Fade I (Fractured Axel)
The Fade is THE trick that got me into flying trick kites, whilst watching a guy fly a Dot Matrix at the Portsmouth festival a few years back i saw him put the kite into a Fade, i was amazed. The fade gets the kite into a belly up, nose towards you position. In a steady wind with some kites a fade can be held for literally hours. There are two main ways to achieve a fade....
Pancake to fade. Fly the kite from the top of the window nose down towards the ground, kill the kite as per an ordinary Pancake try to ensure that the kite levels out nice and square to you, as the kite flattens out pop or tug both lines evenly and at the same time and then give some slack, different kites require different inputs from the pilot some requiring only a gentle knock whilst others seem to prefer a good solid yank, this double pop will cause the nose of the kite to swing under and face you putting the kite into a Fade.
