EDITORIAL
Welcome to the world of
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FLYSURFER Kiteboarding!
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First off, we would like to thank you for
purchasing the SPEED5 and are happy to
welcome you to the FLYSURFER family.
We – the whole FLYSURFER Team – will
do our best to make sure that you are,
and remain, a happy customer and fan of
our brand. The purchase of this pro-
duct is intended to make our philosophy
"everyday is a kiteday" true for you.
This "Gear Guide" contains important
information for your SPEED5. This
includes information on safety, hand-
ling and tips, and also our services.
Safety Notes:
For your own safety,
read the safety notes in
chapter 15 completely!
Regardless if you ride on land, snow or
water, what age group you belong to or
what kind of wind and weather conditions
you prefer – when the fascination of this
sport gets a hold of you – you will want
to kite every day... everyday is a kite-
day – with FLYSURFER Kiteboarding!
The whole FLYSURFER Team wishes
you a lot of fun with your new kite!
Novak
Schoenmaker
Ernst
Ramon
Hesina
Vitzthum
Christoph
Monika
Kistler
Harich
Manfred
Armin
Kühnhauser
Pealinck
Maximilian
Reinhart
Boelli
Stoib
Benni
Theresa
Scholz
Sonderhauser
Katharina
Alexander
Müller
Oettl
Christine
Margarete
CONTENT
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SPEED5 ........................................................................... 39
01.01 Sizes ................................................................................................ 39
01.02 Bag ................................................................................................. 39
01.03 Accessory Kit ................................................................................. 39
01.04 Features .........................................................................................40
02
Handling.......................................................................... 42
02.01 Setting Up ....................................................................................... 42
02.02 Sorting out the bridle ....................................................................43
02.03 Securing the kite ............................................................................45
03
Launching ....................................................................... 46
03.01 Power zone .....................................................................................46
03.02 Edge of the wind window with an assistant ................................. 47
03.03 Self launching at the edge of the wind window ..........................48
04
Kite Control .................................................................... 49
05
How to jump .................................................................... 49
06
Landing ........................................................................... 50
06.01 With an assistant ........................................................................... 50
06.02 Without an assistant by backstall ................................................ 50
06.03 Self-landing using the Frontline Safety ...................................... 51
07
Relaunch ......................................................................... 52
07.01 Reverse Launch ............................................................................. 52
07.02 Relaunch with one line ..................................................................53
07.03 Drainage .........................................................................................54
08
Safety System ................................................................. 55
08.01 Activating the QR ........................................................................... 55
08.02 Resetting the Kite .......................................................................... 55
09
Emergencies ................................................................... 56
09.01 Self-Rescue .................................................................................... 57
10
Packing Up ...................................................................... 58
11
Care ................................................................................ 60
12
Repair ............................................................................. 60
12.01 Replacing the Sparepart Lines ..................................................... 60
12.02 Little Connection Lines ................................................................. 62
12.03 Repairing the Cloth ........................................................................ 62
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