depp - 8-5-2007 at 04:08 PM
hi, im new to this and was after a bit of advice. i have an exit 1.8 power kite, got it up for the first time today and it was brilliant. can anyone
give some advice on starting off and especially when it crashes it nearly always lands the wrong way up and i get into a right mess trying to get it
back up in the air. this is a dual line kite........cheers
depp - 9-5-2007 at 08:25 AM
bump
Bladerunner - 9-5-2007 at 09:49 AM
Relaunching with a 2 line kite is very hard to do. Mostly luck. Try walking over to the side of the window . Reverse launching is done by using brake
lines. If you don't have them your out of luck.
Pablo - 9-5-2007 at 12:26 PM
Bout the only option I can think of is to pull on one line until the kite flags out, then try the other line and hope the kite flips right way up.
I've got a 0.7m Buster that I've switched to 2 line and sometimes this works for it. Often I need to rock it from side to side when it's nose down
until it happens to flip over. Sometimes though, you're out of luck.
2 line kites are a great intro to the sport, but when you move on, be sure to go with 4 line kites for the ones you'll be getting a huge amount of use
out of. Way easier in the long run.
depp - 9-5-2007 at 04:07 PM
cheers guys
depp - 9-5-2007 at 04:25 PM
could anyone suggest a kite for me thats gonna make me say wow im loving this, something thats easy to use. im 6ft about 14 stone and very strong i
can use it in a massive field or an empty beach.
ps i know nothing about kites apart from the transformers kite i had when i was about ten years old. cheers......
domdino - 9-5-2007 at 04:39 PM
once you feel comfortable and in control of your kite and understand the wind fully go for an upgrade - blades (flexifoil) are always a thrillseekers
favourite. Depends what you wanna do with it - landboarding? kitesurfing? buggying? So many things to consider, i think a good step up from a small
two liner would be a 4-6 meter ish PKD buster or Ozone Samurai or such like - give a nice steady pull, will get you going nicely on a landboard to
practice. A blade is much more lifty and dangerous to someone not completely comfortable with kites but that doesn't mean many many people started
flying kites on them - myself included!
If you wanna get on a landboard find a nice depowerable kite - they are much more stable - much less direct power but will lift you up higher and
glide you down softer... but maybe i'm getting ahead of myself now... andddd if you wanna kitesurf go for a closed cell foil like peter lynn or
flysurfer - or even an LEI/bow blah i'm going off on one now, just try lots of kites and see what takes your fancy 
Be safe
Bladerunner - 9-5-2007 at 04:52 PM
I think you need to figure out what you want to do with the kite.
If you have experience with flying and understand the wind window / power zone + realize that even a smaller kite can be dangerous in big wind, I
think something in the 5m range. That should fly underpowered ( but fun ) at about 7 knots and be interesting at about 10. At 20 you will want to
think twice.
You sort of have 3 types of fixed bridle to consider. A friendly beginer kite, suited to most rides. A lifty kite for jumping suited to Ground
boarding , blading, snow kiting and such. A low lift kite with lots of pull, best for buggies.
When you know what you want to do folks can give you some models to look at.
If there are local riders, hook up with them. They can best tell you what's good for your area.
Domdino mentions depowerable kites. If you have gusty winds + or want to ride in the water as well, Look at closed cell foils. Flysurfer, makes one
style and Peter Lynn makes arcs. They cost a bit more but you can get away with FAR fewer kites do to their huge depewer + amphibias qualities.
Pablo - 9-5-2007 at 05:40 PM
To go with the 1.8m kite, I'd go with something not that crazy, possibly a 4m Buster II then down the road you're set up perfectly to go with
something crazy like a Blade IV 6.5m
The 4m kite size would be a great intro to quad line power kites, it'll also fit in nicely with the 1.8m and leave room for a 6-7m kite later on. Most
people run a 3 kite quiver.
depp - 13-5-2007 at 06:06 AM
is the exit 1.8 a good kite, how would you rate it say out of 1-10....10 being best
cheers......
Bladerunner - 13-5-2007 at 05:00 PM
It seems like around the 3m range kites start to turn a bit slower and act more like a large kite. I've never had my hands on a 2.5 but anything I've
flown 2m or smaller is extremely fast and touchy in decent winds. Like a bumble bee on strings. Hard for a learner. At 3m it all slows down and you
get that real power pull you are looking for.
That is my experience at least.
At 6ft tall I don't think you would get that WOW factor you are looking for from a 1.8. By the time it has real power it will fly way faster than you
would like .
I don't think Exit is a very big company. Don't know anyone with one.