Mr Steve,
Definitely try it with the 3.5 LS, I have one of those already. Did you see Randy put his kite away directly int the truck using the "wind method,
slick?
Steve. With the NASA Star kites I share bars, so I land and set up with the kite nose down and the bar on the ground red on the right. If the wind is
reasonable I hook the safety line around the bug axle and back onto itself below the bar, if the wind is high I hook on above the stopping bead to
keep it glued down.
So Kite glued down, face down as I approach from outside the lineset.
Step inside the line set and pull the top center of the kite along the ground until it's even with the little line boots and put your knee on it. Now
you can dis and connect the bridles to the kite.
Now, kite on the ground with a knee on it. Grab the red and blue pigtails and pull them toward you until the lower bridles are pulled well over the
kite.
Fold left and right to cover the bridles, the fold up from the bottom and down from the top. Then roll the kite, you're done, now roll yoursel
a....never mind.
When launching. After you hook up and still have a knee on the kite, kneeling inside the lineset, grab a left or right hand full of kite. Step out
side the line set and walk around beside to behind your kite, only then turn it loose.
This prevents the wild man dance that I do when the kite launches, dives at me, tangles me with bridle, and turns the bug upwind at the same moment.
darn.
The beauty of this quicky is that I can do it in any wind so far and most of the rolling and folding happens in my lap, out of the gravel or wet dirt,
which is mud, which is how clear I've made this.....
Pulling the stowed pigtails forward to draw all the line up from the bottom stops those stray lines from peeking out after I fold.
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