FLYSURFER Speed 2 User manual

USERMANUAL

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CONTENTS
WARNING
Safety Guidelines
1. My FLYSURFER kite and I
2. YOUR FLYSURFER KITE
2.1. Description
2.2 Features
3. FLYSURFER (FS) special functions
3.1. TOTAL DEPOWER SYSTEM (TDS)
3.1.1. FULL DEPOWER BAR (FDB)
3.1.1.1. Activation and reassembly of the Quick Release
at the Depowerloop
3.1.2. MAX DE-/POWER LINE-SYSTEM (MDPL)
3.1.3. KITE-LEASH Options
3.1.3.1. FRONT-LINE-SAFETYLINE (FLS)
3.1.3.2. FULL DEPOWER SAFETYLINE (FDS)
3.1.3.3. Depowerloop-Leash
3.1.3.4. Combined Depowerloop-Leash with FLS or FDS
3.2. AutoBleedSystem (ABS)
3.3. Blow-Out Valves
3.4. FLYSURFER 4-Line-System
3.5. Easy Line Connectors (ELC)
3.6. Variable Line Length (VLL)
3.7. JET FLAP Technology
3.8. Nose Valves
4. Rigging of the kite

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5. Launch preparations
5.1. Laying out the kite
5.2. Pre-inflation
5.3. Connecting the safety
6. Launching the kite
6.1. In light winds (Launching in the power zone)
6.2. From the edge of the wind window
6.2.1 Launching from the edge of the wind window with
assistance holding the kite
6.2.2 From the edge of the wind window without
assistance or weighing it down
6.3. First launch in the water
7. Flying of the kite
7.1. Steering
7.2. Powern/Depower
7.3. Trimmer
8. Jumping with current FLYSURFER kites
9. Kite control in extreme situations
9.1. Flying the kite in the zenith
9.2. Being lofted on the beach
9.3. Kite luffing (danger of frontstall)
9.4. Kite collapses
9.5. Kite is about to impact on land or water
10. Relaunching the kite from the water
10.1. From the trailing edge
10.2. From the leading edge
10.3. Relaunch in the powerzone
10.4. Kite doesn’t launch anymore,
you start drifting away
10.5. Being rescued with FLYSURFER kites

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11. Landing
11.1. At the edge of the wind window
11.2. Powerzone with FDS
11.3. Powerzone with FLS
11.4. Backstall-Landing with low winds
11.5. Securing the kite on the ground
12. Packing and storing your kite
13. Tuning Tips
13.1. MULTIWAC-System
13.2. Variable Line Length (VLL)
13.3. Depower-line adjustment
14. Line setup and lengths
Line setup Speed2
15. Maintenace and repair
15.1. Mixer-test
15.2. General care
15.3. UV-Light
15.4. Saltwater
15.5. Sand
15.6. Moisture
15.7. Cleaning
15.8. Wear and tear parts
15.9. Repair (with glue or sticker)
15.10. Little Connection Lines (LCL)
15.11. Kite pulls into one directon
16. FLYSURFER FREE-REPAIR GARANTIE

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WARNING
Launching and flying a kite can be potentially dangerous, especially when you ignore basic
safety guidelines.
Always be extremely careful when using a kite.
Incorrect handling or misuse of a kite may cause serious injuries and/or death.
When using a kite, you are responsible for your own safety and that of others around you.
A kite can be dangerous for as long as the Safety-System hasn’t been deployed.
Never hesitate to use the Safety-System (you can’t ever use it too early or not enough,
only too little or too late).
Never use a kite prior to professional instruction by a certified kite surfing school.
For trained inflatable-kite users, a proper introduction into the FLYSURFER-System is
essential (thoroughly read this manual).
You can find competent FLYSURFER-schools under: www.FLYSURFER.de
SAFETY GUIDELINES
Never launch a kite during thunderstorms, in stormy conditions or before gustfronts.
The risk of injury increases over-proportionally with the wind strength, the gustiness,
with suddenly increasing or completely onshore wind.
Check the weather conditions and choose the right size of kite, a kite that’s too big can
be very dangerous.
Lines under tension can cut like a knife. Never touch the lines unless the kite is properly
secured on the ground.
Only use a kite with a fully functioning Safety-System, wear a helmet and impact vest.
Always check the current condition of your equipment, especially wear and tear parts
(depowerloop, pulleys and lines) as they are very important for a safe and
controlled flying. Never launch a kite that has any weakened or
worn parts.

