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Using the handles by Thierry Bressure

Thierry presents the main handle inputs and their effect on each half of the sail.

From the series KiteJust4Fun path. Transcript and translation by QuadKites.org.

Using the handles by Thierry Bressure

Key takeaways from this video

  • Releasing the brakes sends the kite forward; pulling them, with your thumbs on top of the handles, brakes it or sends it backward.
  • Offsetting your hands makes the kite slide toward the hand brought back.
  • A rotation combines one wing forward and the other backward: release one brake and pull the other.

Transcript

  1. Forward and braking

    0:07

    To make the kite go forward, just release the brakes. Conversely, to make it go backward or simply brake it, pull the brakes. Pulling the brakes means pressing with your thumbs on the top of the handle: I place my thumbs at the top of each handle, then pull the brakes by pressing with my thumbs.

  2. Slides

    1:06

    To slide, just offset your left and right hands. For a slide to the right, I offset my right hand by bringing it toward me; conversely, for a slide to the left, I offset my left hand. Seen from above, the movement is easy to understand.

  3. Rotations

    1:45

    A rotation comes from moving one wing forward and the other backward. For example, with the kite leading edge up, for a clockwise rotation I move the left wing forward and the right wing backward: I release the left brake and pull the right brake. Conversely, for a counterclockwise rotation, I move the left wing backward and the right wing forward.

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In the series KiteJust4Fun quad-line progression path — Thierry Bressure

  1. Using the handles — you are here
  2. Launch position
  3. Getting started and first launch
  4. Turns and horizontal flight
  5. Stop position
  6. Reverse flight
  7. Launch and landing

See the 11 videos of the series

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