SECURITY LINE: OPERATION
Once the kite has safely landed, you can pull
yourself towards the kite by “walking” up the
SLF security line and control Line. When you
come to the bar, it’s important that you continue
up towards the kite without grabbing the control
system or the depower mainline. Do so will result
in having the SLF Security Line and control line
paying back out and possibly powering the kite
back up. Only handle the landing line itself until
you get to the leading edge of the kite. If at any
point throughout this process, the kite begins to
pull and you resist, the kite may pull back harder.
The best thing to do here is to take a step or
two towards the kite in an effort to get it to flag
out completely. Continue up the SLF line until
you reach the leading edge. From there you can
secure the kite with sand (if you are on land) or
perform a self rescue (if you are on water).
Disconnecting from the kite
If at anytime during the Stage 2 Depower pro-
cess (after QR1 has been activated), you abso-
lutely need to completely separate yourself from
the kite, you must also activate the quick release
located on your bypass leash. (
FIG 3/4)
Important: Disconnecting from your kite may
cause your kite to blow downwind unaccompa-
nied. Avoid at all costs, doing this in a situation
where your loose kite may endanger others. Dis-
connecting from your kite at sea may also mean
the possibility of not being able to retrieve your
kite. Use extreme caution and judgement when
disconnecting from your kite.
Resetting the SLF landing line
Once you have recovered your equipment safely
on the beach, you will need to reset the Security
line to use it again. Stretch your lines out as if you
were going to attach them to your kite. Separate
the lines from each other so that each individual
line is lying parallel to the next one. Make sure
that the security line is not would around any
other line. Reset the QR1 as stated on Page 15
of this manual.
SLF is a simplified bridle and control system that
seamlessly provides 2 stages of depower. Inter-
active Depower on Demand (Stage1) while rid-
ing, and a Stage 2 Depower (Stage 2) method
to shut down your kite.
Stage 2 Depower Functions by transferring the
kites power onto 1 single line upon deployment,
allowing the kite to ‘Flag Out’. Our SLF equipped
kites use only 4 lines for a simple, uncluttered
method of control and Security.
Depower on Demand: Stage 1 depower
Operation: Depower on demand is the simplest
way to quickly depower your kite in an instant.
By pushing the control bar away from the rider,
the kite will immediately begin to depower. The
further you push the bar away from the rider the
more the kite will depower. By pushing the bar
up near the CAS (FIG 1), it will depower to the
point where it will fall from the sky. This is your
best defense to immediately diffuse the power of
the kite so you can quickly regain control. Once
the kite has safely landed on the water, it will be
in a position where you can easily perform an In-
stant Relaunch.
Stage 2 Depower:
Stage 2 Depower should only be used in situ-
ations where you would like to shut down your
kite and end your session, whether it be on water
or land. It should be noted that relaunching your
kite using this method is slightly more difficult
than the Depower on Demand method. Stage
2 Depower is designed to release the residual
power from your kite by allowing it to ‘Flag’ out
on one of the Front Control lines.
Operation: In order to use Stage 2 Depower,
you must have your Bypass Leash attached to
the Leash Connection ring attached to the 1X
Flagging Line. It is also important that you famil-
iarize yourself with the location and operation of
all QR’s prior to going on the water.
Stage 2 Depower can only be achieved by ac-
tivating (pushing away) QR1 in the direction of
the arrow (FIG 2). By activating QR1, the har-
ness loop will open up, releasing you from your
spreader bar and transfer the load onto the
Single Line Flag security line. The kite can now
achieve maximum depower, and will flag itself on
the water or land.
OPERATION
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