So my quiver includes a good number of C kites as well as a couple bow kites and I've been trying to get my head around the variety of self launch and self landing methods out there- lots of different ideas but nowhere that puts them all together. That is what I'm going for here.
An outline of the methods:
The classic Tip Fold Sand Weight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhMuly1Det8
The Drag Launch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pxa_Sfe ... 0&index=15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sPjDau6_n0
The Drift Launch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq3PB2G7b88
The Reverse Launch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVa4vQAQdd4
5th line Rollover launch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr3VH3iiyFc
The Tether Launch & The Tether Landing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSaEYB1d ... V7QRNURHN0
The Double Front Line Pull Landing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6KvdZsTXuc
The Single Front Line Pull Landing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1hkMW1E ... V7QRNURHN0
The Alternating Outside Line Pull Landing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfmTXLZjkxk#t=76
The Wind Shadow Landing
towards the end of this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfrX8p7S ... H1kd22rfgg
plus some scary looking crowded beach landings
Other Ideas:
The dynamics of front line pulling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxZ6bmVM ... DB&index=7
Drag Launch on a C Kite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTTxguhMcHE
I'd love to see some critique on various methods- seems like knowing them all isn't a bad idea. Anybody have better names for these? Or a better video? Or another technique?