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STEERING
Key Points to Remember
• When practicing steering a kite on land, always remember that your kite has extreme power. Be prepared. We suggest you
develop your kite handing skills on land with a trainer kite, and then move to the water for further practice using the “body
dragging” techniques with your power kite.
• When first learning to fly your kite, always keep your eyes on the kite.
• Steer slowly. Do not make any abrupt motions with the control bar.
• Keep in mind the power of the kite.
• Never turn the control bar like a car steering wheel. It is ineffective for steering the kite and may actually cause the kite to
become out of control.
Steering the Kite to the Left
• Hold the bar with both hands, shoulder distance apart.
• With your eyes on the kite, slightly pull on the control bar with your left hand,
pulling it toward your body.
• This will allow your left arm to bend and your right arm to extend. Keeping
one arm extended is important; do not pull both arms toward your body at
the same time.
• Pull slowly. The quicker your movements, the faster the kite will turn and the
more power it will create.
• Once the kite starts to turn, it will continue to turn left unless you “tell it”
otherwise.
• Be ready to steer the kite in the other direction.
Steering the Kite to the Right
• Hold the bar with both hands, shoulder distance apart.
• With your eyes on the kite, slightly pull on the control bar with your right hand,
pulling it toward your body.
• This will allow your right arm to bend and your left arm to extend. Keeping
one arm extended is important; do not pull both arms toward your body at
the same time.
• Pull slowly. The quicker your movements, the faster the kite will turn and the more
power it will create.
• Once the kite starts to turn, it will continue to turn right unless you tell it
otherwise.
• Be ready to steer the kite in the other direction.
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