Safety
Remember, flying safely is your responsibility.
DO NOT FLY NEAR:
People Airports Power lines Cars Storms
First Flight
Pigtail
Attach your flying lines using a Lark's
Head knot as shown.
Flying line
Left turn Right turn
Unwind your lines and check that the flying line in your right hand is connected to the right-hand bridle with the kite pointed up. If not, switch hands. Some people color code their line ends with a magic marker to make this check easy.
Clear your flying area. Make sure there are no people in your flying space.
A sharp, sweeping pull on both lines will launch your kite. Keep your arms by your side and your hands low at all times for best control.
Tuning
Tighter, radical turns
Once you can keep the kite in the air comfortably in moderate winds, try switching your bridle to the radical setting for quicker turns and tighter spins. Find complete tuning information in the "Flight Training" section of your Prism CDROM or on the Prism website at www.prismkites.com
Wider,forgiving turns
Specifications
Wingspan: 75"
Wind Range: 4-25 mph
Frame: .196" carbon/hemp,
.220 carbon
Sail: Chikara ripstop nylon
Rec'd lines: 80# x 60'
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Flashback
If you're just getting into sport kites, congratulations - you've made a great choice in kites! Quick and responsive, but forgiving enough to learn on, the Flashback is a topquality introduction to sport kiting. Its sophisticated carbon/hemp frame is designed to take a beating but still gives you the awesome stiffness and light weight of carbon fiber.
Once you've mastered the basics (it takes most people 1 to 3 hours of flying to get the hang of it), the Flashback will keep growing with you as you learn. Set the quick-adjust bridle to the radical setting and challenge yourself with quicker turns and tighter spins.
When you're ready for more, the Flashback is nicely balanced to do all of the latest tricks as well.
Read this field card carefully to be sure you assemble and adjust your new Flashback correctly before flying. For loads of information on all aspects of sport kiting, from kite tuning to the latest tricks, visit our website at www.prismkites.com
Our Word
At Prism we guarantee everything we make. That means that if you're not happy, we're not happy. If you have a problem with your kite and your retailer is unable to help, please contact us by phone, fax, or e-mail and we'll do everything we can to make things right.
Smooth winds!
Inside:
Assembly
Safety
First Flight
Tuning
Specifications
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A S S E M B L Y
1
Unroll your sail and lay it out as shown. In addition to the sail, you should have:
Two long lower spreaders
One short upper spreader
Two short standoffs
Two long standoffs
2
Connect the leading edge rods for each wing at the ferrules. Be sure the bridles are attached beneath the rubber fittings as shown.
3
Using your upper spreader as a tool, tension the elastic at each wingtip as shown.
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5
Clip the thin standoff rods into the holes in the back edge of the sail. Clip the long rods into the inner holes, and the short ones into the holes nearer the wingtips.
6
Insert the upper and lower spreaders all the way into the leading edge fittings. Check that the bridles are clear of the fittings, and hold the spreader rods close to the end as shown so you don't slip and puncture the sail.
7
Insert the PLUGGED ends of the lower spreaders into the center "T" fitting.
Tension the sail by clipping the standoffs into the lower spreaders. Hang the kite from the bridles to check that they aren't tangled.
4
With your wingtips tensioned, check that the sail is smooth and wrinkle-free along the leading edge. The tighter your tip tension, the better.
