Falling leaf by Spence Watson
The falling leaf, a flic flac that waits: the kite falls on its back and flips just above the ground. You see why to start at the top of the window and how to give slack by running forward.
From the series Windy With Watty. Transcript by QuadKites.org.
Key takeaways from this video
- The falling leaf is a flic flac that waits: the kite falls for a while after flipping and flips back just before it hits the ground.
- Fly to the top of the wind window first, so the kite has room to fall.
- Give lots of slack by running forward as it falls, then pull hard on the bottom lines to flip it back.
Transcript
I'm going to teach you how to do a falling leaf with an outdoor Revolution kite. The falling leaf is like a flic flac, but instead of flipping back immediately, the kite falls for a while and flips back just before it hits the ground, as you can see here in a moment.
To begin, fly to the top of the wind window so the kite has room to fall after it flips. When you're ready, pop the bottom lines so the kite flips over, then give it lots of slack as it begins to fall. You can see I run completely forward so it has enough slack to fall. Then pull hard on the bottom lines again so it can flip back before it hits the ground.
That's how you do a falling leaf on an outdoor Revolution kite. Get out and practice.
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