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Only sail out as far as you are able to swim back.
Thoroughly check the kite-spot for shallows, obstacles, currents etc.
Keep two line-length of distance between yourself and other beach users,
obstacles, etc. Never fly the kite above other people downwind of you.
Make sure that you are being watched while you are kite surfing and someone
can call for help in an emergency.
Only use the kite if you are in a good physical condition and never under
the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.
1. MY FLYSURFER KITE AND I
To ensure save riding and maximum fun with your new FLYSURFER, we recommend that you
read these instructions thoroughly. In this manual we have tried to address all questions put
to us in the past.
If there are still some unanswered questions then internet forums like www.oase.com,
www.kiteforum.com or www.foilzone.com will provide you with unbiased and helpful advice.
Alternatively pay a visit to our website www.flysurfer.de, through which you will also
have the ability to contact our team directly.
Also use the guarantee registration, which can also be found there, so that we can contact you
directly when we have any safety messages for you.
Before you start your kite for the first time please make sure that you checked all lines
especially if the depowerlines are contacted to the bar.
Try it first when there is less wind. Your kite is built for kiters which have a weight of at least
40kg but no more than 120kg.
Delivery conditions:
Your FLYSURFER kite is always delivered with fixed lines, a bar and a kitebag. In one kitebag
you can put up to 3 FLYSURFER kites. In the additional bag at the end you can easily put your
board and tighten it with with the straps from the middle of your bag.

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2. YOUR FLYSURFER KITE
2.1. DESCRIPTION
With the new FLYSURFER kites, we push the already legendary depower-effect
and incredible windrange of our kites to the next level. Thanks to the brand new
TOTAL DEPOWER SYSTEM (TDS) it is now possible to use your kite in a previously
unachievable windrange!
2.2 FEATURES
- FULL DEPOWER BAR (FDB)
- MAX DE-/POWER LEINEN-SYSTEM (MDPL)
- FRONT-LINE-SAFETY (FLS)
Optional: FULL DEPOWER SAFETY LINE (FDS)

In addition this kite is equipped with a further developed SOFT STEERING SETUP /HARD
STEERING SETUP option (SSS/HSS). You will be able to adjust the kites barforces in steps
from a soft to a hard setup according to your personal preferences.
3. FLYSURFER SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
3.1. TOTAL DEPOWER SYSTEM (TDS)
The TDS consists of three components:
1.
The FULL DEPOWER BAR (FDB) enables you to finally experience the most direct
depower effect within reach of your arms! Furthermore the new FDB completely avoids the
use of any pulleys to counter high bar-forces!
2.
The MAX DE-/POWER LINE-SYSTEM (MDPL) increases the amount of projected
surface area and results in noticeably more power per m² than ever encountered on any „C“
or bow-kite concept on the current market. Ultimately, the MDPL does no longer limit the
depower effect with the line system or the U-shape of the kite but the kite can be fully
opened in the powerzone or at the edge of the wind window. A dangerous inversion (luffing)
of your FLYSURFER kite or for your kite to turn inside out whilst fully depowered is almost im-
possible when compared to classic bow-kite concepts. In addition, the depower effect of
FLYSURFER kites is not only increased by adjusting the angle of attack (AOA) but also by
actively changing the shape of the airfoil during flight. Maximum Power, maximum Depower,
maximum safety and maximum fun!
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3. SAFETY-LEASH-VARIANTS:
For the first time Flysurfer provides with the new FRONT-LINE-SAFETY (FLS) a safety system
for foil kites that requires 4 flying lines only and nevertheless lets the kite blow out with an
extremely low remaining pull.
With the FULL DEPOWER SAFETYLINE (FDS) proven in the PULSE and PSYCHO3 there is
another option which facilitates, beside an extremely low remaining pull, the possibility to
always pack the kite properly and thus easily relaunch it.
These safety systems guarantee that the kiter will never lose control even under extremely
deteriorating weather conditions and will never have to detach completely from the kite,
as it is required by some other massive-depower-systems on the market.
3.1.1. FULL DEPOWER BAR (FDB)
All Leaderlines have the same lenght.

