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Peter Lynn Arc - Selflaunch from “Taco” position and using an Anchor

if you have moderate winds and a good anchor, you can hook your chickenloop to the anchor, put the kite into taco position and launch the kite by lifting one edge up. then the kite will go into autozenit and slowly rise to the top.

the video is not perfect, though, because you should better stand behind the kite (near the trailing edge) because otherwise you could get caught by the lines in stronger winds.
and - make sure your arc kite is prefilled to the maximum using a akku-pump or a method i show in the next video. otherwise it wont autozenit.

the kite in this video is a Peter Lyn Scorpion in s13sqm , flown on a naish helix bar. Windspeed was very gusty and quite low - around 8-12 knots. thats the reason the kite did not completely go to the zenit.
try this in clean coastal winds and it will work perfectly.

important: dont do that in too strong winds, as it could tear out your anchor. best is you have two anchors, to the first you attach the chickenloop; to the second anchor you put the safety leach. in case your kite pulls the first anchor out of the ground, your kite then will flag out on the safety.

Duration : 0:1:32

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how to maximally prefill your arc kite without an akku pump using an anchor

warning: the method shown ONLY works in mild to moderate winds ! doing this in strong winds might be dangerous to your hands and might also tear out the anchor and hurt other people !

release one VPC bridle of your parked PL Arc Kite from the anchor, and hold it wide into the air using both hands on the bridle. that way you can adjust the angle of attack (AoA). in the beginning, if the kite is half empty, choose a lower AoA, and make short periods of higher AoA. this will turn the air inlet valves more into the wind. give it some seconds, and the kite will be completely filled through the inlet valves.
now you can make a save taco launch that will work perfectly, as the kite is completely filled and will automatically rise to the zenit (see video “taco launch from anchor”)

Kite: PL Scorpion 13 sqm
Wind: 8, gusting to 12 knots
remember to just let go in case a gust strikes.

Duration : 0:1:3

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Relaunch Peter Lynn Arc Kite from Taco Position

if you crashed your kite or it got down due to light winds, bring it into taco position. then sharply pull the front lines until it starts to open up. in good winds the kite will now relaunch on its own. in light winds, as in the video shown here, you will have to pump the kite up. by alternately pulling the frontlines and immediately pulling the bar in again, to stall the kite a bit. this will open it up. then pull again on the front lines, to let it rise.

wind: around 8-10knots
kite: PL Scorpion 13 sqm

Duration : 0:2:15

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Serena Williams at The Pump Energy Food on 55th

ThePumpNYChttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/thepumpnyc40 west 55th 10019PeopleTMZ TV, serena williams, the pump energy food, darkberry shake, the pump, 55th street pump, the, pumpSerena Williams at The Pump Energy Food on 55th

Duration : 0:0:48

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