Single Line Flying Tips

• Before you fly: Make sure you have a wide open space, away from trees, buildings, powerlines and roads. The best places for flying are large open fields, parks and beaches
• Always make sure you fly down-wind from stunt-kite flyers
• Most single-line kites prefer light to moderate winds. If the leaves on the trees are hardly moving, then the wind is too light. If the branches or whole tree is bending, then there may be too much wind
• Launching: Ask a friend to help you launch your kite (with the wind to your back). Release a few metres of line, make sure the kite is facing up, and tell your friend to let go.
• The kite should fly straight up into the sky. Slowly let out the flying line - the kite will drop and, before it flies too low, stop winding out the line. Once there is more tension on the line the kite will begin to rise again.
• Flight: If your flying line becomes slack, reel in a little. If the kite begins to pull too hard or becomes unstable, let some line out.
• When you bring down your kite, wind the line onto the handle in a figure of eight. This prevents the line from twisting.