Power Kite Forum

4.5 m2 2 line powerkite

Sebastian hjort - 7-6-2011 at 10:07 AM

Hello everyone on the power kite forum...

I am a kitesurfer who recently discovered the amazing fun there is to skateboard with a powerkite when the wind is to light to kitesurf.

However my 3.2 HQ symphony speed is not always big enough.

I looked high and low but haven't found anything bigger than 3.5...

I really like the 2 line simplicity and hope that someone in here could help me find what I am looking for.

A 2 line powerkite appr. 4.5 m2

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Regards Sebastian, Denmark

indigo_wolf - 7-6-2011 at 10:55 AM

Will preface this with: You will have more control and better ability to travel upwind on a quadline kite.

That said, larger dual line kites would include:
If you are riding on asphalt or concrete, a skateboard might do fine. Houston Airhead has done this:



If there are a lot of road irregularities, you might do better on something like an MBS Carveboard which has pneumatic tires. If you are trying to ride on grass or dirt, a full-on mountainboard might be a better choice.

ATB,
Sam

John Holgate - 7-6-2011 at 03:15 PM

A four line kite is actually easier to launch and land and really not any different to fly. You usually just use the brakes a little to speed up a turn or to land the kite. 4 line powerkites don't fly backwards (usually!) like a 4 line stunt kite will do (Revolutions etc). And you wind all four lines up together (or stuff 'em) so it's no different there. Plus you can put your brake lines around a stake to keep the kite parked on the ground when you land. And if you crash the kite upside down, a quick pull on the brakes gets it going again. Much more control, very little difference in flying them and much safer too. (pull hard on both brake lines and your kite stalls and falls to the ground). :thumbup:

Bladerunner - 7-6-2011 at 04:13 PM

I agree with the rest.

4 line is not a lot more complicated but a whole lot more useful. + Can still be flown on a bar if that is what you are after.

Pretty much any foil kite will fly as 2 line ? ( some better than others ) You just have to tie off or remove the brake lines. This was a very popular thing to do with older Blade kites for water.

Bladerunner - 7-6-2011 at 04:14 PM