TTTT

My first introduction to a traction kite was the NPW 9, I was lent one of these by a work mate when going on holiday, it was 3.2 meter. I flew this on dartmoor, more to the point it dragged me across the moors on my face, it was at this point I became hooked on flying traction kites. Over a short period of time I aquired numerous kites, but my heart remains loyal to the nasa wings purely due to there simplicity, indestructable nature and pure grunt that they can generate in reasonably low winds. I have flown NPW9's for a while now along with a phantom 12 meter and blade 111 3 meter. My overall view of these kites is that every quiver should contain at least one, I have 3 a 1.5, 4.6 and this one the 7.2. They are cheap to aquire in my case I have a mate whose friend stitches them. The construction is simple yet strong, this is a single skin kite, you can crash it into the ground, it will not be damaged there are no cells to damage no back to blow apart. In the air it is extremely stable, and launches with ease. I fly the 7.2 in 4 line mode on an airush 80cm bar with depower setup, attached this way it is possible to pull the the nose of the kite in and dump a percentage of the power. As a traction unit it is superb this will pull you on a board in winds as low as 5 to 6mph at 8 mph you are positively zipping along, I find very few kites that can give you such traction at low wind speeds. Whereas with other kites it is possible to generate lift, the nasa does not work this way, it can thought if the wind is strong take you a foot or two off the ground. This is not a slow kite by any means, it will also turn on its wing tip. It should be treated with respect, it will most definitely bite your ass if not respected. My biggest concern in flying these was the safety aspect, hence using the depower setup, while not a true depower kite this setup does work to an extent, with the depower strap pulled all the way in the nose collapses slightly bringing the power delivery down by at least 30%, hook into your harness pull in the bar and you can feed the power in exactly where you want it, it is even possible to reverse the kite down the window and park it on the ground in this setup mode also. Using a leash on one of the brake lines it is possible to release the kite if overpowered and the kite safely will fall out of the sky like a deflated carrier bag. You by no means feel as safe as you do with the phantom and the ease of use this gives you, but then you can pack 3 of these kites into a small rucksack and take them anywhere with you. My kite bag will always contain a few of these kites and with summer coming and low winds these will get even more time out of the bag than my other kites. I have let lots of people fly these who are mostly into expensive must have the lastest gear, all are incredibly impressed with the kites ability and power delivery Overall I would recommend that everyone at least try one of these at some point, you will not be disappointed you may even buy one. By : TTTT