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Fly Your Rev Like a Jedi Master by Revolution Kites

A three-step method for fixing a fault before it happens: spot the recurring problem, make a plan, apply it. Two examples: turns that go too far and a wing that scoops in reverse.

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

Fly Your Rev Like a Jedi Master by Revolution Kites

Key takeaways from this video

  • The method has three steps: identify a recurring problem, make a plan to solve it, apply it with the right timing.
  • Turns that go too far are corrected by looking for a side hover after each turn, with a softer input.
  • In horizontal reverse, the bottom wing tends to scoop: lead with the top wing as soon as it threatens to.
  • Following this process forces you to focus on what you are doing, analyse it and work on a precise approach.

Transcript

  1. Dark side of the Rev

    0:00

    Hi, I'm Joe Hadzicki, inventor of the Revolution. When new pilots start flying the Revolution, it's often called coming over to the dark side. When I watch new pilots fly, I can virtually see into the future. I can predict what their Rev is going to do before it actually happens. Let's explore this ability as we push your skills to the highest levels of Rev mastery. Welcome to the dark side.

  2. The Jedi mind trick

    0:31

    Today I'd like to share with you what I refer to as the Jedi mind trick of seeing the future. This will take your Rev flying to the next level. It might not actually be seeing the future, but the technique allows you to predict what's about to happen, and if there's a problem coming up, you can fix it before it happens. Let's get started. There are three steps to this technique. Number one, identify a recurring problem. Number two, make a plan to solve it. Number three, follow through on that plan. And timing is everything.

  3. Example one: spotting the problem

    1:16

    Example number one, a very basic skill: fly up, turn left, fly left, turn right, fly right. Does your flying look like that? Those left and right turns looked a little sloppy to me. Let's see if we can use our Jedi mind trick, see the future and see what that recurring problem was. Did you notice what it was? It was actually an overturn. Every time I turn, instead of turning 180 degrees, I'm overturning. Watch this time and see if you see it. That would be identifying the recurring problem.

  4. Making and applying a plan

    2:19

    Okay, step number one is done: we've identified that the problem that keeps occurring is that oversteer. Now step number two, let's make a plan. What we need to do is stop our Rev from that oversteer, so let's try a hover, a side hover, after each turn. Then we move on to step number three: let's apply that and make it work. There's our overturn. Let's try to stop in the side hover. Pretty good, a little unsteady. Better with a softer control, trying to get to that side hover a little more steadily. There we go. Straight line out, turn, find that hover. Straight line out, turn, find that hover. Straight line up. Excellent. That worked out pretty well.

  5. What the process teaches

    3:08

    We saw what the problem was, it kept happening over and over again, so we could see what was going to happen next. Then we made a plan, and then we followed through on the plan and started to adjust to it. It's really not so much that we're seeing the future. It's really causing us to focus on what we're doing, analyzing it, coming up with an approach, and then working on it. Just by going through that process, your flying is going to improve immensely.

  6. Example two: horizontal reverse

    3:30

    Example number two: horizontal reverse flying. Let's work through the steps. Step number one, identify the recurring problem. Did you notice what the problem was that was happening pretty much the same every single time? Go back and watch that video again. What's happening is that the bottom wing would scoop as it's flying in reverse. It flies across and scoops under, so I turn it around, it flies under; it's always the bottom wing that scoops under. That's step number one.

  7. Planning to lead with the top wing

    4:17

    Step number two, after identifying it, let's make a plan. The plan would be to stop it from scooping, which happens when the wind gets ahead of it. So as soon as we see it moving ahead, or we think it's about to move ahead, let's push the top wing ahead of it and stay in front of it with the top wing.

  8. Applying the plan

    4:38

    Step number three, let's apply it and see what happens. Okay, here goes our reverse, and there's that scoop. All right, this time let's get ahead a little bit. There it is, stop it. That wasn't bad. First there's a scoop, stop it. Good job. A little bit too much on the control, so let's do it a little softer this time. Reverse, fix it, exit. Here we go, reverse. It doesn't happen. All right, there it is, I was ahead of it that time. So what I figured out is that if I lead a little bit with the top wing, it keeps you from scooping under. Good job. Use our little Jedi mind trick to see the future and learn your skills faster. Remember, the Empire is watching, so may the Force be with you.

Keep going

In the series Progression and mastery — Revolution Kites tutorials

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  2. Add Details to Your Rev Flying to Fly Like a Pro
  3. Add Shock and Awe to Your Revolution Flying
  4. Fly Your Rev Like a Jedi Master — you are here
  5. Test Your Rev Knowledge: Watch My Hands, Guess the Skill
  6. Improve Your Rev Skills: Comparing Two Strategies
  7. Slow-Motion Technique for Mastering the Rev

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