Starting And Stopping - HQ Powerkites TRACTION QUAD Mode D'emploi

Basics of Kite Sailing with a buggy
Controlling the buggy
You steer the buggy using your feet and the foot rests on the front wheel bracket. The foil is used
as a flexible sail in which the part of the wind window located in the travel direction is used for
forward propulsion. You steer the buggy on the desired course to the wind like in other types of
sailing sports. In doing this, the pull build-up of the foil for propulsion is more important for
decisions when steering the buggy.

Starting and stopping

The foil must always be controlled in the zenith when getting into the buggy. Based on experience,
it is often useful to practice controlling the foil using simple maneuvers only by feel without looking.
This provides safety and you can prevent being pulled forward over the buggy or backwards
stumbling over the buggy from an uncontrolled foil.
move backwards.
To yield to the pulling force of the foil, steer the buggy a little in the pulling direction (with the wind).
Once travel begins, hold the buggy at a half wind course. The foil is at the edge of the wind window.
Steer down more to accelerate the kite or fly it up more to slow it down.
To brake the foil, fly up and steer the buggy on a course more against the wind. If you drive this
maneuver hard, the buggy will easily begin to drift causing the buggy to quickly lose speed. You
may then introduce a neck turn (see this section) by steering sharply with the wind, causing the
rear wheels to skid. Under certain circumstance, you may need to countersteer with the front wheel.
There are situations in which you must stop the buggy quickly. In these scenarios, never brake by
putting your feet on the ground. You could be hurt by doing this.
In the event that you find yourself in a hazardous situation, let go of the foil to prevent a collision
or crash. A foil flying through the air causes little damage. By contrast, tight lines can cause cuts.
The buggy is aligned in the driving direction
cross to the wind (half wind course) and you
sit down while the foil is in the zenith.
To start moving, steer the foil in the driving
direction on the side of the wind window and
use the pull to set the buggy in motion. To
accelerate the buggy, gently steer the foil this
direction for the first meters and then
immediately switch back to the desired course.
If the buggy does not move or only moves
slowly, steer the foil from above through the
wind window to the edge of the wind window
and then right back to the top to attain more
propulsion. Caution: Do not fly the foil too
far to the side or back. Otherwise, the pull
will be too great on the side or the buggy will
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