premier crystal box kite

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[DD]

I'll preface this post with the fact that I'm not much of slk guy.
I just got a premier crystal box kite. It is bridled from one point and seems to fly 'on its back'. Is it possibly to bridle it at a second place on the 'other side' to get it to fly more upright or will it not fly right?
As soon as i down load the camera I'll post a couple of shots of it

[Wayner]

There is a poor video of the kite on youtube

PREMIER KITES CLARKE'S CRYSTAL 11072

does is fly this this

[thief]

There are two different versions of this design...the original UK version that are brought into the US by Ray Merry.. and there is a version available from premier kites as well.....

Designed to be a tumbler or stable......

Definitely pop a two or three legged bridle on it to settle it out....

[DD]

Not sure if the picture will show or not. It's bridled at the bottom only in one point. Fairly stable, when there was enough wind.

[Wayner]

Not sure if the picture will show or not. It's bridled at the bottom only in one point. Fairly stable, when there was enough wind.

Good looking kite 

You right a single point bridle is stable. They can adjust quickly to changes in the wind. The big weakness is they are hard to launch.

For a traditional two point bridle connect the upper part to the spar at the leading edge and attach a pig tail using a "prusik knot" for the tow point. This knot is quickly adjustable to different wind speed.