3 weight/length on the ground
LEI launches safely on a dime in either light wind or strong wind
Sorry about that...you probably could have kept trying....using different positions for bag...etc... and perfected it....practice.. practice
With all your years of experience i doubt that you are not capable of walking up safely/ steadily up the centerline(s) all the way to the kite when it's 30 knots
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