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3.1.1.1. ACTIVATION AND REASSEMBLY OF THE QUICK RELEASE AT THE
DEPOWERLOOP
You can activate the FLYSURFER Safety System while using the Quick Release at the Depower-
loop or unhooking it by hand and not holding to the bar.
To activate the Quick Release pull the red ball at the Depowerloop towards your body.
This motion sequence should be trained blindly and with both hands.
Assembly:
Guide the white line called Half-Force line through the blue end of the depowerloop and
afterwards through the blue loop on the crossbar.Now push in the metal pin from the outside,
first through the white Half-Force line and than into the guide pocket on the crossbar.
Please check the reassembled depowerloop before you hook in and launch.
Try a test deployment just to be sure
you put the loop back together
properly.
We suggest to try it a few times be-
fore you go into the water.

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Make sure that the elastics, which avoid the splint pin from slipping out, are guided aside and
not over the plastic.
Tips for assembly in the water:
For this there is a so-called rescue loop directly above the cross-bar on the depowerloop,
with which you can hook up if the safety line is pulled. But you can no longer release yourself
in an emergency. That’s why you should park the kite in the zenith as long as you’re far enough
away from other objects, so you can reassemble the depowerloop as shown above. Then you
can rehook the depowerloop as you normally would.

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A further method for assembly in the
water is to directly push the blue end
into the blue loop at the crossbar.
The activation strenght is now dou-
bled high, because of that we recom-
mend the use of the Half-Force line.
Compatibility:
If you want to use your FS Quick Release in conjunction with other systems, Wichard shackle
e.g., you will have to get your new combined system tested for its functionality.
On combined safety systems, both release options should remain functional.
3.1.2. MAX DE-/POWER LINE-SYSTEM (MDPL)
Together with the new canopy construction this new linesystem of the PULSE facilitates to
reduce the angle of attack, the shape of the airfoil as well as the radius of the hood by de-
powering the bar, unlike any other kite on the market. Thus the depower effect is enormeous.
3.1.3. KITE-LEASH OPTIONS
Due to the Depowersystem it is possible to remain in control of the kite when the strength of
the wind increases. However in extreme situations it might still be necessary to activate the
Depower-Quick-Release system. To stop the kite from flying away when this system is
activated the kite is secured via a Kite-Leash.
All FS KITE-LEASHES are also equipped with a separate Quick-Release.
KITE-LEASH Quick Release: The Quick Release on the KITE-LEASH can be activated by pushing
the red plastic cylinder away from you. By activating this Quick Release you can completely
detach yourself from the kite providing that you are already disconnected from the Depower-
loop Quick Release.
The KITE-LEASH Quick Release should be used if you are still in danger despite having already
activated the Depowerloop Quick Release. (e.g. if the kite has tangled in a ship propeller, or is
tangled with another kite).Please be aware that when you completely release yourself from the
kite, the kite could fly downwind and endanger other people.

