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I have been flying kite for a few years now, mostly dual and quad line stunters. I recently bought a used Ozone Little Devil to give kite skiing a try. The Little Devil is a great kite, nice build, super quality and very powerful. Anyway; I gave the kite a good go using skis. It was fine I guess. You needed just the right conditions to ski in control without being overpowered. Well I guess this review is about the Paraski Flex now isn't it ? While out kite skiing one day with my buddy who flys a Paraski Flex, I noticed how much actual skiing he got in, compared to myself. He rarely put the kite down all afternoon. So I decided to sell the LD and give the Flex a try. Man, what a kite ! Yes it is very simple looking and doesn't have the sex appeal of an inflatable or ram. But this kite does its job well. It is very easy to rig (about 3 minutes) and launch. And once cruising along on the skis is very controllable and can be very fast due to its skinny profile. It is not like most traction or power kites. With this machine you point the bar in the direction you wish to go, add a little throttle with the back hand and you go. The harness is as simple as it gets, but is very comfortable and easy to use and adjust. And yes you can catch air, just like everybody else. When you wipe out, the kite tends to drop as well. The kite is adjustable for different wind ranges by zipping up, or un zipping the leading edge or making minor changes to the lines. Hence the name 10-60. It can handle wind from 10km to 60km per hour, yes with one kite. The manuafcturer also makes a larger kite a 5-30 and a smaller kite for crazy ass wind. They too are adjustable. I haven't tried the 10-60 with a buggy yet, but I have seen many shots of the kite being used for water, buggy, landboard, and inline. It seems to be a good all rounder. Proudly Canadian made with a Belgian distributor for the Euro kiters. Even though thier webpage is mostly in French. Most of the crowd is bilingual. Give her a try. By : Scooterboy