Alasca-2Sky-CountryteamisgratefulthatyouhavechosenthisAlasca-2kite!

WeusedtheinnovativetechnologyinAlasca-2togiveyoumaxi-mumjoyofkiting.

Alasca-2istheentrylevelkite,designedspecificallyfortrain-ingandfreeriding.Alasca-2-5willsuitanexperiencedkiterasastormkite.

Thismanualcontainsallthenecessaryinformationabouthowtouse,keepandserveyourkite.Studyitattentivelyandifyouhaveanyquestions,youcanwriteusonoure-mail: sc@sky-country.comoraskadealerofSky-Countryproducts.

Attention:Kitingisapotentiallydangerousactivity.Thatiswhywhilepurchasingthisequipmentyoushouldunderstandallpossiblerisksconnectedwithkiting.Whileincorrectusingofthe

equipment,theserisksincreasesignificantly.NeithertheproducernoradealerofSky-Countryproductsbearresponsibilityforinjuriesordamagesoccurredasaresultofincorrectusageof

thisequipment.Beforeusingthisequipmenttheridershouldadequatelyestimatetheweatherandmeteorologicalconditions,kitingareasaswellaschooseallthenecessaryequipmentto

ensureahighlevelofsafety.Donotraisethekitenearseriousobstacles,especiallyiftheyaresituateddownwindfromyou(trees,electricitytransmissionlines,highway,motortransport,

people,animals,openwaterareasorthinice,etc.).Itisstrictlyforbiddentofixthekitefirmtotheriderwithoutapossiblefastrelease.Donottrust

yourkitetothose,whodidnotobtainaqualifiedstudy.Youshouldrideonlyingoodknownplaces(wateropenings,holes,otherobstacleshiddenunderthesnowrepresentseriousdanger.Whilekitinginthemountainsaskthelocalemergencyserviceaboutpossibledangersatyourrid-ingarea.Keepyourequipmentinagoodcondition.Youshouldnotridealone.Duringthestartpayattentionthatthestretchedextendersdonotinjureotherpeople,becauseastretchedline

isasourceofdanger.BeforeusingtheAlascayoushouldgetaridingcoursefromanexperiencedinstructor!

Technical data

PackagingKite -1 Controlbar -1Rucksack -1 Manual -1Reparationset -1

size 5 7 10 13

wingarea,sq.m. 4.5 7 10 10

a/r 4,0 4,5 4,5 4,5

cells 22 27 27 27

windforce,m/s(min-opt-max)

10-12-18 7-10-15 5-7-12 3-5-9

Canopyfabric: NCVSkyTex9017E25ALines: LirosDSL-70Extenders: LirosDC300,DC200

Materials

Kite systemThekiteconsistsof:awingwithwinglines,powerlinesandcon-trollines,acontrolbarandreleasesystem.

WingThe“Alasca-2”kitehasawingofthe“parafoil”type-itsconstruc-tionremindsasmallparaglider.Thewingconsistsoftwotextilelayers-theupperandthebottomsurfaces,aswellasinnerribsthatformthewingprofile.Tofullthewingwithairthereareairinletsattheleadingedgeofthekite.Theribshaveopeningsforairflowinsidethewing.Onthebottomsurfacethereareloopswherethewinglinesaremounted.

Wing linesThewinglinesareusuallyadaptedbytheproducer.Theydefinethewingform.Whilecorrectusageofthewing,thewinglinesnevergettangled.

Oneendofeachextender(powerlinesandcontrollines)ismountedtothewing,whileanotherone-tothebar.Theex-tendersareproducedfromthedyneemalineandhave25me-terslength.Connectionoftheextenderswiththekiteandthebarismadethoughrunningloopsontheknotssituatedontheendsofwinglinesandbarleads.

Extenders

Control barPowerlinesjoinbeforethebar,cometoitsmiddle,enterthroughtheopeninginthebarandfixtothechicken-loopsys-tem.Thissystemallowstofixthebartotheharnesshookandpreventanyunintentionaldetachesofthekitefromthepilot.Besides,betweenthechicken-loopsystemandthepowerlinesthereisafastreleasesystemthatallowstoreleasethekitefromthepilotincaseofemergency.