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3.1.3.1. FRONT-LINE-SAFETYLINE (FLS)
In an emergency the FLS lets the kite blow out on one front line.
In order to use the FLS, your Safety Leash must be connected with the steel ring of the FLS
ending up at the Depowerloop.
After an emergency release the bar slides a few meters upwards along a front line till it
reaches a stopper (ELC in the front line).
To relaunch reach carefully along a front line till you get to the bar. Now you can reassamble
the Depowerloop and then hook into the harness. Afterward let carefully go of the pulled front
line and then relaunch the kite for-
ward or backward depending on its
position.
Attention: Never wrap the lines
around fingers, hands or other body
parts when launching the kite! This
might cause severe injuries as soon
as the lines get pulled!
The bar can be easily unwinded after
rotations. Though the front lines get
twisted while practising a high num-
ber of rotations in the same
direction (analogical to most of the
4–line inflatable kites). If the lines
are extremely twisted, the safety
function might be restricted!
Therefore you should check before every relaunch if the front lines are
twisted. If this is the case, you can untangle the lines by unwinding
the Depowerloop and the Trimmer.

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While riding particularly consider that the leash is never tangled up. The leash must not be
winded several times around the depower strap or even the bar, as the safety system might
not work anymore or not efficiently. Consequently you should keep an eye on the leash while
riding and arrange it with the hand if necessary.
The remaining pull with the FLS system is low. Though it can not be excluded that when
releasing the FSL the kite doesn`t get tangled in the lines and can`t be relaunched.
As a result of this huge depower range of the SPEED2 the safety function must be activated
only very rarely. In such a case though the FLS provides reliable safety without having to
detach from the kite completely, as it is the case at some other massive depower kites
on the market.
3.1.3.2. FULL DEPOWER SAFETYLINE (FDS)
With this method the kite, attached to a 5th line which ends in the middle of the kite, is able to
blow out. The remaining pull is extremely low and it is possible to relaunch the kite.
There’s a partiel breaking point between the FDS-Endline and the ELC-Stopper.
This FDS rupture line tears off at 120 kg and thus facilitates, that the overloaded kiter is able
to detach from the kite after having released the depowerloop. This might happen, if e.g. two
kites get tangled up. The weak point / rupture line can be exchanged within a few seconds.
Despite the FDS, it is extremely im-
portant never to leave the normal
wind area.
The FDS is just an addition to pro-
tect others if the kite should fly away
when it is detached.
Damage of the kite isn’t impossib-
le when outside of the normal wind
area.

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After releasing the Depowerloop Quick Release the bar slides a few meters upwards up to a
certain passage.
To relaunch the kite climb hand over hand along the FULL-DEPOWER-SAFETYLINE to the bar
and reassemble the depowerloop.
Simultaneously, keep the FDS pulled to avoid the kite from taking off. Make sure the loose
section of the FDS does not get tangled (e.g. body parts, harnesss, etc.)!
Afterwards hook the depowerloop into the harness and carefully release the FDS.
Now the kite folds up its normal shape and can be relaunched.
The bar can be unwinded af-
ter rotations. Nevertheless,
as a result of a high number
of rotations the FULL-DE-
POWER-SAFETYLINE winds
around the front lines into
the same direction (like the
current five-line-systems of
the inflatable kites).
If the lines are extremely tangled up, the Safety function might be restricted!
Therefore the Full-Depower SAFETY-LEASH as well as the front lines should not be tangled up.
If this should happen, you can untangle the trimmer and the depowerloop by unwinding them.
Make sure the Leash is never tangled while riding.
Additionallly, the Leash must not be wrapped around the center line or even the bar, as the
Safety-System might not function any more. Therefore, while riding you should keep an eye
on the Leash and unwind it if necessary.Furthermore it is likely that the rest pull of the FDS
is higher than usual, if the kite turns over or gets tangled in the lines.

