TOP/REAR LINE ADJUSTMENTS
STALLING
INVERTING
You may find your lines not set right for your personal way of flying your kite.
If the kite steers very direct but does
not accelerate in flight, leaving you
with minimum pull, your top lines are
too long / rear lines are too tight.
If the kite steers very slow, with very
little response on your bar but flies
fast, your top lines are too short / rear
lines are too loose.
On the rare occasion that your kite stalls, grab the power adjuster and jerk the
top lines until the kite gets moving again.
On a very rare occasion the kite may invert, so the back skin is facing the flyer.
relaunch the kite.
To shorten the top lines use the
adjustment knot closest to the kite.
To make your top lines longer use the
adjustment knot furthest away from
the kite.
Rear lines too tight
Rear lines too loose
REMOVING SAND AND WATER FROM YOUR KITE
By removing any sand from your kite, wear is reduced but also the kite’s per-
formance is increased. When flying a kite with a large amount of sand in it, the
added weight will reduce overall flying speed and upwind performance.
Removing sand & water from the tip
area
When there is sand or water stuck
in the tip area, you can remove it by
opening the small Velcro outlets on
the tip.
Removing sand & water from the
center
When there is sand or water in the
center of the kite, you can get it out
through the
zipper. Hold both
tips and shake the kite up and down
whilst the
zipper is open.
sand or water will come out of the kite
via the
zipper.
TIP ON TIP RELAUNCH
KITE ON ITS LEADING EDGE
When your kite lies on the water tip on tip, relaunch as follows:
Pull the rear line of the bottom tip.
Often the kite flies up with the two
tips together. If this happens relaunch
is simple: grab the power adjuster and
come loose and the kite will
...regaining its shape.
When your kite lies leading edge down, relaunch as follows:
Now just steer the kite the water.
After a water relaunch fly the kite up
to the zenith. Shaking your bar a few
times helps for the water to fall the
kite faster. On a rare occasion a little
bit of water may have gotten into the
kite. Keep the kite above your head till
the water has dribbled out through the
the water.
Pull in one rear line...
...so the kite rolls over onto its side.
Now you can follow the tip on tip
relaunch to
the procedure.
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