Safety System - FLYSURFER SPEED 5 Mode D'emploi

If the kite does not lift up
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and peel to one side when
EN pulling the leader line, try
pulling the opposite leader
instead. If this still does not
work, then use the reverse
launch method.
07.03 Drainage
Flysurfer kites feature a water/dirt
drainage system. This ensures that
water or dirt are automatically removed
and do not stay trapped inside the kite.
If the kite is lying ready for
launch in the powerzone, you only
have to depower the kite to let it
launch. The air flowing into the kite
will push out any water or dirt.
If the kite is lying on its leading edge, it
has to be turned upright onto its side. Try
to achieve this by pulling on one Steering
Line. Try to prevent the upper wingtip
from collapsing. You can prevent this
by pulling on the downwind side of the
bar or the corresponding Leader Line.
The excessive water/dirt should
now flow out of the tip until it is rea-
dy to be launched again. This me-
thod must be done with feeling
and requires some practice.
Tip: If you do not drag the
kite through the water, it will
still be possible to relaunch
it even after 30 minutes if
there is enough wind.

08 SAFETY SYSTEM

08.01 Activating the QR
The Speed5 is fitted with the Frontline
Safety (FLS) system. After you acti-
vate your Quick Release, the Airstyle
Bar will slide up the FLS Endline until
it reaches the stopper-knot. The kite
will flag out on this single line and will
come to rest on the water in its normal
windrange. Caution: The Race-Bar-
Pro does not have a stopper-knot.
08.02 Resetting the Kite
After leashing out the kite can
easily be reset on the water
and relaunched again.
Work your way up the Safety-
Endline until you get to the bar. Be
careful not to get tangled in the
loose endline. Never wrap the end-
line around your hand or fingers.
If the kite has too much power,
wrap the endline around your har-
ness hook. The increased friction will
make it easier to secure the endline.
Now it is possible to pull the end-
line with both hands, and then to
secure it again with one hand.
When you reach the bar, secure the
endline to your harness hook. This is
done by wrapping the side of the endline
which is under tension two times around
the harness hook and then the loose
side one time in the opposite direction.
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