Flysurfer Speed4 Lotus Bedienungsanleitung Seite 26

06 LANDING
06.01 With an assistant
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land your kite is with the help of an
assistant. Signal an assistant who
knows how to land your kite, that you
want to land. The assistant should be
standing well upwind of the kite.
Lower the kite towards the assistant
along the edge of the wind window.
The assistant can now approach
the kite and grab hold of the leading
edge of the kite.
Warning: The assistant should
never grab any lines.
Walk towards the assistant and pull
hard on the leeward side steering line
as soon as they have the kite secure-
ly in their grasp. That way the kite will
flag out downwind of the assistant.
Secure the kite as described
in "Securing the Kite".
06.02 Without an assistant
by backstall
Warning: Keep at least two
line-lengths safety distance
downwind. We generally
recommend landing with
the help of an assistant.
Landing the kite by back-
stall should only be attemp-
ted in light winds.
Grab both leader lines above
the floaters.
Pull them back towards you until the
kite stalls and flies backwards towards
the ground. To a certain degree you can
still control the kite as it flies backwards.
Secure the leader lines around
a suitable object in a way that the
backlines stay "braked" and flying
up of the kite again is not possible.
Quickly run to the kite and secure it
as described in "Securing the Kite".
Tip: When using this method
it is also possible to walk
your way up one of the stee-
ring lines to the kite, as long
as the wind is light enough.
06.03 Self-landing using
the Frontline Safety
Make sure that you have a large
enough landing area that is free of any
obstacles that can damage the kite. Fly
the kite down to the right side of the
wind window (e.g. the side that your
frontline-safety line is attached to).
Activate your Quick Release. The kite
will now flag out on the Frontline Safety
and come to rest downwind of you.
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