Kite Safety rules

11. Fastening yourself to your kite line can lead to painful, serious injuries. Extra caution should be used if using a harness when traction or power flying. A harness should not be engaged if there is any doubt that total control can be maintained. It is also advisable to use a quick release system if you are attached to your kite.

12. Never over power yourself with a kite too large for wind conditions or fly a kite that you can't safely control.

13. Never cut line and release a kite (the only exception to this rule is within the confines of a controlled fighter kite battle).

14. Always be prepared for the worst. Fly your kite with the assumption that you will lose control and crash at anytime due to pilot error or equipment failure. With this mindset, you will ensure that your flying area and the immediate surroundings are free of people and the other dangerous circumstances mentioned above.

*****General rules of thumb to maintain Line Safety*****

1. Kevlar line will cut all other lines (for this reason, this line is very seldom used in kite flying, except under special applications)

2. Fighter kite Line (waxed line or glass coated), will cut most other lines, depending on the line. Tradition Fighter Kite Line is meant to be used for cutting lines of other Fighter kites. In fighter kite competitions of this nature, the last fighter kite that remains in the sky is the winner. Fighter kite (cutting line) should not be used for any other type of kite flying.

3. Cotton line will cut most lines (except Kevlar), because it is a natural fiber and has no oil based byproduct within its fibers. Cotton line is used mostly for inexpensive kites.

4. Dacron line will cut Spectra (but not Cotton or Kevlar). Dacron is commonly used for used for single line kites.

5. Spectra line will be cut by all other lines (including Spectra/Dacron blends, sometimes called Sport line). Spectra is the ideal line for Sport and Power kite flying because it has very high strength, but very low stretch, with the capability of having many wraps in the lines, and the flyer can still maintain control.