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rebel 08 manual
9. TIpS aND TRICKS for rebel 08
Safety and Relaunch With the 5th Element:
Whether you are throwing powered handle passes, jumping, spinning, learning
to stay upwind or trying your first water re-launch, the 5th Element allows you
to perform all the tricks with full safety functions. As soon as you activate your
Iron Heart Quick Release, your bar will slide up along the fifth line completely
de-powering the kite. The kite will drop safely to the water in perfect re-launch
position. Pull the bar back to you, reload your Iron Heart and follow the simple
re-launch steps below.
Re-launch:
Rebel re-launch can be identified in four basic re-launch positions: wing-down,
nose-down, belly-up and belly-down.
Re-launch from the wing-down position:
When the kite is on the water with one wing down and one up, simply pull on one
back line, causing the kite to move to the edge of the window and re-launch. The
kite will come up at its own speed so tugging too hard on a back line or the bar
can actually slow the process.
Re-launch from the nose-down position:
Keeping the bar away from your body in the de-powered position, simply pull on
one outside steering line. The kite will make it’s way to the edge of the window,
flip over and take off. The harder you pull, the deeper in the wind window the
kite will re-launch so begin pulling slowly and steadily and increase the amount
of line you are pulling as necessary.
9. Tips UND Tricks for the rebel 08
Summary of Contents for Rebel Kite
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