gaddy

This is the second kite I bought brand new it comes with lines, handles and obviously the kite. A bit disappointing was the lack of kite killers (which I think should be standard issue) and ground stake. It did come with handy hats for the handles to wind the lines on to if you don't parapack. The only downside was the bag, the main zip lasted two outings before it broke, so I replaced the bag with one off the market. Setting up was nice and easy as the lines were attached to the handles already and at the other end they were clearly marked with a bit of card. The bridle unravelled easily and again there was a bit of card explaining which was which bridle. This I can see as being very helpful if it's your first kite as it took me a while to work it all out the first time. My first flight was in about 5mph wind and I wasn't expecting it to fly but you still have to have a go when it first arrives. It did fly, not much pull and no lift but what do you expect in 5mph winds. A couple of weeks later the wind picked up to around 15mph and it was in it's zone. There was good predictable pull and it came on gently instead of ripping your arms off, it's very stable and easy to fly. There is a good amount of lift and it doesn't dump you on the ground after. I've managed 6 foot jumps flying it static on a harness easily. When on the board it delivered good speed nice pull and moved my boarding on lots, still haven't managed to jump with it on my board. I would certainly recommend this kite to anyone, it's build quality design and pure fun factor is fantastic. 10/10 By : Gaddy

I was introduced into power kiting by one of my friends (Panthro on here). I’m a complete beginner and have never flown anything more than a single line kite about 18 years ago. Anyway Panthro was saying to me how much fun it was and I should give it a go so I read up and looked around and decided to go for a HQ beamer 2 3.6m. I wanted as big as recommended so I didn’t have to buy a bigger one so soon (it was hard enough getting my wife to let me get this one let alone another one in a couple of months). A couple of days later and it arrived. I can’t really compare it with any other kites as I haven’t used or really seen any others but this is what I think of mine. It came with very clear instructions and with the beginners guide on here I decided I was confident enough to go out and start. The lines only needed a little adjustment to get them all the right size and I liked that it came with an easily adjustable brake lines. It probably only took me about ¼ hour to get set up and ready to fly (baring in mind this was my first time and I was on my own). I also liked the ground stake (might sound strange) it came in a belt sheath and wasn't pointed at the so you can't stab yourself and it has a nice bright orange handel so you can see it a mile off if you forget to pick it up straight away. It took a few attempts to get it in the air and much muttering under my breath about how easy everybody makes it look. But I did eventually gat the hang of it to a low standard. I found the kite killers that came with it worked but got in the way more often or not particularly when I crashed and I found I didn’t really have a problem hanging on to the handles anyway so I took them off. After mastering take off and landing I got to grips with steering which was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Again the reading up before hand helped a lot there too. This all took about an hour and after all that I was happily getting dragged round the field in a relatively controlled manner. I was able to drop the kite if I thought I had lost control or was sliding too fast or far. Overall I think the kite is excellent and good fun. As I said earlier I can’t compare with any other kite but this one is certainly easy to control and great fun. So if you’re also thinking of getting in to kiting I can strongly recommend this kite but can I also warn you it is highly addictive. I have spent most of my free time flying it since it has arrived. Author : Gaddy