Re: self landing with stake
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:59 am
On a Rebel just just cannot bend over the wingtip...many types of kites are way too stiff at wingtipsWilliam Munney wrote:You put the sandbag on a bent over wing tip and let it roll off?SupaEZ wrote:Right to the point MR."been there done that"bnthere wrote:an 'object assisted' self land is not a cool trick. it is stupid and unneccessary. land your kite like a man by disabling it onto the leash line. (or dropping it onto its LE with tension on the high inside line, while being prepared to disable it onto the leash when you screw that up.)
I believe also it is more realistic to depend on a stake to launch...but landing no
Hey i am an sandbag man to launch (i bring an empty one to beach)
I launch on a dime with zero wear on my kite...no sliding around..just pops right up every time
Those who depend on stakes here are some questions
What if the wind shifts drastically direction and you can no longer find a safe spot for kite to land it
What if you end up downwind or away from stake and must land at once
What if the beach becomes crowded with kites on it and "your" exact spot is taken to land
Too much precision and time is required to detach yourself and attach all to the stake
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Actually the empty sandbag that i buy for 0.79 cents at Ace Hardware (hurricane sandbag)....
...is draped 1/4 to 1/3 (of its total weight:20-30 lbs) over LE about 18 inches from very tip of wingtip
That distance is from center of bag
3/4 to 2/3 of the bag is off the kite...nothing actually goes the inside of the kite...just on the LE tip
The only time that the filled bag is in the kite is while i set up...(P.S. "flatten" the bag when draping)
You see i always launch with the kite laying on its back exactly parallel to the wind flow
The trailing edge in line with the wind flow....just toss some sand in the air before you launch....
....to double check that the wind has not shifted while setting up.
I position myself at a 45 degree angle from the kite to launch it...pull more on the leeward backline...
....when walking backward to launch...the kite's LE just peels right off EZ from under the bag....
...the moment that the Leeward wingtip rises up and catches the wind
To all the other readers... i am sorry that this is "off the topic about self-landing"
Thank you! Hope this helps you a bit William !
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