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north kiteboarding
10 solid manual
ENGLISH
7. Landing
There are two basic methods for landing the kite.
The first one is through releasing the iron heart or unhooking the chicken loop.
This pulls the 5th Line taut and causes the kite to fold up and collapse
completely depowered.
Now you can either secure the safety line to a solid object or ram a ski or snow-
board into the snow and use it as an anchor. In strong wind or with limited space
in lee you can also land the kite at the edge of the wind window with the help of
an assistant.
The second method is to land the kite with the help of the diagonal line.
By pulling this line, the kite slows down, begins to fly backwards and eventually
collapses on the ground. In strong wind it will, however, retain a certain amount
of pull. Therefore we recommend the first method at high wind conditions.
Generally, you can also land the kite with the help of an assistant who catches
the kite at the leading edge so that it depowers completely.
7. landing
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