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Add Shock and Awe to Your Revolution Flying by Revolution Kites

Adding speed and intensity to your flying, essential at double and triple master levels, especially in light wind: walk back while flying, pop the kite, then win back ground with a float.

From the series Progression and mastery. Transcript by QuadKites.org.

Add Shock and Awe to Your Revolution Flying by Revolution Kites

Key takeaways from this video

  • Walking back while flying adds two to three miles per hour (about 3 to 5 km/h) of wind; the Reflex float then lets you regain the ground you used.
  • A pop, a sharp tug on the handles, gives an instant burst of energy in forward flight, in reverse or in a spin.
  • Combined, the pop and the float get the Rev out of a tight spot against an obstacle.
  • When designing your master routine, leave room to regain ground, for example by gliding down downwind in an inverted hover.

Transcript

  1. Why shock and awe

    0:00

    Hi, I'm Joe Hadzicki, inventor of the Revolution. The double and triple master levels of Rev flying are very challenging, especially in light winds. You need a component called shock and awe. That means a certain speed and excitement. Today we're going to talk about a couple of techniques that will help you add some speed and excitement to your flying.

  2. Walking back as you fly

    0:21

    Technique number one: walking back as you fly. Just by walking back, you add two to three miles per hour of wind speed to your flying. Now that we've used all that ground up, we need to regain that ground. To do that, we're going to use the Reflex float of your Revolution. So what I want you to do is fly up, take a couple more steps back as you fly up, then turn your Rev and float it down field to regain that ground. This is what it looks like.

  3. Popping the kite

    1:21

    Technique number two: pop or tug your Rev for an instantaneous burst of energy. The hand position is important on this. In forward flight, pop. In reverse flight, pop. In a spin, to add spin speed, pop. This is what it looks like. To add real shock to your flying, do both techniques together. The wind dropped to about one to two miles per hour. Let's see what happens.

  4. Getting out of tight spots

    2:28

    That pop and float technique is also perfect for getting you out of tight spots. For example, imagine you're up against a barrier and you only have enough room for one tug. What we're going to do is pop it up, use that energy to turn over and go into a float. This isn't really designed to get you into a perfect flying position. It's just designed to get you out of really tight spots. This is what it looks like.

  5. Designing your pattern

    3:01

    For the double and triple master levels, you need to create your own pattern. So keep these techniques in mind while you're designing it, and give yourself space so you can regain the ground. For example, after a move, fly to height and altitude, turn into an inverted hover. At that point, you can glide back down field.

Keep going

In the series Progression and mastery — Revolution Kites tutorials

  1. Advanced Revolution Kite Flying Ideas: Episode 1
  2. Add Style to Your Rev Flying
  3. Add Details to Your Rev Flying to Fly Like a Pro
  4. Add Shock and Awe to Your Revolution Flying — you are here
  5. Fly Your Rev Like a Jedi Master
  6. Test Your Rev Knowledge: Watch My Hands, Guess the Skill
  7. Improve Your Rev Skills: Comparing Two Strategies

See the 19 videos of the series

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