Flexifoil Blade III

Nice review, I WANT ONE!!! shame about the price

Hey, Im looking at getting this after my exams are done - if I've got the money in time!!! How good is it for jumping? Can you get 15+ft jumps? I ask this because I guess this is the only reason for wanting this other than it being a low wind kite. Cheers

When flying this weekend we got the breaklines just right, overall lift became almost friendly, but very strong. Simple swinging the kite across the top of the window would lift me off the floor. Full pendulum jumps lifted us 10 to 15 feet high with 10 seconds slow hang time. Wind approximately 5 to 10 mph. The kite does need careful setting up. No breaks to fly but it needs to be easy to add just a bit to keep the kite where needed. We tried a bit of body dragging, the kite easily pulled us out of the water. Excellent fun just don't let it get into the water

Cheers that sounds cool thanks. I can't wait to get it now! If you learn anything more about it please put it up here! Cheers Matt

Thought I would add some more comments following a little more experience with the kite. Buggying with this monster can be scary but is actually very easy. The hardest part is getting the kite in the air. The kite needs a good 4 to 5 mph steady wind to launch, which when the wind is that low is quite rare, it goes up and down like the proverbial, and you don't want to be launching when a 10mph wind grabs you. Once up it will fly nice and steadily and copes with the gusts and lulls well, the slow motion means that as long as you plan ahead, you should get caught badly. The kite doesn't accelerate the way the smaller kites do, so the increase in pull is always dealable with, you have time to let go if necessary. In the buggy the pull is fantastic, its great to be able to buggy in the very low wind conditions at worthwile speeds. the kite has to be kept low especially in turns otherwise the lift just pulls you out. But, with planning, and with a low kite fun can be had. I imagine braver soles would have fun jumping with this. We have used it on the water, with a little more wind I got planing for the first time, the speed of the kite gave me time to react which is important for a beginer and the lift meant that it was very easy to pull myself up onto the board, I would expect about 7 to 10 mph wind. Don't let it touch the water though or thats it until you get the sand out, and that took hours of squeezing the sand through teh mesh vents. Jumping, very easy very floaty very controlled. This is one awesome kite, with sense and planning it will do everything. It is not one for absolute beginers (no surprise there) but, I am happy flying this in unpredictable (but low) winds. As in my earlier review of it it is a very social kite, and getting one between an group would be a sensible option. I have tried it with bar and handles, I prefer the handles because of the extra control, but it is still good if slow on the bar.

Hi! I just bought this kite on ebay, new with handles. I don