The basics of flying

This section is a first version. It is constantly being improved as feedback comes in.

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Thanks to all the video authors for their tutorials!

Getting to know your kite, assembly and disassembly

Presentation of a Revolution kite and its lines

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Now’air video

Setting up your Revolution kite or similar kite

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Video from Now’air

Polo Kites shows which way to put the connectors for the vertical rods: Facebook post.

Dissassembly your Revolution kite or similar kite

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Now’air video

Assembly and disassembly your kite (advanced)

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Video from kitelife.com

Changing your frame on the leading edge

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Video from kitelife.com

Assembly your lines

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Video from Now’air
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Prism kites video

Line management

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Video from Kitelife.com

Disassembly your lines

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Video from Now’air
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Video from Prism kite technology

Attaching lines to handles

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Video from Kitelife.com

First flights

Safety rules

Safety is essential for you, for the people on the ground and for the whole family.

Here are some basic rules to check regularly during your flying sessions: Safety rules.

Choosing your flying site

Before you set off for your flying ground, you can check out the links with tools such as Google Maps and the weather forecast. The use of flying objects may be restricted in some places. If flying is authorized, some areas are more suitable than others, depending on the wind direction.

You can find tips on :

Anticipate the wind strength

You can keep an eye on the weather before you head out to the flying fields. There are websites and apps that specialize in wind forecasting. You’ll need to know the average wind speed and also the gust speed.

Here are the weather forecasting applications:

Tips are available for guessing wind strength from the field:

Using your handles to fly

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Thierry Bressure’s video

Thierry explains more about hand movement according to the desired movement on his blog KiteJust4Fun.

The landing position

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Thierry Bressure’s video

Launching

Tutorial 1

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Thierry Bressure’s video

Tutorial 2

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Video from Kitelife.com

The wind window

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Video from Kitelife.com
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Kitesurf college video

Making turns and flying horizontally

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Video from Thierry Bressure

Doing a figure 8

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Video from Kitelife.com

Stopping your kite

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Video by Thierry Bressure

Reversing your kite

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Thierry Bressure’s video

Launching and landing

Tutorial 1

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Thierry Bressure’s video

Tutorial 2

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Video from Kitelife.com

Relaunching a kite lying on the ground

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Video from Kitelife.com

Tutorials including assembly & first flights

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Revolution kites video

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