is an 8-10mph wind decent for a first attempt with the beamer iii 3.0??? or should i let it pick up a bit more first?

Hey Sailor,
An 8-10 mph wind is OK for the kite, but is it enough for you?
Do you already have sport kite experience?
Was the field open or ringed by trees or hills?

How do you know the windspeed?
Guestimate?
Carry a meter?

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Where are you?
What are your intentions with this power kite?

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hey hey corey! this is arif.. remember me? sooo, to answer some of your questions above... i have experience with two line stunt kites but nothing big like this! you know about the wind meter, so at the moment im just looking at the wind report from the local airport which is right next to the beach that i will be going to... i'm in arcata, northern california - for now i am just wanting to learn how to control it and eventually buggy in it! here is the area where i am just if you're curious..

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q...

thanks again corey, i think i'll give it a shot

There is a bit of a difference between enough wind to fly your kite and enough to be properly powered. If you are at the bottom end of wind speed to fly the trick is to keep the kite moving and creating it's own ( apparent ) wind via it's own speed through the window. If the wind is too light and you stop moving it , it will likely fall back and deflate.

When the wind is higher and what I would consider the start of the properly powered zone the kite should be able to sit at any point along the edge of the window . IE above your head at zeneth and all the way along the edge of the window until one wingtip is just about touching the ground . That is the spot you would launch + land with a partner . Something you should teach her to do with you in higher winds.
If there is enough wind for the kite to sit happily at Zenith ( in clean wind ) there is likely enough power to get going on your ride. Too much power is when the kite is overhead and lifting you to the point you don't have safe traction.

Your G.F. doesn't have to reset the kite for you unless you are flying it 2 line. If it ends up nose down you can " reverse launch " it !!! Pull lightly on the back 2 lines and the kite should lift up and start to fly bacwards + start to flip right or left. Go with that flip action until the kite is almost over then fly off using the front lines. Don't jerk on the back brake lines or pull them too much. Pull back slowly . Most beginers work the brakes way too much at 1st. Just nice and slow until it starts to fly pull too much and it won't.

Hope that helps !