Flying Two Line Delta Kites
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Flying Two Line Delta Kites
Hi there and welcome to Las Vegas. My name is Corey Jensen and I own Wind Power Sports here. We are going to be flying some kites. To start off we are going to do some two-line Delta style named after the Greek letter Delta, the big triangle you know. They are the most efficient in winds under 15 miles an hour; they can do stuff that no other wing shape can do. After that we are going to get into some other stuff; some foils and play around with a little bit of power. Typically you see people jerk these kites off the ground but that is not necessarily the way you do it. Have the kite so that it is standing up like this. You want to extend yourself a little bit back and then take a step back and bring your arms down to your side all at the same time while the kite goes up. Like this; looks pretty effortless. Just jerking the kite leaves you off balance so it is better to have a combination of arm movement, foot movement and straightening your body all up at the same time. Now with these kites, you have tension on two different lines and by pulling on one the kite turns in that direction. Pull on the other line and the kite turns in the opposite direction. Twist, don’t change left and right. You can put twist on the line and the kite still has control. Now as the twist increase, the lines rub against each other so control might suffer a little bit but it does not change any left or right stuff. After you got the basics of this kind of flying down, the next step is to take kite flying away from the visual aspect and start bringing more of the tack style up. I teach a technique called kite chi.
Hi there and welcome to Las Vegas. My name is Corey Jensen and I own Wind Power Sports here. We are going to be flying some kites. To start off we are going to do some two-line Delta style named after the Greek letter Delta, the big triangle you know. They are the most efficient in winds under 15 miles an hour; they can do stuff that no other wing shape can do. After that we are going to get into some other stuff; some foils and play around with a little bit of power. Typically you see people jerk these kites off the ground but that is not necessarily the way you do it. Have the kite so that it is standing up like this. You want to extend yourself a little bit back and then take a step back and bring your arms down to your side all at the same time while the kite goes up. Like this; looks pretty effortless. Just jerking the kite leaves you off balance so it is better to have a combination of arm movement, foot movement and straightening your body all up at the same time. Now with these kites, you have tension on two different lines and by pulling on one the kite turns in that direction. Pull on the other line and the kite turns in the opposite direction. Twist, don’t change left and right. You can put twist on the line and the kite still has control. Now as the twist increase, the lines rub against each other so control might suffer a little bit but it does not change any left or right stuff. After you got the basics of this kind of flying down, the next step is to take kite flying away from the visual aspect and start bringing more of the tack style up. I teach a technique called kite chi.
About the Expert
Expert: Corey Jensen has owned and operated kite stores since 1985, and has been an avid kite enthusiast since the age of 12. Read More
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