Al Pacino

er... don't do that?

Saw this on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Flexifoil-Blade-Mk-III-6-6M-Power-Kite_W0QQitemZ220011081844QQihZ012QQcategoryZ123704QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Apart from the a good price I've noticed that it doesn't come with the standard back pack for MIII blades-it has a "stuff sack". Is that normal?

mate, I've never flown a 4.9 but from what I've read they can be quite aggressive. 6.6 always seems to give nice floaty jumps and softer landings. Like I said, can't really say too much about th 4.9 though.

How did you learn Spooks?

spooky-you are the worst tpysit in the wrold;) Everyone has got a good point on this thread. However, I stand by what I said earlier: kiting looks like fun so loads of people will try and have a go at it. Anyone who's really interested, after a couple of goes on a blade in upwards of 10mph, will read up on this(or other) forum and go somewhere private to get uncontrollably dragged around. Then they will be moderately experienced. The tw@ts who spend £300+ on a parachute and take it out in a force 10 gale on top of loads of pensioners/dogs/toddlers will do it once, injure themselves or someone else:eek: and then put it up on ebay.

Maybe I'm just lucky to have found places to fly where there's no one else around and the wind's good. Hope you get it sorted Spooky. Easy mate.

Ultimately, I think it will be bystanders and do-gooders who get flying banned in certain areas. On more than one occasion, I've had people (often of the 'old' variety) blatantly walk out of their way, under the flying lines and say 'you be careful with that'. What would happen if you interrupted a game of bowls in the same way:p

That's all fair enough Spooky. Because you are an experienced kiter, I'm assuming the site you regularly used didn't have people walking through it, playing football etc. If it was only used by kite flyers-who complained about it and got it banned?

I agree with Swooptopin. I am by no means an 'experienced' flyer. I'm not stupid however. I started off with a super 10 and was/am amazed by the amount of power it produced. After a while I bought a 3m Blade III. This dragged/carried me around a bit. Then I bought a 6.6 Blade III which frightens me every time I take it out and will prob cause me some damage (my problem-not yours or the guy who sold me it). People find their own learning curve. What I have always done is make sure there's no one around, partly because I don't want to make a prat of myself and partly because if you try and fly where there's a lot of people around, you (and they) become a nuisance. Call me a cynic but I can't help thinking sometimes that the advice of some experienced flyers to newbies (don't get this, don't get that, it's too big/dangerous for you etc) is more geared towards keeping kiting exclusive rather than being prompted by genuine concern. By attempting to exclude people from the ('your') sport you are in danger of becoming elitist. If something looks fun and enough people are interested in having a go, it will become mainstream. I don't see how that's a problem. I thought most people who fly kites would be quite fun loving and 'live and let live'. Having read through this thread I'm not so sure:rolleyes: . One of the things I like best about kiting is that you can't plan it-because of the fickleness of the wind it has to be spontaneous. If you start making rules and regulations that don't need to be made-especially if those rules exclude people in the first place-you take away some of the freedom that comes with a spontaneous activity. Soap box just broke.

When flying my blade III 3m I sometimes find that one of the edges doesn't inflate properly. This results in the offending edge 'folding' inwards. Probably something I'm doing wrong, but has anybody else had this problem and how do you get around it?

ok. Thanks for the advice. Will start buying bigger t-shirts:D

I've recently managed to get hold of a second hand 6.6 Blade III for under £200 Till now I've only flown a Blade III 3m. Obviously I only bought the 6.6 because it was such a bargain (it's in really good condition). Can anyone give me any advice about flying it, as just laying it out on the floor frightens me at the moment.