Eolo Radsail Pro

i had baught the radsail 6m pro due to budget. i had previously flown a freinds 4.5m bullet and wanted a big kite without the price tag. i had read a few reviews about aspect ratios and came to the assumption that the radsail would be less powerfull than a bullet so i would need a bigger one.

package

the bag looks good in red and grey with lots of space and pockets to put your marsbars in. it also has a natty mesh base that i thought was naff to start with but as i fly on the beach i can see the use now. the zips arn't up to much though.

lines are great and come wrapped on seperate winders also colour coded. the handles are complete crap just bin them and get some flexifoil ones. they are cheap aluminium ones with plastic end cups that pop off the first time you fly and have really bad foam bike like grips that come unstuck in one weekend. on my later model kite they were replaced with long foam pads and even had stake loops but quality is still poor. and that is the last bad thing ill say.

the kite is fantastick i'd herd all the horror stories about build quality but the kite is fine it is a budget kite and not on a par with a flexifoil but you still get your moneys worth. bridles are coloured dyneema. kite material is strong and light. dead simple to put together and looks great. people on the beach commenting.

flying

flys streight from the bag with no adjustment. its a very powerfull kite in strong winds 18+ the pull is akin to being tied to a runaway horse. could be scary to the amatuer dangerous to the novice. the forward traction is imense and the vertical lift is well.. get used to seeing your armpits.

for a big kite it turns very quickly with a bit of brake. to begin with you teeter around the power a bit intimidated but as confidence grows you hunt the power down and enjoy 30-40m scuds at running pace and jumps of 6-10 feet.

the wind range is top notch there has been dozens of times when my freinds bullet 4.5 was in a pile on the beach 4mph and im flying away. ever so gracefull in low winds my 17 year old daughter flys it in 7mph. kite starts to pull at 5mph and is back in the bag by 25mph but there has only been two occations when wind was too strong in the last 4 months, overal i've had more days flying than my bullet freind so im sold on the big radsail.

ive just started boarding and its good at 15mph under 7mph forget it. it will pull you off very fast but turning in low wind is slower and so youve lost momentum by the next power stroke but over this you can fix the kite at 45 degrees and bomb along the beach at 15+mph

conclusion

a good buy, great value great kite. stable, can overfly if not held back. dominates the window a bit of a handfull in really strong wind like a boisterous dog. will do wonders for your biceps, easier with harness, somthing different to all the flexifoils takes a bit more effort in light winds but garenteed to give you more air time than most other kites. crap handles though.

By : DNash