What can U do with a kite that flys to one side. I have checked the lines and bridal

Check em again

Sounds like it's f****d to me. Best to cut it up and chuck it in the bin.

There seem to be a lot of these one post wonders occurring at the moment. First post, ask a silly question and never hear from them again.

I know the seasons about to start and all, but I get the feeling they're not all here with the best of intentions.....

Canopy prob stretched then. Not much you cna do, except...maybe your bladder is twisted. Take it out and put it back in. I may be doing the same with my kite when I can be fcked.

oh to check. Lay kite leading edge down, get behind it and measure each wing tip from ground up and maybe along the canopy a bit. Should be same both sides, if not, leading edge bladder twist could be the culprit.

Move to WA

Just shorten one of the steering lines till it flys straight.....simples

Left or Right?

O-Oh. Heavy weather topic

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gazziggy said..
What can U do with a kite that flys to one side. I have checked the lines and bridal

Remove the fins in one end of your twin tip to balance it out.

How was the wedding?

I had one of these - twisted leading edge bladder. You can check for twist by looking at how the bladder sits while fully inflated on the garage floor or similar flat surface. If twisted try inflating to about half pressure or less, grab leading edge and wave it up and down vigorously in a few different places along the edge then reinflate and check leading edge on floor. Repeat shaking until bladder is ok.

If not twisted then check all bridle line lengths are even as previously mentioned.

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Hunter S said..
Repeat shaking until bladder is ok.

See a doctor.

Must be a northern hemisphere Kite.....

I dress to one side as well and always have, what has this got to do with the kite? well I think I put a permanent hook into it by always sending it down the left hand side and now it naturally bends that way.
Maybe its how you roll the kite up doing it from one end all the time.

A fairly common problem with an easy solution, light the kite on fire then launch it. The offending bits will burn up and fall off and the kite will then fly true.
I had to do this just last week.

Buy some windsurfing gear. It works both sides.

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gazziggy said..
What can U do with a kite that flys to one side. I have checked the lines and bridal

Try it in a different wind direction

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Beaglebuddy said...
A fairly common problem with an easy solution, light the kite on fire then launch it. The offending bits will burn up and fall off and the kite will then fly true.
I had to do this just last week.

Awesome!

I bet the kiter was happy that you so kindly helped him out .

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R1DER said..

Beaglebuddy said...
A fairly common problem with an easy solution, light the kite on fire then launch it. The offending bits will burn up and fall off and the kite will then fly true.
I had to do this just last week.

Awesome!

I bet the kiter was happy that you so kindly helped him out .

Yes he was thanking me, at least I thought that's what he was trying to say, he was very animated.

Post this in Heavy weather. Every thread becomes an argument about left or right, so that should balance it out.

Pull the other one ........harder ........ It may play jingle bells . And straighten out ...