hi i am a complete novice to power kiting and have just bought myself a big buzz to start. i would welcome any hints and tips from anybody as to get the best of it and how do i progress to kite jumping and what would be the best power kite to jump with. i am probably going to stick to land and might progress to boarding but rather enjoy it on my feet or not if you see what i mean. all tips and tricks gratefully recieved! thanku.

Learn to fly the kite blind, not looking at it, you should be able to get a feel for what the kite's doing when you're not looking at it. When you can do this and fly in enough wind to drag you for 10-20ft whenever you want to, then it may be time to start thinking of flying. But for now, work on the basics.

Here's some links:
http://www.skypilotkiteboarding.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47...


http://www.kitesurfingschool.org/

http://kitefilm.com/eng/index.asp

On kitefilm go to downloads, trick of the week for lesson clips.

Learn to fly that kite blind + in odd positions, try to control it all along the outside edge of the window right down to one tip touching the ground, Practice looping the kite + turning under instead of over ( downturning ).

Teach someone else everything you learn !

thanks peeps i cant wait for it to arrive now and get out there!!!!