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I had my eye on this kite for quite a while, before buying one second hand. I was looking for something to work up from my 3m Firebee, which would be more friendly, bigger and more fun than the luff-machine First Impressions: I really liked the bag. It is a standard backpack built with heavy-duty material, two mesh side pockets which are perfect for ground stake and handles, and a lovely big front pocket for lines, gloves, windsock,etc. I found the kite fitted well into the bag, and I have now put my 2m Firebee in the bag as well, both fit fine. The kite retails as ready to fly, and I got it in that state. The lines appeared good quality, but I have never used them (much prefer my C line) The handles are lovely, comfy and strong as well as being a nice handful, not too small in diameter. The kite does not come with kitekillers, however, so I fitted my own. The main drawback with the handles is the lack of parking loops - very irritating ! The kite was very easy to set up, took me about 10 minutes to set up and get into the air. It needed a little tinkering, however, that would be expected from any kite. Static flying - it's great fun. Zenith's cleanly and quickly, and will stay stable at the zenith for hours. Unlike other kites, it has no tendency to dive itself into the powerzone unless asked. Once in the powerzone, it is great fun for body-dragging. Even better - it is lifty A little bit of wiggling in the zenith and I was getting some pretty respectable jumps (but I'm not really into kite-jumping) I think the highest I've got would be 6ft, when I parked the kite in the zenith and stopped paying attention to it. buggying - this is my main kiting "thing" and what I really wanted to use the kite for, finding that the 3m didnt have the power to pull me along. It is easy to zenith whilst getting in, and produces solid, consistant pull when flown through the zone. It's not an uber-race kite by any measure, but it does get you going. However, it can lift, and I have been lifted out of the bug a couple of times by it. It's worth getting it out of the zenith as soon as you get in the bug, or you could be lofted out. I would not recommend it as a first buggy kite, as it is lifty and could result in pain! However, for an all-round kite, it represents great value for money and is another fantastic kite from the godfather of kiting By : tiny_clanger