How to set up flying lines

[MikeDobbs]

Hi everyone- I'm brand new to the sport of power kiting. I have an Ozone flow 3m that I'm learning to landboard with and I recently picked up a used North Vegas. The right side lines on the Vegas were both cut very close to the end, so I figure I can re-splice the loop onto the end, but I'm not sure if all 4 flying lines should be made the same length or if the front and rear lines are supposed to be different lengths. Can anyone help?

[Kamikuza]

AFAIK all four lines should be the same length for all kites ... I can't think of any exceptions but I could be wrong

FWIW I'd either get all 4 lines re-looped or simply buy new lines ... a few centimeters won't matter ...

Front and rear lines are usually the same strength too, although with the fixed bridle kites they sometimes go for a lighter line on the brakes cos they don't really carry that much power.

Welcome to the sport too BTW

[koma]

Your talking about the North Vegas right?

In which case all four lines should be the same length when the bar is at the stopper and the trim is let out to full power.

A word of caution though, be careful about how you re-do your lines as they can load up a helluva lot of power when the kite pulling. It might be worth while to take it into a local kite shop as i'm sure they wouldn't charge much to do them for you.

[.Joel]

Hi Mike,

I used to have the North Vegas, this is going off memory however with the trim strap fully powered, and the bar pulled in against the chicken loop your lines should all be the same length as Koma above has said, except the 5th (safety) line!

For the 5th line you want about 30cm extra so it's nice and loose, if the 5th line is tight the kite will fly like a dog. When my front lines stretched over time on the Vegas I had 30cm pigtails added to the 5th line and it flew so much better after that as it wasn't deforming the leading edge of the kite.

Regards,

.Joel

[SoutherlyBuster]

Re-looping the lines is not that hard if you have a sewing machine. I bought some sleaving of suitable strength from Kitepower in Geelong, Goshen has lots to pick from. I then cut my lines to the right length, put the sleaves on (a bit fiddly), then put a tight zig zag stictch on to connect the side of the loop, must have been (from memory) about 12cm of stitching. I've done this on my 13m^2 Venom II, have done plenty of mega boosts and it has not come loose. If you're interested, I can go out and measure the loop back length. I just used the same loop back length as the originally made in the factory at Peter Lynn.

Regards,

Norman.