Holy cow! I'm watching and suddenly realized that this is being shot at my first and favorite kite school. Pro Kite School Aruba. Not sure how involved they were, the excellent series does seem to be independently produced. But Pro Kite School Aruba is a great place to learn.
Alex this is a good video, but I would do one too in strong wind with 2 "stunt" man to make more evident the dangers... in light wind the mistakes appear insignificant... Launching is really one of the most dangerous moment in kite... you know many are looking forward to go in the water and get to many times things too easy!
Thanks Gaetano, I'm going to make a new version of this sometime and I will include more about the risks involved. Launching incidents are covered in the kitemares videos but I agree it's worth adding to the launch video in more detail.
Thanks. I'm making a playlist to help beginners with their lesson. Pretty much has everything in there now: ua-cam.com/play/PL41dAinz_9Zd54PL1rxKlvNp-aRVWyCyE.html
One thing I just learned the hard way is to attach the chicken loop and position the finger as well as the leash before launching. Seems obvious but even after 10 hours of lessons I forgot on my first day practicing without a lesson!
Happy new year Giacomo. Many people have done that, and it's easy to rush or get excited. I've seen people forget to connect their chicken loop entirely, I've seen people try to launch with a line disconnected or with their bar backwards The nice thing about setting up with the lines downwind of the kite, is that the kite cannot power up. The kite is upwind outside of the window. You have to circle around until the kite moves slightly downwind of you before it will fly. This gives plenty of time to pause and check & double check that everything is in order.
My kite was on the edge of the window. It launched. Sat back down on tip. Rolled over onto its trailing edge, flipped over and roared right through the power zone. 30 it’s wind. No time to pull chicken loop. My helmet took the hit and was ripped to shreds. Lesson. Take an extra step upwind when launching. If not, you could stall. Then you have no control. Ouch!
Interesting. The person walked upwind without holding the bar. She reached for the bar at the last second. Was this a deliberate move? Does it help keep tension on the front lines if the person is not holding the bar? Reaching for the bar as one gives the launch signal.....seems to work. But can it create a flustered launch? thoughts?
Hello Simon. Yes that's very much on purpose, for a number of reasons. Firstly, while the kite is upwind of you it can't fly, so there's no need to hold the bar. Also, not clinging to the bar all the time is a VERY good habit, and it also means your hands are free to use the chicken loop eject - (say for example your launcher dropped the kite before you were ready). Not holding the bar, also means you can concentrate on watching the kite, and keeping your center lines straight as you walk into position. Only when launching do you need to hold the bar, which should be done with a light finger-tip grip, as you only need to apply a little tension to the upper steering line. You can hold the bar as you walk into position if you prefer, but I recommend keeping the bar out and using a loose grip.
Great video, except the fact that you are launching towards the land instead of the water. I've seen so many accidents caused by this bad habit. People get dragged across the beach when they launch and land. In this case this woman would end up on the parking lot on the other side of the dunes. You should make a STRONG suggestion and example by launching and landing towards the water. If anything happens, the person flying the kite will end up on the water and not with broken bones on the trees on bushes. Other that that , great video.
0:15 big mistake especially for beginners: one hand on the bar to steer the kite upwards and the other hand should be placed on the quickrelease. That is very important to release immediately in case something goes wrong. Very sad to see such mistakes in tuturials. Rerecord the video and help to avoid accidents!
New version out now: ua-cam.com/video/xWjVVRJPisc/v-deo.html
Holy cow! I'm watching and suddenly realized that this is being shot at my first and favorite kite school. Pro Kite School Aruba. Not sure how involved they were, the excellent series does seem to be independently produced. But Pro Kite School Aruba is a great place to learn.
Thank you so much for these videos! I can only kite on some weekends and it's great to have such well explained videos to fresh up my memory.
i just watched 1.30min ! this view from above is really awesome and the graphic on top of it is really explicit ! great job !
Alex this is a good video, but I would do one too in strong wind with 2 "stunt" man to make more evident the dangers... in light wind the mistakes appear insignificant... Launching is really one of the most dangerous moment in kite... you know many are looking forward to go in the water and get to many times things too easy!
