rugrat760

Hi there, since a young boy I have always been fascinated with the power generated by a basic kite, only until recent after re discovering the thrill of kiting via my niece have my interest been re-vamped. Researching the possibilities via the net I decided to purchase a Buster PKD as this was strongly recommended as an all round general purpose kite for beginners to intermediate, which could be used as a traction/buggy/board. With this in mind I purchased the 3.0m squared (mid-range), being naïve my first attempt to fly the kite was inland, with a wind speed of approx 10 miles per hour, needless to stay my first flight lasted for a duration 30 seconds the kite spun 720 degrees within the power zone, thus dragging my 14 stone body across a freshly ploughed field until a friend caught the canvas of the kite. My second attempt was very successful on an open beach with a wind speed of approx 6 miles per hour, although it was not possible to takeoff /liftoff by walking backwards and yank the main lines was not possible, a friend had to shut the upwards before lift off was achieved. The kite was very responsive, basic maneuvers were able to be achieved with very little effort, although the bridging cable became restrictive with regards to arm movements. Liftoff can be achieved within winds speeds of 8 miles per hour and above by pulling on the main lines gradually, recently I have flown the kite within wind speed in excess of 16 miles per hour, with limited maneuverability in the edge of the power zone, if entering the power zone you can expect to be horizontal within seconds regardless of your body mass. Recently I have flow the PKD buster 3.0 and Bullet 3.0 (5m squ) with winds between 8 and 12 miles per hour, although Bullet was superior in power & lift to the buster, I found it to be extremely slow and limited in response, in doing so this made it easier achieve more complicated maneuvers, whereas the buster was agile, quick to respond and easy to position in comparison, I would strongly recommend a PKD Buster to any beginner wanting to start in the power kite world. Author : rugrat760