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Just got your new Bee from the nice kite man eh! The following is a guide to help you get started with the minimum of grief. You will need: Stake the handles
down (some handles have a handy loop of rope near the bottom, use this)
Take kite to the other end and attach kite to lines again with lark's
head knots. Unfurl kite and take out any slack in the lines by moving
away from the stake. Kite should sit nicely in an arc on the ground ready
to fly. Now that you have got you bee nicely set up and you have had your fun for the day it is time to put it back in the bag. Leave everything connected. With the kite landed put the handles on the stake. Get your bag and walk to the kite. Fold up the kite with all the bridles in the centre so that you end up with a neat parcel of fabric with just the four lines coming out. Put this in the bag and pull the drawstring shut. Leave it there and walk back to handles. Put stake in pocket or somewhere that you will not lose it. Hold both handles together and wind all four lines around both handles whilst walking towards the kite bag. Open bag and put handles down the side of the bag. Here are some pictures that may help explain the winding procedure. You don't have to do figures of eights, it is a personal thing, I find it is kinder on the lines and is quicker but if you prefer just go round and round the handles. The next time you want to fly your bee do this: Stake in ground, pickup kite bag and walk downwind line length away from stake, normally 1 stride = 1m ish therefore I walk out 30ish strides. Drop kite bag, leave kite in bag, extract handles. Walk back toward the stake whilst unwinding the lines. On reaching the stake, place you handles around it to secure the brake lines, walk back to bag, unpack kite and shake to inflate and take out any slack in the lines by moving kite away from stake (kite should now sit nicely on ground) walk backup up lines removing tangles as you go, on reaching the stake, put kite bag somewhere safe. Pick up handles check and remove twists etc if required finally launch away. |
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