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Slides by Thierry Bressure

Sliding the kite sideways by offsetting your arms, upright and then leading edge down, where the controls reverse. The on-screen text points it out at each pass.

From the series KiteJust4Fun path. On-screen text noted by QuadKites.org.

Slides by Thierry Bressure

On-screen text from the video

  1. Offset the arms — Bring closer the one in the direction of the slide0:13
  2. Careful: here the leading edge is down — so left arm to go right0:24
  3. Careful: here the leading edge is down — so right arm to go left0:32
  4. With the leading edge up there is no trap — Bring the left arm closer to go left0:41
  5. Be careful not to pull the brake of the arm you bring closer — remember to release the brake of that arm a little0:51
  6. Once at equilibrium — increase compensation to climb — reduce compensation to descend1:20
  7. You can step back or forward — to start the climb or the descent1:46
  8. As for the vertical slide — At the equilibrium position, increase compensation2:58
  9. As for the vertical slide — At the equilibrium position, increase compensation4:38
  10. Slide + forward/reverse combination11:08

Keep going

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

  1. Stop position
  2. Reverse flight
  3. Launch and landing
  4. Horizontal flight
  5. Wingtip turn variation
  6. Slides — you are here
  7. Rotation while traveling

See the 11 videos of the series

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