If so it's to untangle the tangles of doing the loop-de-loops BeamerBob - 17-12-2011 at 06:59 PM
They are for the safety. You attach your leash to the ring that the flying line is attached to and when you release the chicken loop, you are holding
the kite by that single line on the ring. This is called "flagging" the kite on that line.
Edit: I was typing this as Todd was typing. He is right and we need more info to know which you are talking about.shortlineflyer - 17-12-2011 at 07:00 PM
ok thank you
is it absolutely needed for arcsBeamerBob - 17-12-2011 at 07:22 PM
The safety is necessary. It would be irresponsible IMHO to fly without a means to control the kite if you have to eject it. The picture of what Todd
showed is one of many ways to set up that part of the bar and may or may not include the safety.shortlineflyer - 17-12-2011 at 07:38 PM
would it work if both front lines were attached to the leash instead of just onemarkite - 17-12-2011 at 07:56 PM
No, then you would end up flying the kite off two front lines instead of the kite flagging out and de-powering.
And with a safety set-up, when the bar is released, everything needs to slide at least the distance equal to the width of your kite so it will
completely flag. some people use a safety from a different kite set up and they may only slide a few feet and it just puts the kite into a spin
without being able to grab the bar again for control.indigo_wolf - 17-12-2011 at 08:02 PM
This might make it easier to understand what is happening when the safety is triggered and why the leash is attached to only one of the front lines.
