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I've bought this kite as my high wind kite to go with my blade 4m and Guerilla 13m (yay), oh and also my little symphony for gale force winds. The kite comes in a nice backpack, a bit bog standard, with the straps which can come undone because they're not sewn over at the end!!! But i could go on all day about the backpack after spending 2 years making a 110 litre kite bag for my GCSE, which can hold a mtb on the front as well!! But overall its nice. The kite has a very good build quality with what looks like no dodgy stitching. The bridle setup is quite funny but it works, and not to mention the fluorescent blue and green bridles. Handles a pretty nice aswell, lots of padding, but no protector around the power lines like on the flexi handles. Lines do look a bit thin, i think the powers are 150kg and the brakes 60kg!!! Ah well wait till they snap then replace them. Setup is fine, but as soon as i launched it, the kite flew to the left so i had to make some adjustments. Stupid me spent about an hour pissing round with the lines when they were ok in the first place. What i would recommend is shortening the power lines because when u stake the kite down, the trailing edge sometimes takes off because theres not enough tension in the powers. Flying is really nice and extremely fast, both normally and in turns. I quite like this in a kite and find it pretty good for boarding with, getting it in the right place. One thing i have noticed is that it can unexpectantly collapse, usually due to gusts, which can be very annoying. But as you fly it more you get used to how to fly it and it doesn't do it as much, like my friends firebee which virtually doesnt collapse anymore. The power and lift produced is awesome and reminds me a lot of my blade. Also the kite can overfly, but apparently the kite wont do it as much with some brake permanently on. The kite is ok for going upwind, like i said earlier once u get used to it, its quite good. But you do need to be pretty powered up, like with most kites. Overall this is a really nice kite, but with a few weak points, most of which can be fixed (power rings also??) and is definatley worth the money you pay for it. By : mattdez

This review is in remembrance of my stolen Eolo Radsail Pro 5.0, may it take the thief off the ground and throw them into oblivion. I bought this kite about three months ago from Ebay after having a little play with my mates PKD Buster. The build quality for a budget kite was very good, with very strong dyneema bridles and stitching, with stitched grills covering the air intakes of the cells. It's also a very attractive kite, I had the White, Black/Grey and Blue design which really looked a picture in the sky. The bag was also very practicle with the bottom of the bag meshed so that the kite material can breathe and so that sand doesn't get stuck in there. I think that the best use for this kite would be an entry level to buggying, due to the massive pull and low lift. However, it is also very good for boarding beginners like me. For a first kite it was amazing, the pull was immence even in low winds, which forced me to purchase a Scuuda 39 ATB. With a board, this kite is really in a league of it's own. Now, I'm no expert, but the ease at which it could turn was incredible especially with handles. I strongly recommend this kite to anybody with a little experience. The only real problem with this kite was that if you are being pulled at speed and then the wind suddenly drops, then the kite will fold. Pull 3/5 Lift 2/5 manouverability 5/5 stability 4/5 overall 4/5 By : Burger

