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Summary of Contents for FLYSURFER VIRON3
- Page 1 USER MANUAL VIRON3...
- Page 2 VIRON3 User Manual ENGLISH #01 / 04-2019 Änderungen vorbehalten / data subject to change © FLYSURFER Kiteboarding 2019, www.flysurfer.com...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENT Safety Notes ..........................4 01.01 Do not fly with kites................................4 01.02 Position of the stopper ring ............................5 02 Overview of the kite .........................6 03 Handling ...........................8 03.01 Setting Up a Foilkite ...............................8 03.02 Sorting the bridle ................................9 03.03 Securing a Foilkite ................................10 04 Launching ..........................10 04.01 Self launching a Foilkite at the edge of the wind window ..................10 04.02 Edge of the wind window with a helper ........................11... -
Page 4: Safety Notes
01. Kitesurfing is a potentially dangerous sport, that holds risks for the athlete or the people surrounding them. Incorrect use of this product may result in serious injury or even death for the user or third parties. Every user should be qualified by a FLYSURFER kiteschool or a FLYSURFER dealer. -
Page 5: Position Of The Stopper Ring
The correct stopper ring position can be found in the line plan of the corresponding kite. The CONNECT bar in the „Ready to Fly“ package of the VIRON3 is currently delivered with the following stopper ring positions (mea-... -
Page 6: Overview Of The Kite
02 OVERVIEw Of THE KITE... - Page 7 AUTO-RELAUNCH The B-Safe System is guided through sliding rings outwards The VIRON3 is the only closed-cell foil kite to have such an ef- along the A-Level. After activating the quick release, the bar sli- fective auto-relaunch. The kites outline and thick profile mean...
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Page 8: Handling
03 HANDLING Check your bridle for tangles. Make sure that none of the lines are caught around the back of the kite. A kite needs to be secured properly even if the wind is light. A runaway kite can be a se- rious danger to people or animals downwind. -
Page 9: Sorting The Bridle
If the lines are still twisted, untwist them by turning the bar. If the bridle is tangled, lines from one side of the bridle may It may be possible (especially after not being careful when pa- be running through the lines on the other side. cking away or setting up the kite) that the bar has to be pushed through the lines again to untwist. -
Page 10: Securing A Foilkite
04 LAUNCHING 03.03 Securing a foilkite Fold your kite in the middle and let the tips flow out down- Please check not only the wind and weather conditions, but also wind. The bottom sail and the bridle will be facing inwards. all your equipment, especially the safety system before laun- Weigh down the kite in the front third of the top sail. -
Page 11: Edge Of The Wind Window With A Helper
Pay attention that the downwind wingtip does not fold over The helper begins from the center of the kite and holds mul- upwind. tiple air intakes into the wind. As the kite fills, the helper slowly works his hands down the leading edge of the kite letting the inflated parts of the kite rise up. -
Page 12: Relaunch
05 RELAUNCH The kite will now spin around. As soon as the leading edge of the kite points up let go of the remaining leader line and put 05.01 Reverse Launch your hand back on the bar. Depower the kite till its back in the sky towards the zenith. -
Page 13: Drainage
06 LANDING Let go of the steering line as soon as the leading edge of the kite points up. Grab the bar and keep it depowered until the kite 06.01 Landing with an assistant is flying again. The easiest and safest way to land your kite is with the help of an assistant. -
Page 14: Self-Landing By Backstall
As soon as the helper has the kite securely in their hands, Secure the leader lines around a suitable object in a way walk towards them until all flying lines are no longer under ten- that the backlines stay “braked“ and flying up of the kite again sion. -
Page 15: Safety System
07 SAfETy SySTEM When you reach the bar, secure the endline to your harness hook. This is done by wrapping the side of the endline which is The VIRON kites are equipped with a B-Safe Safety. After under tension two times around the harness hook and then the activating the quick release, the control bar slides up to the loose side one time in the opposite direction. -
Page 16: Emergencies
08 EMERGENCIES 08.01 Self-Rescue In an emergency situation it is important not to panic, and to Packing down in deep water is only recommended for experi- react purposefully and goal orientated. enced kiters and should be practiced beforehand. Activate the Quick Release. Especially in very gusty conditions the kite can overfly its pilot. -
Page 17: Packing Up
09 PACKING UP Grab the kite. A FLYSURFER kite can be packed into its bag very quickly. It is important that the bridle is securely packed inside the kite and the bar never gets into or goes through the bridle lines. -
Page 18: Kite Care
10 KITE CARE Lay the bar on-top of the kite and a bit away from the tips. FLYSURFER kites are very durable and very UV and saltwater re- sistant. With proper care, your kite may last even longer. Even- tual color changes of the cloth can be caused by environmental causes, UV-exposure, mechanical strain as well as it getting dir- ty. -
Page 19: Maintenance
VIRON3. kite. If you do not service these parts, it can lead to damage to 12.01 Optimum trim of the flying lines... - Page 20 FLYSURFER Kiteboarding Brand of Skywalk GmbH & Co. KG Windeckstr. 4 83250 Marquartstein, GERMANY WEBSITE: www.flysurfer.com EMAIL: info@flysurfer.com PHONE: +49 (0) 86 41 69 48 - 30...
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