540° Flat Spin II The 540 was a trick that eluded me for a long time until I was at my local flying field one day and to my amazement there was someone else flying a trick kite and this guy was good. after watching him for a while I plucked up the courage to go and ask him for a few pointers. after listening to the guys advice I nailed a respectable 540 on my second attempt.. Bliss..:) this is what he told me. Instead of flying the kite straight down the window, try flying down but at an angle of around 45 degrees towards the edge of the window. As you feel the kite start slowing down kill the kite with a pancake movement but, instead of extending both arms evenly, fully extend outside arm but only extend the inside arm a little way forward 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12 inches). This will have the effect of killing the kite unevenly leaving the inside wing tip cocked towards you slightly making the rotation easier to achieve.. Pull and release as described before and again provide slack to aid tangle free rotation. The kite when rotating may have a tendancy to slide towards the edge of the window and is technically a different trick called a Flashback. Once you can do a flat spin in this way you can start making the dive steeper and evening up the kill a little until you can do 540's in the centre of the window.