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Glides of March - Day 29

Rain Delay

Flew iFlite 1487 inside

It is the first day of our National Kite Month in the US but it's raining cats and dogs out there so there will be no trip to the kite field today.

yes, Know Eye Deer, flying inside the house is not only possible it's great fun. and the ceiling fan can actually be a target or a landing spot! (just make sure it's turned off)

and captianbob, you will not need a stick but there is nothing wrong with using one. just a small dowel will work it doesn't need to be very long at all. With the iflite it's all about line management. how fast can you accurately pull line and and let it back out. in general i drop the line card on the floor and just use both hands to work with the line. a stick can help you because you can move line a great distance with the flick of your wrist. but i like to just feel the line tension and try to let line out or pull it back by hand.

it can be tricky but if you try to remember to quickly let line go slack whenever the iflite is pointed away from you it will level out and glide. let it glide as far as it can while keeping the tension on the line as light as possible. if you let the line slide though your hand you can slowly increase tension to turn the kite back towards you at the end of the glide.

when it is flying towards you will want to always keep tension on the line but try to pull only fast enough to keep the kite flying level. or if you need to climb pull slightly faster or just a short quick pull and the kite will rise a couple of feet. then let it glide again.

i'm no expert, but that works for me.

enjoy,
-g

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iFlite Fusion Vented 1488

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