Flying Your First Dual Line Stunt Kite

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You have purchased your first dual line stunt kite, now what do you do to get it off the ground and flying? Hopefully, after reading a few suggestions from this article you will be able to have success with your "first in flight" stunt kite.

When the kite has been put together properly, it is important to make sure that the dual lines are equal in length and about 75-100 feet long. If the lines are too short, the kite can move with too much speed, and yet if the lines are too long, the kite will be more difficult to control.

For your first flight, it is good to have someone help you. Your flight assistant can pick up the kite from behind and hold it by the base and center strut. As this is done, you will want to move away from each other to keep the flying lines off the ground and create a little tension on the lines. If the wind is strong enough, your assistant will just have to step back and let go. However, if the wind is not quite the speed you need, your assistant can give the kite a little push upward in order to get it flying.

Many people have compared dual line stunt kite flying to riding a bike. Sometimes when we first try to get on the bike and get going, we crash, and this can happen with your stunt kite's first flight. Fortunately, stunt kites today are very durable and can take several crashes. You just have to get up, get back on the bike, and try again.

It is important to think of the dual lines of the kite as the handle bars of a bike. In order to keep steady on a bike, we keep the handle bars fairly straight and even, without using jerky motions or sudden moves. If we want to turn to the right, we gradually pull back on the right handle bar and let the left handle bar move to the right, too. This is basically the same with the stunt kite. Steady, gentle, and smooth moves will help the movement of the kite, and keep it under control.

With the steady and smooth movement of your left and right hands, you are now ready for your first stunt kite "trick". Making a big figure eight in the sky is the first stunt you will want to try. To do this, you think of making a figure eight on your bike, by using the handle bars. This same motion is done with your hands as you are holding the dual lines of the kite. Pull to the right with your right hand so the kite will circle to the right and then bring your hands evenly together in order to straighten the kite. Turn a little more and pull more to the right to make the kite loop under, and then bring your hands together to straighten the kite again. After you have made the loop to the right, you will then turn to the left and repeat the process by using your left hand to gently pull on the kite, and then bring your hands together again. Continue turning to the left side to loop under, and you will have completed your first figure eight!

With a little practice, and despite a few crashes and twisted lines, you can become proficient with flying figure eights. After that, the real fun will begin as you are ready for more advanced maneuvers, stunts and tricks.

Sheri Manning is having an exciting time learning to fly stunt kites. Yes, she considers herself a beginner, but she is enjoying the outdoors and the stress relief of kite flying. For a great selection of beginning, intermediate, and advanced stunt kites, go to: http://www.kiteflyingpro.com/