Enjoy Flying Kites with Kite Safety Rules and Regulation

 

Kite flying is an extreme sport that is usually played during safe windy days. Yes, you heard me right, I said safe windy days. Kite flying is a bit of a dangerous sport since this includes you flying on a kite. You may crash unto unsafe grounds like big rocks, tall trees, buildings, dangerous areas of water bodies, or you may get tangled with power lines. It may cause you harm or worse, death if you just ride and fly your kite without yet looking at the basic steps and precautions to keep you safe. Here are some tips for you to look at before you verge into riding in your kite and flying.

Weather is the first thing you need to check out before you drag your kite outside your home. Check initially the weather forecast on that day and time. See if this weather is best for kite flying and will not just bring you injuries. You may check real-time weather forecast from the internet, television, radio or newspapers.

Do not fly your kite in crowded places. People may be considered an interruption as you fly your kite and you cannot easily land whenever you want.

There is one thing that you should always remember when flying a kite, set a 100-m distance from all kind of obstructions such as buildings, rocks, trees or power lines for may get caught up on those as you fly the kite.

Do not kite offshore, or when the wind is going offshore. For sure, you and kite will really get directed there. Usually when you are tired yet you are offshore, you may swim to the shore. But this may be a dangerous to stop your kite and just swim. There may be sharks, jellyfish and other hazardous marine life under since it is already far away from the shore.

It is best to kite if the wind is going sideshore. Avoid winds which are directly going offshore or onshore.

Be alert with weather changes. If you think the wind direction is changing, take off your kite. It might not be good to stay anymore.

Just like any other kind of sports, kite flying also has its appropriate equipments and outfits to use. Always wear your helmets. This can protect your head against any bumping. And most especially wear your helmet when using a board leash.

A knife may save from any tangles. Just in case you get tangled while kiting. You may use this knife to cut and free you from these tangles especially when you are in a dangerous situation.

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