Thanks Gaetano, I'm going to make a new version of this sometime and I will include more about the risks involved. Launching incidents are covered in the kitemares videos but I agree it's worth adding to the launch video in more detail.
Keep posting mate that was very good info. Simple simmon even with many brews down wind!! Nice!!
Thanks. I'm making a playlist to help beginners with their lesson. Pretty much has everything in there now:
ua-cam.com/play/PL41dAinz_9Zd54PL1rxKlvNp-aRVWyCyE.html
just started kiting and although I had lessons you showed a few things I need to correct. Thanks!
Great videos guys! very detailed! thanks for sharing all these!
One thing I just learned the hard way is to attach the chicken loop and position the finger as well as the leash before launching. Seems obvious but even after 10 hours of lessons I forgot on my first day practicing without a lesson!
Happy new year Giacomo. Many people have done that, and it's easy to rush or get excited. I've seen people forget to connect their chicken loop entirely, I've seen people try to launch with a line disconnected or with their bar backwards The nice thing about setting up with the lines downwind of the kite, is that the kite cannot power up. The kite is upwind outside of the window. You have to circle around until the kite moves slightly downwind of you before it will fly. This gives plenty of time to pause and check & double check that everything is in order.
Thumbs down?! Easier to just pat your head to put your kite back down, no confusion that way I would imagine
My kite was on the edge of the window. It launched. Sat back down on tip. Rolled over onto its trailing edge, flipped over and roared right through the power zone. 30 it’s wind. No time to pull chicken loop. My helmet took the hit and was ripped to shreds. Lesson. Take an extra step upwind when launching. If not, you could stall. Then you have no control. Ouch!
Knots
2:02 really got me 🤣
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I realize it's kind of randomly asking but does anybody know a good website to stream newly released tv shows online?
@Mauricio Jakob I would suggest flixportal. Just google for it :)
@Derek Juelz yup, I've been watching on Flixportal for since april myself :D
@Derek Juelz thank you, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) I appreciate it!!
@Mauricio Jakob Glad I could help :D
Interesting.
The person walked upwind without holding the bar. She reached for the bar at the last second.
Was this a deliberate move?
Does it help keep tension on the front lines if the person is not holding the bar?
Reaching for the bar as one gives the launch signal.....seems to work. But can it create a flustered launch?
thoughts?
Hello Simon. Yes that's very much on purpose, for a number of reasons. Firstly, while the kite is upwind of you it can't fly, so there's no need to hold the bar. Also, not clinging to the bar all the time is a VERY good habit, and it also means your hands are free to use the chicken loop eject - (say for example your launcher dropped the kite before you were ready). Not holding the bar, also means you can concentrate on watching the kite, and keeping your center lines straight as you walk into position. Only when launching do you need to hold the bar, which should be done with a light finger-tip grip, as you only need to apply a little tension to the upper steering line. You can hold the bar as you walk into position if you prefer, but I recommend keeping the bar out and using a loose grip.
Thank you, nice video💪
The guy flat out from the over powered launch 😂😂😂
What if the kite is on the lee of a hill and the turbulence makes the canopy flap loosely. Should the person holding the kite keep going down wind?
Hunter Viator yes they should head downwind until they find a phone and then call you for a paragliding lesson.
ok great. I just wanted to make sure everyone was on the right page.
Great video, except the fact that you are launching towards the land instead of the water.
I've seen so many accidents caused by this bad habit. People get dragged across the beach when they launch and land. In this case this woman would end up on the parking lot on the other side of the dunes.
You should make a STRONG suggestion and example by launching and landing towards the water. If anything happens, the person flying the kite will end up on the water and not with broken bones on the trees on bushes.
Other that that , great video.
the spot is straight onshore, there is no possibility to launch close to the waters edge
Whats her name? ;)
I recommend KiteDrill, check out on UA-cam :-)
0:15 big mistake especially for beginners: one hand on the bar to steer the kite upwards and the other hand should be placed on the quickrelease. That is very important to release immediately in case something goes wrong. Very sad to see such mistakes in tuturials.
Rerecord the video and help to avoid accidents!