What’s the easy way to keep bridles untangled? However we strongly caution everyone, from beginner to expert, to familiarize yourself with any new power kite by progressively working from light to stronger winds. In lighter winds it’s quite forgiving and great for learning basic control. Can the Tensor be flown by beginners?Ībsolutely. If you have quad handles, pull on the brake lines to back the kite into the air. If you’re flying with a control bar, pull on the center safety line and the kite will lift backwards off the ground. Can you re-launch a crashed foil without a helper?
Wrist straps do not have a safety leash so they’re best on lighter-pulling kites. The bar limits the speed of turns somewhat, which makes control bars a little easier for learning basic control. The padded bar doesn’t dig into your wrists, and typically includes a safety leash that lets you let go of the bar to kill the power in the kite if you ever get overpowered. What’s the difference between a control bar and wrist straps?Ī control bar makes harder-pulling kites more comfortable to fly. And it’s much easier to control for novice buggy pilots than more specialized kites which generate pull suddenly and can be prone to collapse. Can I buggy with a Tensor?Ībsolutely! It’s a more forgiving wing shape than you’d find in a high performance buggy race kite. But in strong winds our larger foils can easily pull you over or drag you on your feet, a buggy, landboard, snowboard or skis. Kites are not aircraft and they are not designed to safely pull you into the air. However the Tensor makes a great trainer for kiteboarding and can teach you the basics of kite control on land before you venture onto water with a much more powerful kite. Water kites use a different design with inflated bladders to make them relaunchable from the water, and they are typically much bigger. The Tensor isn’t meant for kiteboarding or body dragging where the kite could land in the water. Trick flying with framed kites gets addictive- with a good kite you can enjoy years of fun mastering more and more difficult tricks. They are typically more responsive and capable of a wide variety of tricks once you learn basic control. So they’re better suited for the fun of getting pulled around in stronger winds, or learning two-line basics with a forgiving wing that will put you in control as quickly as possible.įramed sport kites have a fixed wing shaped by sailcloth stretched across a rigid fiberglass or carbon fiber frame. While larger foils can pull incredibly hard in stronger winds, they can’t do the wide range of aerobatic tricks that a framed kite can. Ram air foils are not as responsive and maneuverable as framed kites, but they are more forgiving, require no assembly, and have no rigid parts that could be damaged in a hard crash. They are similar to paragliders and ram-air parachutes in their construction. What are the differences between framed and foil kites?įoil kites are made from fabric only, with inflatable chambers that create a wing shape from air pressure in the air inlets as they fly. Smaller foils like the Tantrum can pull hard too, but with two-line control you’re limited to breezy days without the ability to hold the kite in the power zone for continuous pull. The Tensor is best for traction kiting because it has four-line control to let you regulate power on the fly, a safety system, and big enough wings for plenty of power in moderate winds. The 20-footer makes a great add-on for single line kites, as “line laundry” to decorate your line, or for small dual-line kites.What’s your best kite for traction kiting? If you’re new to dual-line kites, the 75-footer makes it easier to learn because it slows the kite down and helps you track the kite’s direction as you learn to steer. The 75-footer is the perfect length for all medium to full-sized dual-line kites because it’s long enough to let you draw multiple loops and figures in the sky. Velcro closure at the tip makes it easy to drain sand and air as you put it away. Comes in a handy drawstring pouch for easy storage and multiples can be joined end to end for extra pizazz. Swivel clip attaches to virtually any kite so you can clip one or more onto the spine, wingtips, or your flying line. Tube tails inflate in flight to add eye-catching drama to any single or dual-line kite. Our classic tube tail is back in a colorful new design for 2022! The ‘Aurora’ version features a yellow, green, and blue geometric gradient punctuated by bold black stripes for maximum visual impact in flight.
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