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The angle of attack by Aerialis Kites

Connect handle angle, pressure in the sail, and the kite’s behaviour.

From the series Aerialis tutorials. Transcript by QuadKites.org. Original article on Aerialis Kites.

The angle of attack by Aerialis Kites

Key takeaways from this video

  • The angle of attack (AOA) determines how the kite flies, and on a quad kite you change it with your handles.
  • Thumbs back gives a steeper angle and the kite flies forward; thumbs forward gives a flatter angle and the kite flies backward.
  • Handles in neutral, with subtle input only, make the kite hover; returning the handles to neutral puts it back into a hover.

Transcript

  1. Title

    0:04

    Quad kite angle of attack. A tutorial by Aerialis Kites.

  2. The angle of attack and the handles

    0:20

    The Angle of Attack (AOA) determines how your kite will fly. With a quad lined kite, you change the kite's AOA using your handles.

  3. Thumbs back, thumbs forward, neutral

    0:33

    Pulling your thumbs back makes for a steeper angle, and the kite flies forwards. Pushing your thumbs forward makes for a flatter angle, and the kite flies backwards. Handles in neutral position, and with subtle input only, the kite will hover.

  4. The animated diagram

    0:52

    Let's take a closer look. Handles neutral: kite hovers. Pull thumbs back: kite flies forward. Handles back to neutral: kite back into hover. Push thumbs forward: kite flies backwards. Handles back to neutral: kite back into hover.

  5. End

    1:42

    Thanks for watching!

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In the series Aerialis Kites quad-line tutorials

  1. Turning
  2. The hover
  3. Grab the handles, move your body
  4. The angle of attack — you are here
  5. More on the angle of attack
  6. The down turn
  7. Improve your hovers

See the 29 videos of the series

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