I am sure this topic has come up before, but I couldn't really find it when I did a search...
When we fly, I tend to like longer line sets, using the amount of wind to determine how long can be used for whichever kite I'm flying that day. My better 3/4 (The wifie-poo-thingy) views it as "The shorter the better" simply because she is better at catch-n-throws and such than I am.
I just made a set of 125' 90# lines and used them for the first time yesterday for all of a minute before the 15 mph wind we had at the time literally died in about a second. (Something that happens constantly here in Anch-morpork, Alaska. These are the longest lines I've used yet. It didn't seem to make much difference (90' vs 125') in the amount of time I got to use them, but, again, I basically got off the ground and got to do a few turns before the wind died, so I can't comment too much there.
My most common lengths are 90'/90# and 75'/50# ... I base it completely on where I'm flying, what the wind is like and which kite I'm using, but mostly on what my pain level is that day and how much work I want to do to get in the air. (I'm disabled with nerve damage, so that's a big issue for it.) My wife prefers 15-50' lines for flying and 65' for skiing/sledding.
What length of lines do people tend to prefer. What's the longest/shortest lines you have used and what flying characteristics did you notice were different from other lengths you have used for which kites?
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I am sure this topic has come up before, but I couldn't really find it when I did a search...
When we fly, I tend to like longer line sets, using the amount of wind to determine how long can be used for whichever kite I'm flying that day. My better 3/4 (The wifie-poo-thingy) views it as "The shorter the better" simply because she is better at catch-n-throws and such than I am.
I just made a set of 125' 90# lines and used them for the first time yesterday for all of a minute before the 15 mph wind we had at the time literally died in about a second. (Something that happens constantly here in Anch-morpork, Alaska. These are the longest lines I've used yet. It didn't seem to make much difference (90' vs 125') in the amount of time I got to use them, but, again, I basically got off the ground and got to do a few turns before the wind died, so I can't comment too much there.
My most common lengths are 90'/90# and 75'/50# ... I base it completely on where I'm flying, what the wind is like and which kite I'm using, but mostly on what my pain level is that day and how much work I want to do to get in the air. (I'm disabled with nerve damage, so that's a big issue for it.) My wife prefers 15-50' lines for flying and 65' for skiing/sledding.
What length of lines do people tend to prefer. What's the longest/shortest lines you have used and what flying characteristics did you notice were different from other lengths you have used for which kites?
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