Cyclone Quad Line Power Kites
These High Quality kites are the exceptional value for money. All cyclones are designed for smooth consistant power across the sky, with a large leading edge to ensure maximum inflation for stable and consistent power production. What Do You Get? - A Cyclone Kite, Quad Line Handles and line set and of course a high quality extremely durable quality backpack for care of your kite plus a full set of english only instructions. Please always remember quadline power kites are not recommended for children under the age of 14.
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30M Dyneema SK75 Line
2 x 30M lengths of Pre-Sleeved and Pre-Stretched line Made from top quality Dyneema SK75 fibre. These lines come in various strengths and are suited for all kites that require high grade flying lines. Use these lines on Sports, Stunt, Power and Traction Kites for the best performance.
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Flying A Power Kite
Flying Kites is an enjoyable activity that just about everyone can do. Steering a kite is much like riding a bike when you turn the handle bars left you steer left, so when you want the kite to fly to the left you pull slightly on the left hand, and right when you want to fly it to the right. You may see people making fast movements and struggling to control there kite this is because they are not using "Slow controlled movements" these are best as sudden jerky moves will normally result in your kite nose diving and hitting the ground. One of the best things you see is people lifting your hands up over your head in an effort to make the kite fly upwards - although it looks impressive it actually does absolutely nothing!
When you are new to kites it is a whole lot easier to have someone with you. Get the person your are with to hold the kite up from behind, holding it firmly, but allowing a little tension between the two of you so that the flying lines are off the ground. If you helper is struggling to hold the kite then I would suggest they let go as soon as you are ready as the winds are strong enough, and the kite will soar off into the air. Try to keep the lines evenly balanced to ensure stable flight, and with practice you can slowly start to make small turns left & right. It won't take long to get control.
If you crash your kite and the line gets twisted then carefully wind the handles around each other until the twists disappear. This is much easier than trying to un-rotate you kite.
To land the kite, you need to fly it out to the edge of the wind and steer gently toward the ground. The idea is to reach the ground about the same time the kite reaches the edge of the wind.
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Aspect Ratio
Aspect Ratio is a term you will hear alot in the kiting world so What is Aspect Ratio?
In simple terms it is the relationship between the length and width of you kite. the width / depth or size front to back on a kite is called the "Chord" and the length or size from left to right is called the "Span"
High Aspect Ratio - (4 and up)
High Aspect Ratio basically means that the kte is relatively narrow compared to its length, a tipical high aspect ratio will be in the order of over 4, basically take a kite with a 5M span with a chord of 1.2M this will give you an aspect ratio of 4.16*, if the kite had a chord of 1M then you would get an aspect ratio of 5*
Low aspect Ratio - (2 - 3)
Basically the opposite to what has been described above, if you have a kite spanning 3.5M with a chord of 1.2M you will get an aspect ratio of 2.9*
So what does all this mean
High aspect ratio kites are more aimed towards the experienced kite flyer. These kites generate more lift than a low aspect ratio kite, they have a bigger upwind performance and a larger wind window. The down side is they are less stable and if depowered to fast they are likely to fall out of the sky. They are not recommended for the novice as they require a great deal of control and take off's and landings can be a problem. The experienced flyer will benefit from the increase in power, a must for many technical tricks and jumps.
Low aspect ratio kites are alot more stable high up in the wind window however the the wind window is smaller, this results in a drop in the upwind performance. The advantage of low aspect ratio is the greater control over the power and greater manoeuvrability over high aspect ratio kites. These kites will relaunch with ease consistantly power up. All this results in a the right kite for the beginner.
Medium Aspect Ratio
You guessed it, somewhere in the middle of the high and low aspect ratio kites. These give a good balance and allow the user to learn better control and flying techniques. There can be a considerable jump from low to high aspect ratio kites if you moved from a 2 to a 5, so a good intermediate system with be around a 3.5, however if you flyer a high level low aspect ratio of say 3 and moved to a low level high aspect ratio of say a 4 then most users would find this manageable and would not require a intermediate kite.
We hope this helps explain the main difference between high and low aspect ratios and remember power kiting is an extreme sport and care must be taken.
* Please note these calculations do not take into account the wing shape, they assume that the wing is square which we all know is not very common, a few flexifoils have this type of shape but most power kites have a curved design to the wing.
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Advice & Safety Information
Flying Kites Can Be Great Fun - However to some who have never flown a kite it can be a nuisance.
Remember this basic advice and you should have many happy hours flying kites.
1) Never fly kites over other peoples heads or in an area where someone else may become injured from an out of control kite.
2) Keep away from overhead power & telephone lines.
3) Don't fly close to roads, landing a kite in a road could cause a serious accident.
4) Don't fly near airports.
5) Don't fly your kite in winds stronger than recommended.
6) Animals like dogs may attack your kite when you land it
REMEMBER SAFETY IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FLYER, NOT THE SPECTATOR!
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