Pass the PKD Brooza III 7.5m

Pass the PKD Brooza III 7.5m


If anyone is interested in trying out the Brooza III 7.5, I am willing to start the "Pass the Brooza" kite.

Same rules as others apply, long time members only, pay for shipping to the next person. Included is the kite, lines, handles, KS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K-s, stuff sack. I don't have to tell you it's my kite and I haven't got to fly it yet, so to get it back in the same shape would be good


Who wants to try it?

Originally posted by bigkid
Pass the PKD Brooza III 7.5m


If anyone is interested in trying out the Brooza III 7.5, I am willing to start the "Pass the Brooza" kite.

Same rules as others apply, long time members only, pay for shipping to the next person. Included is the kite, lines, handles, KS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K-s, stuff sack. I don't have to tell you it's my kite and I haven't got to fly it yet, so to get it back in the same shape would be good


Who wants to try it?

Here is the beginning of the list,

1, Drewculous sent 7/31
2, kitejumper
3, trancein1
4, ?

well, a very frustrating week and a half with this kite... winds have been pretty much dead... gotten the kite up twice (been out about every day hoping for some wind) but there wasnt enough to even keep the kite up for much more than 5 mins... if ya want i'll pass her on friday, or give the weekend one more shot, and send it out monday... it just sucks right now in Nebraska for wind... 95-100 degree heat and wind that is forcasted as calm to light and variable.....

Saturday is forcasted a little cooler with some wind, so maybe this weekend... but let me know,
Thanks again for the passing this kite!

live2hover,
I see you have a 8m Pansh Ace, was it your first kite? If so I can see you are heading in the right direction. You are added to the list.

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Originally posted by bigkid Pass the PKD Brooza III 7.5m If anyone is interested in trying out the Brooza III 7.5, I am willing to start the "Pass the Brooza" kite. Same rules as others apply, long time members only, pay for shipping to the next person. Included is the kite, lines, handles, KS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K-s, stuff sack. I don't have to tell you it's my kite and I haven't got to fly it yet, so to get it back in the same shape would be good Who wants to try it? Here is the beginning of the list, 1, Drewculous sent 7/31 2, kitejumper 3, trancein1 4, live2hover 5. next?

I was in my new buggy Sunday at the park, the wind was just as you said. No wind, then 5 to 8 mph then 0, and back and forth in a matter of a second or too. A gust caught me sideways in the buggy and as I hung on to the 8.6 Combat, there was a loud crack that came from my chest, thats going to hurt tomorrow. Well here it is 5 days later and broken ribs hurt more as time goes on. The Doc said 3 weeks before I try to do something,(just in time for SOBB). LOL
Smart call, I say put off till tomorrow what you could have done today

This has been a long time coming, but i finally had a session with the Brooza III yesterday. I wanted to post my thoughts before I pass it on this week.

Upon opening the bag, the first thing that I noticed was the quality of the materials used on this kite. I was already impressed. The closest thing I own to this is my 8m Ace which in comparison looks like someone just slapped together some ripstop. A LOT of thought was put into this kite from the bridal setup (which was about a million times nicer than my Pansh) to the varying angle of attack adjustments that can be made from the handles. I like the color scheme with the bright orange and black. It looked like a classy kite to me.

Lots of attention to detail, and lots of little details. The question was, would it be a better because of the details?

My first day out was about a week ago and it was a disaster, it was blowing all day long and there was Nooo way I was going to miss it, but by the time I got outside of work and broke the kite out the wind had sputtered out to a mere trickle compared to earlier in the day. It was something like 7-8kts, which really sucks, but I was determined to force the issue and try it out, but I couldn't for the life of me get it up.. I am able to get my 8m up in these moderate winds, so I was really disappointed in myself. As I was packing it up I noticed that the brake lines were way to tight for the conditions and that they could be adjusted very quickly and easily without any knoting or larksheading (is that a word?)

We've been stuck in a high pressure system for close to a month and had horrible winds since the time I got the Brooza. The next chance I had to fly was yesterday, but the winds were primed for a good session with winds 15 gusting 22 so i took her out again.

As I was untangling the lines I really appreciated my blue and red lines on my Ace cause the Brooza III lines are all one color and it took me a little bit to get them straight. Once I got her launched she was up in the air zipping around like a little humming bird. It pulled like a truck, but for being a 7.5 meter kite, it sure turned a lot more like a 5m.

I was impressed by the quick responsiveness to little inputs, but it did not feel as stable as my 8m Ace in the air because of how fast it was darting around. I know I could get used to it, but I like flying static for jumping and there would be no massive liftoffs with the Brooza III today. I tried and tried but never got more than a foot or two off the ground which was very disappointing. I know the kite is not made for jumping, but it is so big that I really hoped for more. :megan:

Some additional thoughts......The Brooza had very little problem with absorbing gusts It had me scudding around durring takeoffs, but once I had it anywhere near the Zeneth that was no longer a problem. I did not like 3 things about this kite and it all had to do with the handles.

1. the built in kite killers were a pain in the butt. -- what if I don't want to use them? then what? Also, I didn't like their placement cause they had a tendency to get caught up in the brake lines.
2.The adjustable brake line has too much play available. this became a problem if I had it fully engaged because there was about 8 inches of fairly heavy rope/line dangling next to the bungee slack from the kite killers which kept getting tangled in the brake lines which annoyed the crap out of me, and caused some in-flight issues.
3. The handles are connected together with a spacer of sorts. I really don't know what to call it, but it means they handles cant be pulled farther that one and a half feet apart. It's not bad, but it annoyed me cause I couldn't fix the brake and kitekiller issues easily because of it.

All in all the Brooza III is a good kite which could be a lotta fun. I think there are too many bells and whistles on it for my tastes, and doesn't provide enough lift for my liking but I know there is someone out there looking for this kind of kite. Just not me, or kitejumper.

Thanks BigKid! I am ready to pass it on to stetson05. U2U sent.