If the brake lines are too loose or too tight, your kite will not fly correctly. Make sure your four flying lines are all the same length. Refer to the 'Line adjustment' tutorial to learn how to shorten lines.

Tuning

Brake Lines Too Lose

If the brake lines are too loose the following may occur:

• Lack of brake control
• Inability to reverse kite

Brake lines a little loose

If the brake lines are a little loose the following may occur:

• Good control
• Kite climbs fast
• Less responsive brake movements

Brake lines nearly tight

If the brake lines are nearly tight the following may occur:

• Good control
• Kite may hesitate to climb in light winds
• Brakes responsive to small control movement

Brake lines too tight

If the brake lines are too tight the following may occur:

• Kite stalls or lags
• Difficulty in launching
• Difficulty in climbing to top of wind window