Rule No 1 - Ignore wavetool on anything to do with safety and leashes
Rule No 1.1 - Ignore IKO rubbish in relation to self launching and self landing and insist your instructor shows you how to do it, if possible. If you lack kite skills your instructor may refuse, but should at least demonstrate the method for you. If thats the case book a lesson on self launching and self landing all good schools/instructors will offer this.
Rule No 2 - Watch Christian's/AKS video's repeatedly and do exactly what is shown in the vids, especially this one as it covers the 3 main types of safety systems.
I've developed a system based on Christian's single front line safety system (2nd one in the vid above), which I think is now by far the most common, with the dual front line system 2nd and 5th line 3rd.
I don't use a hook, as you may have noticed from the "Don't show us your hook" thread.
This technique applies only to Ozone kites, or kites that have an extremely similar safety system. I ride in suicide mode, chicken loop attached to a large SS ring. I make sure that when I launch in a NE on the East Coast that the numbered line connectors are reversed for N02 and No3 (centre lines) and connected 1/2/3/4 in a SE/S wind.
When I'm finished riding i walk to where I want to land my kite, then lower the kite so that the bottom wingtip is about 3-4M off the beach, steered slight down, I then let go of the bar and release the primary safety/chicken loop, and then take 2-3 step away from the kite and upwind pulling on the leash line/flagging line. Kite sits down LE into the wind every time, if done correctly.
If you don't get it right all that will happen is that the kite will fly very depowered across the window and land LE down and into the wind, so if you fluff it, move quickly upwind and to the other side of the window, to shorten the flight of your flagged out kite.
I'm planning to make a video of this method (and some others) soon.
