How To Jump With A Power Kite

Step 1: Safety

First of all - Don't try it until you're fully confident in your abilities and have learnt how to break and land your kite. Please see VideoJug's "How to Stay Safe while Power Kiting" and "How to Launch and Land your power kite" for more info.

Step 2: Launch

The bigger the kite the higher you'll go. Launch your kite in the normal way and get used to the wind conditions.

Step 3: Run Upwind

Bring your kite to the edge of the wind window, for example to about 3 o'clock from your position. Start running upwind keeping the kite at the edge of the window

Step 4: Jump and pray

Once you have got into your stride, pull back on your left handle and bring the kite right across the wind window - this will launch you backwards into the air so be ready and give yourself a little push off from the ground.

Step 5: Land. Hopefully

When you are in the air pull the kite back down to the edge of the wind window and out of the strong gusts and land softly on your feet. This bit might take practice..