Flexifoil Pulsar....What's it for ?????

[A1an]

Hi,

I am very new to kiting and have been looking for a few weeks into buying a kite for me and my 8 year old son to use, hopefully to learn how to do some tricks with. after looking at a few websites i decided to buy a flexifoil pulsar but now realise that this is not the right type of kite for our requirements. for a start it is a bit too quick for my son (he has already broken the spine on it ). after looking around the internet a little more since realising my mistake it seems that the pulsar is not really made for doing tricks. i am now thinking of paying the extra and buying a benson gemini which i believe would fit our requirements.

any advice would be greatly appreciated.

also, if the pulsar is not made for doing tricks, what exactly is it made for

 

cheers

alan

[desciple]

Alan I just sent you a pm with some details! I hope they help. Whilst I am at it I have remembered another quite cheap but reasonable kite. The HQ Phoenix which I think comes with lines, handles, dvd etc.

 

Good luck.

[BigDavey]

Take things nice & easy - Buying a trick kite doesn't automatically get you tricking - even one as capable as the Gemini.

 

From the reviews I've seen of it, the Pulsar *is* supposed to be quite trickable. It's the usual Flexifoil fare though - in that it's a strong pulling kite, which can be a lot for a young one to deal with. Keep flying in the lower end of it's range which will minimise the risk of breakage when it eventually comes hurtling downwards.

 

Try to get your hands on one of the tutorial DVDs or videos about - Dodd's Flightschool is excellent.

 

Best taking your time and go through things in stages - It's difficult and often really frustrating- but when you do nail that trick it's *very* rewarding - Welcome to trick flying

[Sittingduck]

here are the basics nicely explained

 

http://www.prismkites.com/new-site/animations.htm

 

Fly on long lines too it will slow the kite down and give you more room. THen spend your time flying controlled loops, squares and passes. Use push turns, pull turns and combination turns

 

That way you'll but the hang of the wind window and get an idea of how the kite behaves. Then it's the fun stuff go on to shorter lines as you need the kite to be responsive.

 

Lets us know how you get on

[A1an]

thanks for all your replies.

 

we still haven't received the replacement spine from flexifoil but they assure me it will be with me in the next couple of days. the lines we have been supplied with are 25m, are these ok?

 

thanks

[BigDavey]

25m lines are fine - I tend to range from 15m to 35m for outdoor flying. Depends on how close I want to be to the kite and what style of flying I want to get into at the time.

 

It's worthwhile getting a handful of spare spars of the shapes and sizes your kites are framed in. It'll save any long downtime and with a bit of confidence you can do a field repair to get you flying again in the same session.