Dylan

This was my 2nd kite after the blade mk 1 3.3. First impressions of the kite when it arrives is the little drawstring bag it comes in, most other kite makers like ozone and flexifoil give you these nice expensive rucksacks, but then you don't fly the bag! I took it out of the bag when it arrived and it was nicely folded up, I unfolded it and it looked quite long and thin compared to other kites the other two things i noticed was the lightness of the kite and there these loops at the bottom which pull the edges of the kite in when you turn (very effective and stop the kite stalling as much). I bought mine from Al at atmosphere kites who set it up for me, lines and power rings. It took it out in about 5mph, took it out of the bag and then one pull of the handles and it went straight up to the zenith. It fills in very light wind due to these cell openings that have stiffiners along the edge to allow the cells to inflate very easily in low wind - winds where most other kites simply flop over on the ground and refuse to inflate. It had a great deal of power for the size of the kite and very quick turning, but to create power you had to work the kite very slightly and then it would come alive. Second time I took it out was about 15mph, so too windy really but it was a new toy so i had to try. I got some quite large jumps 10ft+ that were very floalty and huge long scuds that didnt seem to stop. i have also flown it back to back with a blade 4.9 and found that it was alot more stable and there was more lift and pull if you wanted it by simply dabbing on the brakes slightly (i have just tightened my brakes so it is also turbocharged). It flys very different to blades and i need to adjust my flying style but I think that it is a great kite and value for money. I would reccommend it to anyone wanting a meduim wind kite even though it will pull in the light stuff. So a great all round kite! By : Dylan