Big Wind employees launch the kite and for a few minutes demonstrate how pulling on one line and then on the other controls the direction the kite goes in. Then the controls are given to the student Sometimes an employee holds onto their hands for initial guidance. After out ten or fifteen minutes,several of the students hae taken turns and most are getting used to the idea of it. If they really know what they are doing, they can be left alone in the park for as long as they wish.