Onthepowerlinesbeforethebarthereisasystemthatchang-estheangleofattack-atrimmer.Whileloosingthetrimmeryouincreasethetractionpowerofthewing,whilepullingthetrim-mer,youlessenit.Withthehelpofthetrimmeryoucanchangethetractionpowerofthekiteduringtheride.Rememberthatwhenthetrimmeristightenedyourkiteismorelikelytocollapse.

Apartfromthetrimmerthereisanothersystemthatcanin-stantlychangethetractionpowerofyourkite-thisisadepowersystem.Whilepullingthebar,youincreasethetraction,whileloosingit,youlessenit.

Oneofthesafetysystemsisaleash,onesideofwhichisfixedtotheextenders,anotheronetotherider’sequipment.Incaseofemergencyreleasethekiteisstillconnectedtotheriderviatheleash.Ifneeded,theleashcanbereleasedfromtherideraswell.

-definethedirectionofthewind;-placeyourkiteapartfromthemainridingarea,ifpossiblemarkyourplaceofstartwithflags.Youshouldleaveenoughspacedownwindfromthekitetothenearestobstacle(thestrongerthewindis,thelagerthespaceshouldbe);-fixthewingonthesurface(pourwithsnoworpresswitharucksackoranyotherobjectontheice);-unreel,untangleandplacetheextendersalongthedirectionofthewind;-fixthebaronthesurface-eithertoaniceaxeortoaski,putintothesnowwithitsheel.Whileusingtheiceaxemarkitwithapieceofabrightmaterialtobeabletoseeitfromadistance.

Preparation for the start.

Start with an assistant. Giveasignthatyouareready.Yourassistantshouldstaybe-hindthekite,raiseitfromtheground,holdingitfortheleadingedgeatthetopofhisbreast.Inthispositionthekiteiswellfilledwithairandgainsitsworkingform.Yourassistantgivesyouasignthatheisreadyandleavesthekite.Whenthekiteisfilleditfliesupexcellentlyandisreadytouse.Yourassistantshouldnotthrowupthekite.Itfliesupindependentlyevenbyaminimalwind.

Independent start. Pullthefrontlinessothatthefrontedgeofyourkiteisup.Thekiteisfilledwithairthoughtheairinletsandwiththehelpofitsliftforceitthrowsdownthesnow.Atthebeginningofthestartpayattentionthatyourkitedoesnotturnover:ifoneoftheearsgoesfaster,slowitdownbythebar.

Start

Awindwindowisazone,wherethekitecanstayintheairandproducetractiveforce. Aneutralzoneisazoneontheborderofthewindwindow,wherethekitealmostlosesitstraction. Aneutralpositionisazonesituatedalmostabovetheheadoftherider,wherethekitedoesnothaveanytractionandneedsminimumattention. Aworkzoneistheinnerzoneofthewindwindow,wherethekitecreatesthetractionpower.Aborderofthewindwindowistheleftandtherightbordersofthewindwindowzone.

Control of the kite

Thekitecanbecontrolledandcreatesthetractionpoweronlyundertheconditionthatthepowerlinesandcontrollinesareloaded.Ifariderallowsthelinestodrop,helosesthecontroloverhiskite.Toraisethekiteintotheairyoushouldpullthepowerlines(enteringthemiddleofthebar),whilemaximallyloosingthebarfromyou.Tolandthekiteyoushouldevenlyandsimultaneouslytightenthecontrollinesatthepackingarch.Inordertoensureacom-fortablestartofyourkitenexttime,youshouldlanditinthecenterofthewindwindowwithitsleadingedgeupwards.

