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lunchbox - 9-5-2008 at 11:22 AM
Got a little slip from the Post Office yesterday...I'm going to try to pick it up this afternoon or Sat and then it's off to the beach to try it.
I'll let everyone know how it goes!
speleopower - 11-5-2008 at 07:30 AM
lunchbox-Were you able to make it to the post office???
lunchbox - 11-5-2008 at 10:18 AM
Hey Scott,
Yep, picked it up at the Post Office on Sat morning and took it to the beach with me that afternoon.
...but the wind was blowing about 14-18mph so I couldn't resist trying my instructor's new Synergy and then flying my Venom. Had an incredible session
but was I soo beat that I didn't even have the energy to static fly the Combat. Today's Mother's Day so any type of flying is out, so it looks like
the first wind it's gonna see is the inland park...we'll see how it does!
Thanks.
Pete
speleopower - 11-5-2008 at 05:47 PM
Bummer 14-18 was good wind for it. Glad it arrived safe and sound.
Scott
speleopower - 16-5-2008 at 05:05 PM
Any news on how the kite flys???
Scott
lunchbox - 16-5-2008 at 05:40 PM
Hey Scott,
Just got back from the beach. Light wind day (6-10mph). Had a good amount of time on the kite today. Mostly static flying and landboarding.
Unfortunately the tide was kinda high and the wind was cross-shore...had several 150yd downwinders. A few days before that, I was able to fly the kite
in my inland park, also in light conditions.
....best word that I would use to describe the kite....
IMPRESSIVE!!!
I really liked flying the kite. I loved the power and the forward drive it provides at the edge of the window. I was also impressed with it's
stability (as far as race kites go). I got it to bow tie a few times but I can chalk that up to lumpy wind and in other instances, my ability as a
flyer. But having said that, I got the feel after just a little while of where the kite likes to be and where it doesn't. I was really amazed when I
turned the kite that the whole kite remained solid...no wing tip tucks. It also looked beautiful in the sky...soo long and narrow,,,kinda reminded me
of the sea bird (albatross??)with the 12ft wing span that spends the majority, if not it's whole life, just flying the thermals! This is my first
experience flying a race kite but I think that PKD definitely has a winner on it's hands. Now if only I could have test drove the Yakuza alongside it!
I'm going to try to fly it on Sunday in the buggy and then ship it off to Pablo on Monday...I would love to keep it another week but that would be
pushing it and I don't want to take advantage of Pablo's generosity!
One more thing....and this is the same with my Reactor,,,it definitely likes to be looped when you're at the edge and want to bring it back to the
center.
Should have taken some pics....my buddy had his 4.9 Blade IV up alongside it...it was quite the sight to see them hovering in the sky together!
speleopower - 16-5-2008 at 06:10 PM
Cool! Glad you liked it more than me. I found it lacking in power at the edge of the window and the bow tie was annoying. Did you get a chance to
fly the Blade IV 4.9 and the Combat back to back?
Maybe some more time on it would help. When I was surfing with it the lack of power at the window edge was very noticable. The Blade IV 4.9 has a
lot more power at the edge-maybe more lifty.
Good job. Wish you had the picks of it and the Blade together.
Later-Scott
lunchbox - 17-5-2008 at 04:05 PM
Hey Scott,
Yep, got to fly them back to back. Blade was definitely faster turning, a tad more lift, flew to the edge as far as the combat but, I thought, was not
quite as powerful as the combat (at least through the center)...my friend concurred.
Would really have liked to have flown it in 12-16mph and will an onshore or offshore wind. That would have been sweet!
Pete
speleopower - 17-5-2008 at 04:33 PM
It for sure didn't have the "power" of the Blade that I am positive of. I could not really get going on the water very well. It let off the power
big time near the edges of the window (narrow power band-like on some motorcycles). Which is good for speed I guess-I'm not a speed rider.
I got to ride it in light wind below 12mph and higher wind 15-20ish mph wind. In higher wind it was better for sure.
All in all it was a nice kite but would rather have a Blade. It's look in the air was striking and I wouldn't mind having something like this in my
quiver for showing off with. 
I would try and somehow dye the
bridle lines and my kitelines black.
Glad it was a success for you.
Pablo - 21-5-2008 at 01:05 AM
I hear that there is a small tear on the back of the wing, this really could have happened anywhere, and even in shipping, this very well could have
affected the performance of the kite as well.
It should be back to me soon, I look forward to flying it again.
Sounds like everyone had fun with it
Sthrasher38 - 21-5-2008 at 08:14 PM
Thanks Pablo. I know I did. It was my first time with a race kite. It was fast and sweet.Imo.
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