Unfolding the lines and preparing to fly by Lyze Kiel

Chapter summary

1. Two pairs of lines

   0:00

   The lines form two pairs joined with larks head knots. Lyze frees them and stakes the handles into the ground.

2. Unwinding downwind

   0:47

   With the wind at his back, he unwinds the lines walking away from the handles; they are wound in figure 8s, which he shows when packing up.

3. Keeping track of the lines

   1:47

   To keep the same logic on both sides, he puts black on yellow on one side and yellow on black on the other. Each handle has a knot ladder to adjust line length.

4. Attaching to the handles

   2:28

   He attaches the lines to the handles with larks head knots, black lines at the back, and corrects himself after mixing them up.

5. Glasses and cap

   4:44

   A practical tip: glasses and a cap, because the sun quickly tires your eyes. The two pairs are now clearly separated, right and left.

6. Attaching the kite

   5:29

   He attaches the lines to the kite: yellow at the front, on the leading edge, black at the back. It doesn't matter which pair goes right or left, as long as no line runs through another.

7. Before launching

   6:40

   There is a little too much wind for this kite in that part of the window: Lyze waits before flying it.