Learning to Fly
Bridle Adjustment
Your bridle has bee factory set and marked for your convenience. If
the tow point loop has shifted it can be corrected. To make changes,
pull top leg and bottom leg to open the larks head knot. Slide the tow
point above or below the mark. For less pull and more height, move
the tow point towards the nose. This is good for faster climbing in
light winds. For more pull and fast turns, move the tow point towards
the tail. Make small changes, 1/8” makes a big difference in flying
performance.
Connecting Flight Lines
Your kite is now fully assembled
and ready to fly. All you need
to do is attach your flying lines
and wrist straps. Attach fly lines
using a larks head or cinch type
knot.
Pre-Flight
Place your Osprey on the ground with the kite’s back against the
ground. After hooking your lines up to the bridle points, unroll the
lines all the way to the end. Hold the flying straps together and make
sure your lines are even. It is important that whenever you fly your
kite that the two flying lines are exactly the same length. If your right
line is longer than your left line or visa versa, your kite will be hard to
control. Your lines come pre-tied at the factory to even lengths. If they
have stretched or are different lengths, simply shorten the longer line
to match the shorter line.
WIND
Step 1:
Lines must be out and adjusted to
equal lengths before launching.
Make sure the person holding
the kite is behind it and
pointing the nose skyward.
Keep your hands forward and
parallel just before launch
WIND
PULL
Step 2:
Wind must be at flyers back.
To take off, tell your friend to
release the kite. At the same
time pull back on both lines
with equal tension to launch
the kite. Immediately return
both hands forward.
Solo Launching
With first flights it is easiest to have a helper toss the kite into the air.
When flying alone stake your handles or straps to the ground with an
old screw driver or tent stake or anything that you can push into the
ground. With the lines completely unwound attach your kite. With the
lines anchored and under tension, the kite will stand on its wing tips.
Tilt the nose of the kite back 45 degrees so the kite doesn’t accidentally
self launch.
To launch the kite, pull both lines until the kite stands up straight.
Then pull back both lines with equal tension and the kite will launch
straight into the sky. Remember to return both hands forward.
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