Cascade Bridle

Cascade Bridle

Originally designed by Ron Gibian?, a cascade bridle is a multiple point bridle that “fans out” from one point to two or more points. It is designed such that by moving the tow point, the system automatically adjusts other bridle lines all the way up and down the kite.

Cascade Bridle Tutorial:

Kite Squid provided an excellent Tutorial on the subject here: http://www.kitebuilder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2097

Cascade Bridle Calculator:

jrapp@ucsd.edu created an Excel spreadsheet where you can plug in the kites’ height and see the bridle lengths for cascades. Find it here: http://www.spencewikel.com/kites/JRapp%20Cascading%20Bridle%20Calculator.xls