For the Sport Kite Spectator
Sport Kite Spectator
First you need to know just what a sport kite is to understand sport kite competition. Today’s sport kites are sometimes called stunt kites. In the most basic understanding of the sport kite the description is a kite that has two or more control lines used to do maneuvers in the sky. At some time or another you may have seen a sport kite doing strange things like bouncing around flying very low or even on the ground. This type of kite flying a lot of the time is intentional.
Sport Kites Come in Two Basic Types
You will hear it’s a dual-line kite! Meaning the kite has two control lines that give it the ability to do any number of tricks and complicated maneuvers in the sky. It takes a lot of practice to master the sport kite to do maneuvers like the axel, fade, lazy susan, comet, cascade, and a stall. Today’s modern stunt kites are delta-shaped similar to this:
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XL Sport Dual Control Nylon Kite: Orange by X-Kites List Price: $21.99 Sale Price: $24.99  |
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THIS XL SPORT STUNT KITE HAS A 70 IN. WINGSPAN (ALMOST 6 FOOT) WITH DUAL CONTROL LINES. IT'S A GREAT BEGINNERS STUNT KITE WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY FIBERGLASS FRAME. IN NO TIME THE BEGINNER FLYER CAN DO STUNTS, LOOPS AND EVEN DIVES WITH THIS COLORFUL BEAUTY... |
With the more advanced multi-line kites you see as few as three control lines. The most common are quad-line kites meaning 4 control lines. The flight characteristics of the quad-line sport kites are very different than the dual-line stunt kites. You will see them flown backwards and forwards and they can be made to stop suddenly and hover. The quad-line employs two rigid handles with two control lines on each one. So what does the quad-line kite look like? You will see the quad-line kite in different shapes but the most common looks like a flat sail similar to these:
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Revolution 1.5 SLE Quad Line Stunt Kite Red White Blue Made in the USA Sale Price: $199.00 |
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Revolution Power Blast Quad Line Power Stunt Kite White Red Made in the USA Sale Price: $449.00 |
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Very exciting to watch are trains which consists of what can be dual-line and multi-line kites linked together. These trains of 3 or more kites linked together are unable to the complicated maneuvers like single kites can but they are still a blast to watch.