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3.1.3.3. DEPOWERLOOP-LEASH
Particularly to practice handlepass tricks highly experienced kiter can attach themselves with
a Leash directly to the depowerloop. Handlepasses are tricks, where you pass the bar from
one hand to the other behind your back.
If you let go of the bar while the depowerloop is being unhooked, the kite is depowered by
means of the Depowersystem, though it keeps flying. Thus a rest pull might remain.
The kiter won`t be able to steer the kite any longer which might cause extremely dangerous
or life-threatening situations.
The Depowerloop-Leash itself has no defined required breaking point and can thus bear more
than half a ton collapse load!
The Unhooked-Leash should be
hooked into the bend of the Half-
Force-Line, to make 100% sure that
the Safetyleash is released when
operating the Quick Release of the
depowerloop. Please always check
that the safety is hooked in correctly!
You must not hook into the end-loop
of the Half-Force-Line!
A further advantage of this method
is, that the snap fit does not disturb
when you hook into the depowerloop
again.
In case the kiter has to operate the
Depowerloop Quick Release in an
emergency, the kite is completely
detached from the kiter and flys
downwind where it might injure other
persons very seriously.
To prevent this from happening, it is possible to hook oneself into the FDS. This way the kite
goes into the safety mode when the depowerloop is triggered.

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ATTENTION:
A Depowerloop-Leash can not guarentee a safety function.
FLYSURFER explicitely warns you from using a Depowerloop-Leash (also known
as SUICIDE-LEASH). Such a Leash only makes sense for professionals who do
handlepasses high in the air and need lots of space downwind.
Attention: the safety leash should not
be attached above the depowerloop.
As a consequense of huge leverage
the shakle might break! This means
you would lose your kite.
3.1.3.4. COMBINED DEPOWERLOOP-LEASH WITH FLS OR FDS
This variant is, as the pure depower-
loop leash, only reasonable for very
experienced riders as well as for un-
hooked riding, eg. handlepass tricks.
For unhooked tricks you are connec-
ted with the depowerloop, likewise at
the depowerloop leash described be-
fore.
If you let go off the bar while the depowerloop is unhooked, the kite does
not turn into the safety modus. It will only reduce it`s power
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If you are hooked into the depowerloop (normal riding), in emergency you can pull the Quick
Release at the depowerloop as usual. Consequently you are attached to the FDS or FLS only
(depending on the system set up) and the kite turns into the safety modus.
This variant combines the advantages of a depowerloop leash for unhooked tricks with a safety
function for hooked riding.
Assembly:
Create a loop with the end of the
FLS or FDS (depending on the
system set up. For this purpose you
must put the line through the spliced
loop at its end. (Don`t put the line
through the ring! This might release
without intention.)
Now put the shakle of your unhooked
leash completely through the shaped
loop and tighten the loop.
Then hook, like at a pure depower-
loop leash, the shakle into the white
loop on the right side of the depower
loop (Half-Force-Line).

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Attention:
If the depowerloop unvoluntarily
slides off the harness hook
(which might rarely happen depending
on the shape of the harness hook)
you are connected by means of your
leash with the depowerloop and the
kite continues to pull (likewise depo-
werloop leash). Of course you can,
as is customary at a depowerloop
leash, immediately reach the bar
grabbing along the leash.
Though if this happens in an emergency, such as being overpowered near the shore or in
another dangerous situation, you can only detach from the kite by activating the quick release
at your safety leash.
3.2. AUTO BLEED SYSTEM (ABS)
FS kites have a built-in drainage system. It forces entered water through openings along the
trailing edge towards the wingtips where it drains out. This enables the kite to remain relaun-
chable, even after it has taken on water. Thus, with the right technique buckets of water can
be drained out in no time at all and can be “flown dry”. Once the kite is totally dry, it will
perform as usual (water inside the kite can affect its performance). Even sand and debris are
automatically removed.
3.3. BLOW-OUT VALVES
Over-pressure valves inside the kite will absorb the overpressure in a split second during
a crash and thus prevent damage to the structure of the kite.
The so-called Blow-Out Valves close independently and are completely maintenance-free!
They are, however, not meant to be abused by crashing the kite intentionally.
Depending on the impact intensity and impact angle, the kite can still sustain
damage despite of this remarkable invention.Always avoid hard impacts
of the kite into the water, the snow or land!