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Launching — Revolution Kites tutorials

Launching a Revolution cleanly, from the ground, by hand or in light wind: Joe Hadzicki’s gestures, from the basic launch to the hand launch.

Start with The Revolution launch: 6 key techniques and The Revolution hand launch: how to.

  1. The Revolution launch: 6 key techniques

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    Six ways to launch a Rev, from the standard launch to the dead launch, with the common mistakes of each and what the Reflex changes when the wing is face down.

  2. Launching and spinning your Revolution like a pro

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    Two problems of a Club 38 pilot solved in the field: relaunching a Rev that has landed face down, and spinning without losing altitude.

  3. The Revolution hand launch: how to

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    The hand launch on short lines: how to hold the wing and the handles, throw it like a spear almost across the wind, then stop the Rev in the inverted position.

  4. Light wind launch technique

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    A light-wind launch sequence that combines four secrets: walk back, bottom turn into a spin, lay the wing out and glide, in a simplified then an advanced version.

  5. Guarantee success on your first Revolution launch

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    The simplest way to succeed in your first session with a new Rev: straighten the lines if they are twisted, and stick to Club 38 level-one skills.

  6. New Rev skill: the Revolution Reflex ground zero hand launch

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    The ground zero hand launch, a hand launch unique to the Reflex: throwing the Rev like a spear, flat or even towards the ground, and letting it climb thanks to ground effect.

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Thanks to Joe Hadzicki and Revolution Kites for these videos. The whole channel is on YouTube.

Last updated: — new page: 6 Revolution Kites videos with Joe Hadzicki's explanation as text and chapters