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no security to let go of the strop.

Most folks I know run the strop through a pulley, which is then attached to a wichard quick release which is then attached to the harness. Pull the release and everything is let go.

One of the riders I fly with occasionally lands his YaS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K-s by 'gift wrapping' something with them - ie: he brings them down in front of a pole or steep dune and quickly walks forward wrapping the pole/dune with the kite. Works well for him. I once flew my Ozone Method 6.5m alongside him with his 6.8m Yak - he completely left me for dead in 7 - 8 knots as the Yak just thrives on apparent wind. Once the wind got up to 12knots or so, the tables were turned as he was overpowered with the Yak but the Method was pulling nicely.

HI John ! I use a similar shakle to tie my kites on my ice screw or to tether my inflatable on the side of the Wind window in summer time.
This is a very good idea . Thanks to remind me this tip. I currently use a sliding bar , this is a dynabar sliding spreader bar , I should be able to figure something out for this bar . I like this bar very much.

It reminds me something : many years ago I was searching for a security system like this and asked a friend of mine if he knew anything that could be used . The next day he brought me kind of a shackle used to hold the caws into there boxes while milking.I was quite happy with this thing since it was also very cheap . Until one day I decided to give it a try Under tension.oups....it did not open , they were not meant to open Under pressure.

Talking of the gift rap , this is funny because I use to wrap my kites in very strong winds on a small house at the water's edge at the marina. To self launch in this heavy Wind was not too bad but to land was hairy....

Yes the Yaks are fast and they look like a solid board when going along until.....they fold . Now I know they are not meant to jump. They could fold on me anytime and I'd fall very quickly out of the sky. This is funny because I thought they were looking like the Chronos wich are known to be very good glider.

I want to take a minute to thanks everyone who answered on my topic , I am very impressed with the quick and Professional way you guys helped with various opinions and tips.

Cheers!

It sounds like you are using the handles as I would. A certain amount of push pull is needed. Especially when working up power. ( I tend to ride unhooked at this point ) The tweak the brake for control method applies more once the kite is set and you are cruising in " park and ride " .

A huge number of us on this forum understand exactly where you are coming from. Many of us enjoy both handles and depower. ( almost none prefer a FB on a bar ) . I do!

I think there are many reasons that Ozone dropped the FB kites. One of the major ones is that the newer Chrono style kites are proving to be a superior weapon for high speed + low wind. Add in the great ( reliable ) boost that you can create and ...

I'm going to wait for the new R1 or Chrono 2 to see how they behave.