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smile.gif posted on 2-5-2011 at 04:20 AM
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hi guys await to get my first full on powerkite its a PKD Buster Soulfly- 2.2m and i wonderd if anyone could give me any tips. on anything really setup flying landing wind speeds controling braking. so much to think about :wink2::wink2::wink2::wink2:



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[*] posted on 2-5-2011 at 04:54 AM


This link really helped me.

http://www.coastalwindsports.com/101FirstFlight4LineHandles....



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[*] posted on 2-5-2011 at 04:34 PM


It sounds funny but at 1st try not to fly the kite. Just try to control it. Take it to zenith ( above your head ) and just try and keep it calm for a 4 or 5 real minutes. Pay attention to keeping the brake lines slack. Nearly all you problems will be brake related. That or large jerky actions . Try and be ahead of what is going to happen and use gentle motion.

After 4 or so minutes then start flying it back and forth a bit. Then do figure 8's. Try and work deeper into the power zone feeling how it comes on and off at the kite passes through. Then feel how the kite will sit at the edge of the wind window just like it did overhead all the way down both sides. This will all take about 1/2 hour but will make moving forward much easier.



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