Power Kite Forum

Sand anchor for self launching LEIs

macboy - 14-7-2011 at 09:52 PM

Has anyone tried one of these? I heard it holds pretty good insofar as wind forces on an umbrella goes and I know the force on the T3 chickenloop is pretty tame (and far more lateral than the force from an umbrella in the wind) so I think it might work.

We have one anyway but thought if anyone had tried they could save me the comedy and potential bad stuff on a public beach if it didn't work :lol:


[img]http://images.hayneedle.com/mgen/digimarc.ms?img=master:RIB129.jpg&h=400&w=400[/img]

Looking_Up - 14-7-2011 at 09:55 PM

Kiteboarding.com has been advertising their solo launch device it would probably work good with a long tent stake

arkay - 14-7-2011 at 10:21 PM

Dog stake for 2$ or a log that's on the beach works great too. I prefer to not tie off any launch but to self launch like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KAMj-K1W8Q

Kober - 14-7-2011 at 10:23 PM

I ask about similar product before ......

http://www.powerkiteforum.com/viewthread.php?tid=17904&p...

Kamikuza - 14-7-2011 at 10:29 PM

Should be able to launch/land without an anchor ... I do it all the time and don't consider myself an expert :lol:
So unless your launch site is really tight ...

What we have at the lake is old 10kg rice bags full of sand tied off with 5mm rope and buried. I never use them though :D

macboy - 14-7-2011 at 11:26 PM

I'll have to go out to the field to try this a few times so I know how much the kite travels but it looks like I can do this without an anchor on the beach here. Pretty tight but not so bad.

Kamikuza - 15-7-2011 at 12:51 AM

Depending on the kite ... fly it to the edge of the window, balance it on a wingtip on the ground - all depowered as much as possible - and pull the center lines. Should flop over onto the LE into the wind ... SAFE! :)

tridude - 15-7-2011 at 03:28 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kamikuza
Depending on the kite ... fly it to the edge of the window, balance it on a wingtip on the ground - all depowered as much as possible - and pull the center lines. Should flop over onto the LE into the wind ... SAFE! :)


as kami stated..................unless your surface is full of sticks and rocks anchor not required....................self launch and land necessary skill............................

tridude - 15-7-2011 at 03:28 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kamikuza
Depending on the kite ... fly it to the edge of the window, balance it on a wingtip on the ground - all depowered as much as possible - and pull the center lines. Should flop over onto the LE into the wind ... SAFE! :)


as kami stated..................unless your surface is full of sticks and rocks anchor not required....................self launch and land necessary skill............................

Looking_Up - 15-7-2011 at 07:07 AM

HA I TRIED THAT BECAUSE I SAW IT ON A HOW TO VIDEO AND GOT THRASHED
IF YOU HAVE GUSTY SHIFTY WINDS THERE IS A STEEP LEARNING CURVE
MAKE SHURE TO DEPOWER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IF IT FLIPS BACK OVER AND INTO THE WINDOW PULL THE RELEASE IMMEDIATELY THAT WAS MY MISTAKE
I WAS INLAND AND DIDNT WANT TO END UP WITH A BROKEN KITE SO I TRIED TO FLY IT OUT THROUGH A GUST NASTY ENDING

tridude - 15-7-2011 at 11:56 AM

Mac,

you dont need an anchor...................your local crowd can help with assisted, self launch and land..............let us know how it turns out...........

macboy - 15-7-2011 at 02:49 PM

Landing's a breeze - it's the launch that I'll try as shown in that other video. Looks easy enough as long as the kite won't get damaged. Should be OK.

macboy - 2-8-2011 at 10:05 PM

Irony.........

Tomorrow we're set for a full day at the beach on the home stretch of our family getaway. We're in Salmon Arm and have found a great place with a dog-friendly beach so we popped into Canadian Tire to get some spur of the moment beach neccessities. Floaty, foam cooler, beach mat, bouyant frisbee for the dog, and a beach umbrella. Guess what I DIDN'T bring along for the trip?

The umbrella anchor that I bought for occasions just like this and for some chickenloop launches/landings........ :lol:

arkay - 2-8-2011 at 10:17 PM

when in doubt... get a nylon strap aka tie down aka rope aka god leash... and find a nice big tree or log or rock :D Or bumper of an RV :o