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Grab the handles, move your body by Aerialis Kites

Hold the handles lightly and use body movement to preserve line tension.

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

Grab the handles, move your body by Aerialis Kites

Key takeaways from this video

  • There is no single right way to hold the handles: experiment and find what suits your flying style.
  • Keep your elbows close to your sides, and practise your stance while moving about the field.

Transcript

  1. Find your own grip

    0:59

    There is no one way, so experiment and find the one that suits your flying style. Okay, grab your handles like this. In any direction, your arms, your elbows actually, should be close to your sides.

  2. The correct position

    2:20

    Here is the correct position, and watch me while I'm flying now: moving about on the field, on the beach, forwards, backwards, sideways, stationary, all of that. That's the way.

  3. Your turn

    3:24

    Alright, now it's your turn. Go find a flying field, or a beach, or whatever, and practice. Make a good stance, all of it close to your sides.

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In the series Aerialis Kites quad-line tutorials

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

See the 29 videos of the series

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