hiya everyone ive just bought my self a blade 5v 4.9 just wondering if anyony has some goot tips as this is my first kite and its not a small 1 i no i should have got a small 1 oops, and the best place to go i live in cramlington cheers john

Do you know how to fly a 4-line power kite? If you don't you WILL get hurt.

take it out in winds less than 10 mph or so, put it on low AoA, and you'll be fine unless you're a super lightweight or something.... The UK is not known for its gentle winter winds, good luck finding the right conditions! you want smooth wind from the ocean, not gusty on/off wind. yes you will get pulled over and dragged but it shouldn't be too violent if less than 10 mph. 15 mph and up you're looking at really serious risk! like 50/50 you'll break something in 15 minutes or less IMO

Take somebody with you... Try to find other kiters to fly with, U R in the UK which has more kiters than anywhere else, shouldn't be too hard... Kitecrowd and racekites are the good places to find flyers local to you...

If you haven't flown before and you're on your own, be very very careful, but it's not impossible. It really is best to get good on an easy 2-3 m kite first.

thank friend, ive not flown 4 line kite before i think am going to try the kitecrowd and racekites see if i can go out with them dont fancy getting hurt just yet haha

The shop that sold you that kite as your first kite is showing you they do not care about your safety

Please find others to go out flying with you, put the kite in the low lift setting and please start out in light winds. I hate to see another broken kiter.

yeah i get the feeling its really dangerous to go out alone,
and ill be going out in light winds dont worry thanks

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Originally posted by hogwild yeah i get the feeling its really dangerous to go out alone, and ill be going out in light winds dont worry thanks

Yeah, that's like me telling my mum not to worry, doesn't work! We're going to worry anyways...

When I teach folks it usually takes them about four to five hours and 2-3 kites before they are confident enough in their skills to fly my 5m / 6.5m kites... I used to get people going on them in less, but I reckon I'm just lucky I didn't get anyone hurt! Also when I get people going on them now they are in much better control.

When you out yourself on the UK forums, mention the name of the shop which sold you the blade, see what folks have to say... BTW you may well find somebody willing to teach you in return for having a go on that beast...

Have you found some good basic tutorials online yet? I can't think of any for the complete beginner, they all say get a 2-3 meter first!

not found any yet waiting on a dvd to come and ill take a look at that

http://www.coastalwindsports.com/TutorialMenu.Html

http://www.awindofchange.com/lessons/lesson1-1.html

that should get you started while waiting for your DVD...

yeah thanks alot friend