Kite Theory     Kite Landboarding

Safety
    Equipment Helmet Shoes
    Check wind direction and speed

Wind Window
    Power zone
        Zenith (11-1)
        Edge of window Launch and Land here if a lot of wind
        Hot launch – Dead Down wind

Trainer kite
    1.5-2.5 meter foil kite with bar for kiteboarding style
    Identify kite
        Top
        Bottom    
        Wing tips
        Leading edge
        Trailing edge
        Foil air openings


Kite laidout    attaching lines
    Bar    Red Right Wrong
    Problems
        Untangle lines
        Detach kite
        Weight on bar
        Untangle one line at a time

Knots
    Lark’s Head

Kite Exercises
    Hold Bar
    Launch kite
    Steering kite
        Proper/Bad
    Land kite
        LET GO if needed (Emergency Landing)
    Patterns
        Regular launch
        Reverse launch with brake lines
    Feel the pull
    Use the front half of the wind window, you will stall the kite at the WW margins
    Remove twist in lines
        Spin bar
        Spin yourself
    Walk kite back and forth (tacking up wind)

   Landboard    upwind    
        Downwind
        
        Steer towards the kite
        Steer away from the kite to remove slack in lines