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| THE FLYING AREA FOR POWER KITES |
Requirements:
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Choose your flying area carefully. |
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The kite lines are 40m (130ft) long, so make sure you have at least 80m (260ft, or 85yds) radius safe flying area. |
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Make sure that the area downwind is clear of rocks and other solid objects - impact at high speed can cause injury. |
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If you are flying on hard ground wear suitable shoes. |
The wind window is that space in which your kite will remain airborne, the window is a half hemisphere in front and above the flier, with a radius equal to the length of your flying line.
With your back to the wind, the area directly down wind from you and about just above the ground is where you will get the strongest pull, this is known as the power zone. This is also the best place to launch your kite especially in light wind.
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Hot Tip: In strong wind and with larger kites it may be better to launch towards the edge of the window where the initial power surge will be lessened and you reduce the risk of being dragged across the ground. The space directly to your right and left and extending directly over head in an arc is known as the neutral zone.
There are two factors that affect the size of your wind window. The first and most critical is wind speed, if you are flying in a strong wind the window will expand in comparison to a light wind where the window will shrink. The second will be the length of your lines, the longer your lines the greater your wind window will be. Longer lines also make maneuvers less precise.
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