I tried a few more times today. There was a lot spaced out gusts so the kite would go up quickly for about a minute then fall slowly. It flew decently high though, it just needed a more constant wind.
The conditions where not optimal but I tried to fly the kite with a 50 g load. Just to see if it would take off. Even with the strongest gusts I didn't worked. I guess it would have been too easy with such a simple kite, so now I have to find a better kite design. I don't know much about kites so if you have some suggestions feel free to comment.
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It's been a few years, so I don't know if you're still interested, but I'm fond of using rokkaku kites for lifting. They can be easily tuned to handle wind conditions, and can generate quite a bit of lift.
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