Power Kite Forum - Staking kite safety leash

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posted on 6-3-2008 at 09:45 PM

Staking kite safety leash

In the short guid on this page it says not to teather yourself to a fixed object. What About just teathering the safety leash (or plus an extension rope)?

Has anyone tried this?

What could be the dangers?

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posted on 7-3-2008 at 05:08 AM

the danger is flying your kite while having it hooked into your harness and then hooking the back of your harness to something like a tree to create a "tether". You might get lucky and not get hurt but probably not.

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posted on 7-3-2008 at 05:14 AM

not a great idea to tether. If your looking to float for a while theres a 13m Flysurfer Psycho 3 in the for sale thread :thumbup:

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posted on 7-3-2008 at 01:49 PM

I'm not talking about teathering myself to an object, nor do I want to leave the ground. I was thinking about attaching the SAFETY LEASH to a fixed object (the other end of the safety leash to the break lines.)

Any thoughts on this?

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posted on 7-3-2008 at 02:57 PM

Staking your kite to the safety leash, such that it is completely flagged out so it can't take off, is common pratcice while you walk out to pack it up.

FWIW, for land or snow flying, it is generally bad protocol at busy flying sites to leave your kite parked for a long time on a stake or ice screw. If someone runs over your lines, it's as much your fault as theirs.

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posted on 8-3-2008 at 11:44 AM

When I first started moving to the bigger kites I'd do just that. I tied the killers to a basketball post with a ten foot length of rope, stake the handle loops as per normal but just so they were at the point where the 10 foot line wasn't completely flagging out the kite. I did this so that I could launch the kites to get a feel for them before I committed to launching them untethered. I never did hear if this was a bad practice or not. The power was so unknown that I could think of no other way. I wouldn't do it today though. Launch and hold on seems to be the best way.....just be ready for some good scuds ; )