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| PEOPLE SAFETY | ||||||||||
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Do not fly during thunderstorms nor in stormy weather.The carbon spars conduct electricity. The lines once wet from the rain are also conductive; they can trigger shocks, even from static electricity. For the same reasons, do not fly close to power lines. | |||||||||
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| Do not fly above people. Crashes can cause injuries. Once taut the lines are sharp. Due to the pull of the kite, they can also strangle those who would get tangled in them before they could release themselves. | |
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| EQUIPMENT SAFETY | ||||||||||
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Do not fly when the wind is too strong for your kite. Breakage is likely to occur if your kite flies in fits and starts, a bit like a fly, or if it flies very fast even when you are going forward or it flaps its wings a bit like a gull. Breakage can also occur during a later flight, the crumbling of the spars being gradual. | |
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Do not fly with whistling lines. This means that the tension is too high and that the string will break soon. | |
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Wash your kite and the lines if they have been in contact with sand, soil or sea water. Use fresh water and possibly a non-detergent soap. Do not put the equipment away before it is dry. | |
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Do not fly with a kite with a damaged spar or a torn sail. Rather proceed with the repairs. | |
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During the assembly of the kite, check that dust or sand did not enter in the linking spars. | |
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Lastly, obviously, do not fly close to trees since it is not easy to retrieve the kites which get caught in them. Also do not fly close to houses to avoid breakage and turbulences. | |
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