Control of the kite

Safety during the riding -donotstartyourkite,ifyoudonothaveagoodfootrest:youcanbeinjuredbyasharpfall;-donotchangethedirectionofthekitedramatically.Youcanbetearedofffromtheground!-donotstrikeyourkitewithitsleadingedgetowardsthesur-face,itcanbedestructedbyasharpfall;-ifyoucannotcontrolyourkiteatasharppuff,usethesafetysystem-releasethekite;

Controlling-thekitegoestotheleftifyoupulltheleftsideofthebartowardsyourselfandsimultaneouslyloosetherightsideofthebar.Thekitegoestotherightifyoupulltherightsideofthebartowardsyourselfandloosetheleftsideofthebar.Ifyourkitehasfallenontheborderofthewindwindow,toraiseityoushouldmoveinthedirectionoftheplace,wherethekitefell,keepingthelinesstretched,soyoucangetinthepositionofthestart.Ifyourkitehasfallenwithitsleadingedgedownwards,youshouldpullthecontrollinesthatarefixedattheendsofthebar.Thekitewillflyupwithitsbackedgeupwards.Looseoneofthelinesanditwillcometoanormalposition.

Control of the kite

Riding with the kiteThemainprincipleofridingwiththekiteisthecreationoffootrest,usingthecantsofyourskis,snowboardorboardtoensurethecontroloverthekite.Donotallowtheextenderstodrop.

Terminology

Course-thechosendirectionofyourmove. Tack-therider’scourserelatingtothewind.Righttackisifthewindisblowingtotherightsideoftheriderandhiskiteistotheleftofhim.Lefttackisifthewindisblowingtotheleftsideoftheriderandhiskiteistotherightofhim. Turn-changeoftack. Traverse-movetowardsthewindwhilechangingthetacks. Bythewind-traversecourse. Halfwind-moveperpendicularlythewind(halfwind). Backstay-coursewhilemovingalongthewind.

Pass rulesWhilemovingindifferenttackstheriderwhogoeswiththelefttackmakestheway.Whilemoving in the same tack thewindward ridermakes theway.Theriderwithlowerspeedortheonewhodoesnotmovehasthepriority.

Folding up the kiteAfteryouhavefixedthebarsafely,pressthekitewitharuck-sackorpouritwithsnow.Thenyoushouldreeltheextendersonthebar.Then,dependingonthewindconditions,youchoosethewayoffoldingthekite.

Ifthewindisnotverystronganditdoesnotinterferewithfolding,youshouldplacethekiteonthegroundwithoneeartowardsthewindandpressitwithsomeload(forexamplearucksack).Placethelinessystemevenlyonthewing,sothatitdoesnotgettangled.Foldthekiteinbellowsfromearstothecenter.Thenfoldthereceivedrollseveraltimesandputitintoyourrucksack.Ifthewindisstrong,youcanjustrollthekitefromearstowardsthecentertoputitintotherucksackasap.Thenathomeorinthecampyoushouldunrollitandcarefullyfolditatthefirstop-portunity.Ifneeded,dryit.

Care and storageAftereveryridingyoushoulddrythekiteandthelinesunrolledanddeletetherestsofsnowifneeded.Donotkeepyourkiteatsunshine,becausetheultravioletde-stroysthestructureofthematerial.Youshouldavoiddraggingyourkiteonthesurfacetopreventdamagesofwingandlines.Itisforbiddentowashthekitewithanychemicalcleaners.Useawetspongetocleanyourkite.Donotrideifthelinesaretwisted.Theycanmeltandbreakatahugeload.Donotmakeanyknotsonthelines-thiswillsignificantlylessentheirstrength.

WarrantyTheproducesguaranteesthedescribedfeaturesandnormalperformanceoftheequipmentduringoneyearsincethedayofthesale.Theproducerprovidesspecialout-of-warrantyrepara-tionsandmaintenanceoftheequipmentattheowner’srequestatextracost.

Payattention!Thewarrantyreparationsandthesubstitutionofthewarearemadeonlyincaseofproducer-causedfaults.Thewarrantydoesnotcoverthecasesofdestructionanddamagesoftheproductduetocarelessorincorrectusage,includingthestrikeswithairinletstowardstheground. Werecommendtoperformregularcontrolexaminationsoftheproduct(includingtheexaminationoflinesstrength,linessys-temgeometry,examinationofairpermeabilityofthetextileofthewing).

Theproducerdoesnotbearresponsibilityforthecomplianceoftheproductwithdescribedfeaturesif:-youdidnotsticktotheoperationconditions;-youaddedanychangesintheconstruction;-youperformedself-reliedreparations.

Attention!