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Originally Posted by Russky
What's the best way to self-launch and self-land a bow kite?
[Looks like traditional "sand/wingtip" self-launch doesn't work too well on bows...]
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No it doesn't as you have discovered. The more wind you have the worse it functions. Eagle has covered the anchoring techniques well. Just make sure whatever you use as an anchor won't be pulled up by the flat kite in gust surges.
There are still other techniques involving pivoting the kite for launching and landing. I have been using the launching technique for sometime, it works well. Basically, you pretend the kite is on water, leading edge down and go through the motions of relaunching it. You don't want any sharp stuff to be in the sand of course.
NOTE: I heard about a rider that came close to getting killed by doing a solo pivot
landing technique by NOT disconnecting the chicken loop FIRST. The accident story is astonishing and I hope to write about it once I receive first hand details.
Paul Menta has some photos of various bow kite techniques including solo launch, landing, self-rescue, etc. at:
under Bow-Tech at:
http://www.thekitehouse.com/