First Rev Lesson: Level 1 in 20 Minutes by Revolution Kites
A first-time pilot tries to pass Club 38 level 1 in twenty minutes, then tries a Condor.
From the series First flights. Transcript by QuadKites.org.
Key takeaways from this video
- A beginner passes Club 38 level 1 in her very first session of about twenty minutes.
- The Condor, a speed model with a powerful launch, stays controllable thanks to its larger wingspan.
Transcript
Level 1 in 20 minutes
0:00Hi, I'm Joe Hadzicki, inventor of the Revolution, and today the question is: can a first-time pilot pass Level 1 of Club 38 in 20 minutes? Here are the basics for a successful Level 1 performance. Okay, are you ready for this? Well, my husband has flown before, but now I'm going to give it a try and try to be better than him. After a few lessons, you might be better than him. Yes. Congratulations, Club 38 Level 1. Here's your pin. Oh, thank you. How was that? It was so much fun. It makes me want to do more.
Trying the Condor
4:06Well, with that experience under your belt, do you want to try the Condor? Really? Why not? I think it's going to work. Yeah, let's give it a try. Okay, so how was it? It was crazy fun. I want to do more now. Yeah, it's powerful, but it's very controllable because of the larger wings. So what do you think about the Condor? It was so much easier. It's easier in some ways because it's got that bigger wingspan, although it's a speed model, so when it takes off it's got some serious power.
Keep going
In the series First flights — Revolution Kites tutorials
- More Basics for Easy Rev Flying
- Common Rev Problems for Beginners, with Solutions
- New to Rev? 3 Tips to Rev Mastery
- First Rev Lesson: Level 1 in 20 Minutes — you are here
- The one skill every Rev pilot must know: stopping your Rev (Club 38 skill #5)
- When to pull your Rev
- When to pull your Rev: it's not what you think
See the 17 videos of the series
Elsewhere on the site
- The basics of flying — Complete tutorial: setup and first flights
- Club 38 by Revolution kites — Joe's public videos around Club 38
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