Having started flying kites again this year with a rather nice pressie off my wife of a 2.5m Beamer(it was one of the first in the country!) I decided to go large. I test flew a number of kites ranging from Rebbles, Samurais and 5m Beamers - and ended up with a Radsail Pro 6m. How so? Well it was ex demo/secondhand = bargain. It was also deamed to be the odd one out in the Pro line up ie slower and not as fast as the 4m Pro. I've resisted the tempation to write a review until now. I've read bits and pieces by other folk a lot of which has been a little damning of the 6m until I read a snippet on Forces of Nature by Shem of KSW that he thought it a good kite compared to say the 5m Beamer. I've flown this beast in little or no air to 23knots as provided by the local coastal observatory. My findings are that it really needs 3 to 4knots to get going and less than that it is like trying to fly a duvet! low air speeds you do need to work it. I've tried it over 4 occassions on solid 11 - 13 knots and you can park the kite anywhere in the wind window and scudding is easy! 15 - 16 knots the acceleration is there and you know it. To prove a point with two guys who were struggling in 23 knots with a 3.5 bullet (they had plenty of face plants) I put up the 6m Pro. The power was rock solid and the kite very stable indeed I weigh in at 90kg and was quite happily swinginging underneath it! I have to say I did switch down soon after to the Beamer 2.5 to give my arms a rest!! I have to say that Andy at Prokites went over this kite to check the build quality as I believe their have been some quality control issues. I'm pleased to say my kite has no apparent flaws. The Line set is good, very beefy main lines! The handles are in a word pathetic - carpal tunnel syndrome here we come. I resigned them early on to the garden shed and replaced them with a set of Flexifoil grips. This has improved handling markedly - I would say by virtue of the extra length in the handles to put the brakes on you have to reduce the brake line length at the handle (the handle comes with two knots, my advice is put a third in). Conclusion Of the kites available at the time this one won because of budget constraints. Yep you could spend twice as much as I did - but what's the point! I've gained a great deal of experience from the two kites in my quiver, I'm fortunate to live 5 minutes from the beach and I've still got brass in my pocket toward that 9m+ kite I'd quite like!!!! Like it or hate it - who cares I'm having a blast!!!! By : offshore

Finally dusted of the cobwebs on my kite bag last Sunday and went down to the local park. 12mph winds and as it's been 6 months since I've taken the kites out thought I'd start with the 4m. I'd forgotten how much fun they are as during the winter I get all tied up in skiing. I've got 3 kites. All radsails. A 2.4 gor the really windy days, a 4m pro and a 6m pro. When I bought my first kite, the 4m, I read loads of reveiws that they arn't that good and you get what you pay for but some advice at my local shop said they are wirth their money and some and been a simalar shape to the blade II you can't go wrong. The kite flys like a dream. The only down side is they do tend to fly over and luft a little but thats easily rectified applying the brakes. When ever I fly it I feel like I'm holding a wild horse that just wants to go for it so let her go and wayhay big smiles all around. I was so taken with the kite I found a new 6m radsail on ebay for £159 with handles and bar in Germany so quickly bought it up for the lighter wind days. Did get caught out on the first day I took it out getting caught by a strong gust and getting some unplanned serious air but this brought smiles and the quality was just as good as the 4m. The 2.4 followed but I'm still to take it out. The only done side I found with the kit was the handles but these can be replace with little expence. To sum up the Radsails may be cheaper than other makes but they are still a hot engine. I'm still to find anybody to fly with in West Yorkshire so if anybody is localish to Leeds or Bradford let me now. By : kiwi1

This is only the 3rd Kite I've ever owned, and the only one which still scares the pants off of me. The kite is very large but easy to handle out of the bag, comes with lines and handles, good enough... The kite has a nice design and looks great in the sky. The bridles don't get tangled too badly and because of the length and the way they are designed, so they're easily sorted. The kite does sit nicely staked out, be warned as you attach yourself to the lines it has an incredible pull as it takes off... When it takes off it almost trys to produce a swing action trying to drag you under it as it pulls to the zenith. Once up its slow, I did however only fly this kite in the lightest of light winds. A friend who was flying a Symphony 2.2 had his kite darting all over the place, while the Radsail 6m seemed like a slow blimp moving across the sky. It can pick up some speed but needs a bit more wind. In the lighter winds when the wind fell for s moment the kite did collapse, but be warned once this kite fills back up again there is an amzing force to fight against ( perfect for jumping, scudding). Attempted to land the kite and it isn't easy. Takes a fair bit of strength to use the brake lines all the way down, even then as soon as you relax it shoots backup into the zenith ready for more. Perfect kite for buggying, used a parastorm along with this kite and you can reach great speeds, easily controlled, flying at the edge of the window still provides a good force and the kite sits there nicely, doesn't try to rip you out of the buggy which is a plus when your out of control heading towards the sea.... I'm 12st and can just handle this kite. Would recommend no one lighter tries it .. By : cim