I had this video back in 2001 when I got several Prism kites: the Elixir, Illusion, Illusion 2K, the Ozone and Alien. I still have those kites and are in great shapes! Now, I want to start flying again!! Learned a lot from that video!
I hit a wall on stringing them together,,,I know once I get by it the door will open to alot of fun stuff just been stuck there for so long. I live in Redding CA, almost no such thing as smooth air. Plus I've never even seen anybody else that flys. Got 3 prism kit, wore the bridles out on my 3D and prism sent me replacements. Hats off to them. Thanks guys.
I love sliding, especially when I have an audience. They’re always like “wait, a kite can do that? Really?” 😂 Back in 1997 when I started trick kiting the cascade was called a “tic-toc” and multiple axels a “helicopter”. Guess we just made up our own names haha
Just seen this one, I'll pass it on to the guy's and girls in the Harlow Kite Flying Page, I'm sure they would find it interesting to watch. . Great flight.
I'm still working on that one myself. In stronger winds, if I can pop one wing up, I can usually get enough air to lift it up. In weaker winds, I'm taking a walk. :)
You can do what's called the dead launch. With the kite belly down dose towards you, take all slack out of the lines first. Here's the trick. 1. Make a firm pop with both lines that only pulls about a quarter inch of line. This is tricky and takes practice and can damage your kite. But it will cause the kite nose to bounce about 6-12 inches of the ground. 2. Immediately after the pop sweep your arms back to pull air under the sail. This method is hard to learn but once you learn it it can be very useful.
