Power Kite Forum

skytiger HI 40

dirtslide - 7-9-2010 at 10:57 AM

I flew one of these beauties at SOBB labour day weekend and now i want to have one in my quiver because of the nostalga and the cool factor ,some one must still have one they could part with i promise to take exellent care of it ,so cool . thanks

ripsessionkites - 7-9-2010 at 01:14 PM

maybe Morrie and Kelci will part with theirs

check with Cobra kites and Tailspin kites if they have some kicking around.

dirtslide - 7-9-2010 at 02:38 PM

found one in our own community can you guess who had one .it is mine now :D it was not the HI40 instead i picked up a like new HI30 .i feel like a kid a christmas im so excited .this fall im going retro:lol:

Bladerunner - 7-9-2010 at 04:47 PM

Do a heavy search of the for sale section. I swear someone was selling a bunch of skytigers a few months ago. Not more than 6. The title didn't make it clear what kites he was selling, if I remembe?

Morrie Williams - 14-9-2010 at 05:27 PM

Hey Dirtslide,
I contacted the individual that has the other HI60 you asked about and he wants to keep his like I do.
Sorry we couldn't make a deal for you.

pbc - 14-9-2010 at 06:44 PM

I have a 56 ft2 Sky Tiger I'd be happy to part with. It has a tear on the bottom skin that has gone unfixed for years but is otherwise in good shape. The fabric still has some of the crispy crinkle to it.

The foil portion of the kite measures 4.28m x 1.22m laid flat. Flaps on the wing tips and trailing edge extend beyond that. That makes it 5.2m2 or 56 ft2. The aspect ration is 3.5. I'm pretty sure that was "high" back in the day this was built. So is this a HI60?

I bought this kite used a loooong time ago so I'm a little fuzzy on what it really is.

I'll sell it RTF for any reasonable offer. It would ship from 32605. Pics at http://www.flickr.com/photos/pbchase/sets/72157624958921630/

Philip

Morrie Williams - 14-9-2010 at 07:57 PM

I'll have to roll mine out and measure it. Yours sure looks like a HI60.

Morrie Williams - 15-9-2010 at 08:38 AM

I just measued my HI60 and our measurements are close enough for your kite to be a HI60.

jellis - 15-9-2010 at 08:44 PM

How about a Hi 100?

ripsessionkites - 15-9-2010 at 09:23 PM

We have two HI 100 here in BC too. One with a modded cut flaps.

doublespeed360 - 16-9-2010 at 07:21 PM

just gave mine away to tom up in mass.,the crazy russian, practicaly new .its what i started on,first traction kite was hi- 40 red from kites of boston at fanuial hall,don McCasland who works at blue hills observatory now ,great moments in kiting