User manual

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To start, pull evenly on both lines as far as needed to bring wind pressure to
the sail so that the kite lifts. Always look behind you first because you will
need to go backwards a ways if there is not much wind.
Ask a friend to help you with your first launches. He should throw the kite
upwards when the lines are pulled slightly tight. With the first starts, try to
initially fly the kite in the zenith. The zenith position is perpendicular to the
pilot. In this position, the kite is at the edge of the wind window and builds
up little pressure. First try to keep the kite steady in this position for a while.
Steering a sport kite is easy. If you pull with your right hand you make the
kite turn to the right, and a pull with your left hand turns the kite to the left.
As soon as you return your hands to a "neutral" position level with each other,
the kite flies straight again - up to the edge of the wind window where the
kite loses pressure. Always move just one hand while you keep the other in
the "neutral" position. For practice, fly several figure eights (see Figure 6.1).
Start at the top in the wind window and pull downward more and more into
the power zone!
Sharp Corners
Normally, you fly a curve to the right by pulling on the right flight line (pull
turn). You can do it another way though:
If you press one hand forward from the neutral position  push turn  the
kite turns in the opposite direction. Push with your left hand and the kite will
turn to the right or clockwise, push with your right hand and the kite turns
to the left or counterclockwise. Rapid pushing and returning to neutral results
in sharper corners (fig. 6.2).
Landing
To land, fly the kite to the right or left towards the edge of the wind window.
The kite will lose pressure and slowly sink to the ground (see the soft landing
fields in the wind window description in the Quick Start).
Do Not Panic!
To soften an eminent crash, run toward your kite or let the line loose. It will
lose pulling force and sink to the ground. Ensure that nobody is put at risk
in the direction of the kite and that no hazardous situations will result.