Flying A 2 Line Power Kite
Flying Kites is an enjoyable activity that just about everyone can do. Steering a kite is much like riding a bike when you turn the handle bars left you steer left, so when you want the kite to fly to the left you pull slightly on the left hand, and right when you want to fly it to the right. You may see people making fast movements and struggling to control there kite this is because they are not using "Slow controlled movements" these are best as sudden jerky moves will normally result in your kite nose diving and hitting the ground. One of the best things you see is people lifting your hands up over your head in an effort to make the kite fly upwards - although it looks impressive it actually does absolutely nothing!
When you are new to kites it is a whole lot easier to have someone with you. Get the person your are with to hold the kite up from behind, holding it firmly, but allowing a little tension between the two of you so that the flying lines are off the ground. If you helper is struggling to hold the kite then I would suggest they let go as soon as you are ready as the winds are strong enough, and the kite will soar off into the air. Try to keep the lines evenly balanced to ensure stable flight, and with practice you can slowly start to make small turns left & right. It won't take long to get control.
If you crash your kite and the line gets twisted then carefully wind the handles around each other until the twists disappear. This is much easier than trying to un-rotate you kite.
To land the kite, you need to fly it out to the edge of the wind and steer gently toward the ground. The idea is to reach the ground about the same time the kite reaches the edge of the wind.
