SAFETY >> ALL MODELS
Ozone believes in the same philosophy as the IKO standard for safety release with 3 stages to a safety system.
• 1st Primary safety (let go of bar)
• 2nd Release chickenloop to flag out the kite and release all power (Ozone’s new 2008 “Megatron” Molded D-Power Loop
• 3rd Release safety leash if still in danger (leash is attached to flag out line)
Safety Video
The 1st stage of safety for any Instinct rider when feeling uncomfortable or in danger with any Instinct model is to release the bar completely; the kite will depower and wait at the edge of the wind window.
The beginner to intermediate rider is leashed into the flag out line and advanced to expert riders should attach to the flag out line when launching or landing.
BEGINNERS AND DURING LAUNCH ATTACH THE LEASH TO THE RED O-SHIT HANDLE
Advanced to expert riders can attach their leash directly to the D-Power Loop stainless ring for tangle free unhooked riding. This is for expects only as the rider is still connected to the kite even if they activate the D-Power safety release. But if for example they drop the bar whilst unhooked the Kite will just depower and drop to the edge of wind window making going for those un-hooked moves stress free every time. To fully disconnect from the kite in an emergency situation for riders attached to the D-Power loop leash ring they would have to release the safety leash to be 100% disconnected from the kite.
If the rider is in an emergency situation and has already released the bar (1st stage safety) he/she can then pull Ozone’s new 08 easy to locate chickenloop release which kill’s the kites power 100% thanks to the flag out system on one of the power lines.
INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED RIDERS CLIPPING LEASH TO THE EXPERT RING ON CHICKENLOOP
New for 08 is our flag-out line stopper ball >> To stop the bar getting to far away from the rider once released = no more line tangles once safety activated.
The Ozone setup also has a user friendly O-shit handle on one of the power lines as additional backup for more advanced riders that are riding unhooked or find themselves in a squall/emergency situation where they need to know they can kill the power with confidence every time just by reaching up to the O-Shit handle.
All kites are supplied with the new 2008 safety leash offering Ozone’s easy to grab release handle with full neoprene protection over the bungee webbing leash that’s easy on the body for those failed handle-pass attempts.
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