New to Rev? 3 Tips to Rev Mastery by Revolution Kites

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   Are you level two?

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   Hi, I'm Joe, inventor of the Revolution, and let's take a look at three tips to make your level two Rev skills look amazing. But wait a minute, are you a level two Rev pilot? Well, if you can basically launch, stop your Rev, adjust its position and back it down, you're a level one pilot. For a level two pilot, you should also be able to spin your Rev, and even beyond that, you should be able to fly across and spin. But the crowning touch for level two is the dive stop. If you have a dive stop and basic spins, you're basically a level two pilot. Here are three tips to add style to your level two flying.

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   Tip 1: have a plan

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   Tip number one: have a plan. You should have a purpose in your flying. You should have a beginning, a middle and an end. The beginning is easy: it's a launch. And we have the perfect ending: the dive stop. Now let's build the middle, the core section, with your basic Rev skills.

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   Tip 2: symmetry

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   Tip number two: symmetry creates a powerful story and shows off your Rev mastery. Let's create a symmetrical pattern by flying left and right with spins, but also add in side hovers and some small reverse flight sections to highlight your precision and control. Fly up, go to a right hover, fly forward, do a top turn and hover on the right again. Now reverse back, turn it over the top symmetrically, fly to the left, turn over the top and hover to the left again, and then reverse back. That's our core symmetrical pattern.

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   Tip 3: precision and control

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   Tip number three: Rev mastery is all about precision and control. If you challenge yourself to fly precisely each time you fly, you'll have noticeable improvement every time. Here are a few examples. On your dive stop, try to hold that inverted hover at the end dead steady, even if it's only for a second. Here's another example: when you're flying across the sky and you throw in that spin, try to have a straight line in and a straight line out. Another example is in your side hover: you want to be nice and straight. If you're, for example, doing a tip landing, slide down in a straight line, and then when you land that tip, hold it steady. Okay, I think we've got it. Let's give it a try. Flying like that, you're a force to be reckoned with.