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SONIC3 User Manual ENGLISH #02 / 06-2020
Änderungen vorbehalten / data subject to change
© FLYSURFER Kiteboarding 2020, www.flysurfer.com
CONTENT
01 Safety Notes ............................................................................................................................. 3
01.01 Do not fly with kites........................................................................................................................................................3
02 Overview of the kite ................................................................................................................. 4
03 Handling ...................................................................................................................................6
03.01 Setting Up a Foilkite ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
03.02 Sorting the bridle ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
03.03 Securing a Foilkite .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
04 Launching ................................................................................................................................. 8
04.01 Self launching a Foilkite at the edge of the wind window ......................................................................................8
04.02 Edge of the wind window with a helper on a Foilkite ...............................................................................................9
05 Relaunch ................................................................................................................................10
05.01 Reverse Launch ............................................................................................................................................................. 10
05.02 One Line Relaunch ........................................................................................................................................................ 10
05.03 Drainage .........................................................................................................................................................................11
06 Landing ................................................................................................................................... 11
06.01 Landing with an assistant ........................................................................................................................................... 11
06.02 Self-landing by backstall ............................................................................................................................................ 12
06.03 Self-landing using the Frontline Safety ..................................................................................................................12
07 Safety System ........................................................................................................................13
07.01 Reactivating the kite ....................................................................................................................................................13
08 Emergencies ........................................................................................................................... 14
08.01 Self-Rescue with a Foilkite ......................................................................................................................................... 14
09 Packing Up ..............................................................................................................................15
10 Kite Care ................................................................................................................................. 16
11 Maintenance ........................................................................................................................... 16
11.01 Replacing the Sparepart Lines ...................................................................................................................................17
11.02 Little Connection Lines ................................................................................................................................................ 18
11.03 Repairing the Cloth ....................................................................................................................................................... 18
12 Trimming ................................................................................................................................18
12.01 Mixer test ........................................................................................................................................................................18
12.02 Bridle-Check .................................................................................................................................................................. 19
12.03 Profile Moment Adjuster (PMA‘s)................................................................................................................................20
12.04 Optimum trim of the flying lines ................................................................................................................................ 21
13 Repair & Spare Parts .............................................................................................................21