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06.01 With an assistant
The easiest and safest way to
land your kite is with the help of an
assistant. Signal an assistant who
knows how to land your kite, that you
want to land. The assistant should
be standing well upwind of the kite.
Lower the kite towards the assistant
along the edge of the wind window.
The assistant can now ap-
proach the kite and grab hold of
the leading edge of the kite.
Warning:
The assistant should
never grab any lines.
Walk towards the assistant and pull
hard on the leeward side steering line
as soon as they have the kite securely
in their grasp. That way the kite will
flag out downwind of the assistant.
Secure the kite as described
in “Securing the Kite“
06.02 Without an assistant
by backstall
Warning:
Keep at least two
line-lengths safety distance
downwind. We generally
recommend landing with
the help of an assistant.
Landing the kite by back-
stall should only be attemp-
ted in light winds.
06 LANDING
Grab both leader lines above
the floaters.
Pull them back towards you
until the kite stalls and flies back-
wards towards the ground. To a
certain degree you can still control
the kite as it flies backwards.
Secure the leader lines around
a suitable object in a way that the
backlines stay “braked“ and flying
up of the kite again is not possible.
Quickly run to the kite and secure
it as described in “Securing the Kite“.
Tip
: When using this method
it is also possible to walk
your way up one of the stee-
ring lines to the kite, as long
as the wind is light enough.
06.03 Self-landing using
the Reefline-Safety
Make sure that you have a large
enough landing area that is free of any
obstacles that can damage the kite.
Fly the kite downwards to the side
of the wind window in the weakest
wind-area just above the ground.
Activate your Quick Release. The kite
will now flag out on the Reefline-Safety
and come to rest downwind of you.
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