SELF LAUNCHING
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Attach the wrist leash to your proper wrist.
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With the control bar in both hands and at chest height, take a few steps back to take
the slack out of the flying lines.
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This will release the sand or sand bags from the wing tip of the kite.
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Next, SLOWLY steer the kite into the sky by pulling toward you on the side of the bar
attached to high side of kite. DO NOT make any abrupt motions. The slower you steer
the kite into the neutral position, the safer and the better.
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As you take a few steps backward and steer the kite up into the sky, the kite will fill
with wind and continue to rise.
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Continue to steer the kite into the neutral position–SLOWLY.
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Your arms will remain extended above your head, with the bar even, while the kite is
in the neutral position.
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With your back to the wind, walk slowly to the water’s edge, keeping in constant check
with the kite. You should know what it is doing at all times.
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DO NOT HOOK INTO THE HARNESS LINE WHEN LAUNCHING! If you do, you will not
be able to safely and quickly utilize your wrist leash system if necessary.
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If anything goes wrong with the launch, you should be ready to let go of the bar and
utilize the wrist leash system.
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WARNING: the more wind there is during your launch, the faster everything will hap-
pen. That’s why it is important that you launch the kite slowly and safely.
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WARNING: DO NOT set your kite up for self launch and then wind out your lines. Make
sure your lines are laid out and are correct before you set your kite in self-launch posi-
tion. The kite may launch accidentally while you are winding out your lines.
KB BASICS
SELF LAUNCHING
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