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The perfect quad-line lesson for two-line pilots by Revolution Kites

The lesson for pilots coming from two-line kites: on a Rev, pulling a handle does not turn, it slides; the turn comes from rotating the handle.

From the series First flights. Transcript by QuadKites.org.

The perfect quad-line lesson for two-line pilots by Revolution Kites

Key takeaways from this video

  • On a Rev, pulling a handle slides the wing sideways, in any direction, even upside down.
  • To turn, keep your thumbs together and pull only the bottom of the handle back, for a second; if you hold it, the Rev spins.
  • Avoid pulling and turning at the same time: that slide turn takes you back to two-line habits and disrupts your flying.

Transcript

  1. The two-line habit problem

    0:00

    I'm Joe Hadzicki, inventor of the Revolution, and if you're a two-line flyer having problems with your four-line Revolution, let's look at the problem. For two-line control, you pull on the left handle to turn left and you pull on the right handle to turn right. The problem is that this doesn't cause your Revolution to turn. Here we are in a hover. I'm going to pull back on the left handle. This should cause a huge turn. Did you see it? It doesn't really cause a turn at all.

  2. Pulling makes the Rev slide

    0:58

    The pulling motion on your two-line kite causes a turn, but on the Rev it actually causes your Rev to slide sideways. That pulling motion caused the Rev to slide, and it can even slide in any direction, including upside down: sliding to the right, right hand back, sliding down, sliding upside down to the right.

  3. Turning with the handle bottom

    1:33

    So the pulling motion is left for a left turn, right for a right turn. Well, let's think of it this way: keep your thumbs together, and to do a left turn, instead of pulling the whole handle, just rotate it by pulling the bottom of the handle back for a left turn, and pull the bottom of the right handle for a right turn. You're keeping your handles together and pulling the bottom of the handle back. Right turn, left turn, right turn, left turn, right turn, left turn. You only rotate for a second to do the turn. If you turn and hold it, it's going to cause your Rev to spin. Right turn, left turn, right turn, left turn. If you hold it, it causes a spin: right spin, left spin.

  4. Avoiding the slide turn

    2:33

    Now be careful, don't get into the bad habit of pulling and turning. This will make you think you're flying a two-line kite. Pulling causes a sliding motion and the rotation of the handle causes the turn. When you do those two together, you get a slide turn, and this will confuse both you and the kite. Keep it simple, keep it basic, and stay focused on the turn by pulling the bottom of the handle.

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  4. Reach Rev mastery: avoid these three mistakes
  5. Tips to overcome basic Rev challenges
  6. Fastest Rev lesson for two-line pilots
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