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Wanted 9m Phantom

pokitetrash - 23-2-2011 at 07:10 PM

Dumb Question. Anyone have a RTF 9 m Phantom for sale? I also might know someone looking for a 15 Phantom, 12, etc.

But I want a 9 NOW! I Have Cash!, come on its tax time--- You know you need to sell some stuff to pay your taxes and that 9 really isn't what you want...

AD72 - 23-2-2011 at 07:15 PM

It really is a great kite.

Todd - 23-2-2011 at 07:20 PM

And I'm really mad that I didn't think of posting this first... :smilegrin:


Best of luck finding one and I'll keep an eye out for you as well.

pokitetrash - 23-2-2011 at 07:41 PM

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Originally posted by Todd
And I'm really mad that I didn't think of posting this first... :smilegrin:


Dont you have one?

geokite - 23-2-2011 at 08:33 PM

Sure is a great kite.

AD72 - 23-2-2011 at 08:47 PM

You can go fast with a 9M Phantom

ripsessionkites - 23-2-2011 at 09:23 PM

^ i enjoyed that

dylanj423 - 23-2-2011 at 09:41 PM

ill pay 10 more bucks than he will

:evil::evil::evil:

Todd - 24-2-2011 at 05:12 AM

That was some fast cooking in the video! Was that a Woa, F**K S**t at 1:28? :lol:

I had my chance at one Chris but it was in the UK and would have been totally ridiculous to pay that price for it. Hindsight I should have sucked it up and paid for it :no:

pokitetrash - 24-2-2011 at 05:58 AM

I PROMISE I'll share...

flyjump - 24-2-2011 at 06:49 AM

Dang lol, everybody is wanting one of these... Poor Dylan, he's had a wanted thread about one of these for like a year and a half:eekdrull:

acampbell - 24-2-2011 at 11:08 AM

I think you'll find Jessica's phone number first.

cheezycheese - 24-2-2011 at 11:44 AM

Trade ya mine for a blo-kart... :cool: maybe...

pokitetrash - 24-2-2011 at 12:22 PM

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Originally posted by cheezycheese
Trade ya mine for a blo-kart... :cool: maybe...


Hmmmm....

pokitetrash - 7-3-2011 at 08:45 AM

C'mon! Tax season is upon us and I know some of you Phantom 9 owners owe tax money! :mad: and NEEEEEED to sell me this kite!!! I promise I'll make it a good home and pet it every day, and take it for long walks on the beach... :wee:

lad - 7-3-2011 at 01:58 PM

U & every1 else in the world is looking for a 9m Phanny! :P

It was all I could do to score my 15m.
12m seems the most common.

geokite - 7-3-2011 at 03:22 PM

What is really rare is a 6m phantom. Talk about the ultimate desert buggy kite...

BeamerBob - 7-3-2011 at 03:42 PM

geo, don't think we haven't noticed you have 2 sitting right there in your sig!

action jackson - 7-3-2011 at 04:07 PM

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Originally posted by geokite
What is really rare is a 6m phantom. Talk about the ultimate desert buggy kite...
I pretty sure I have the rarest of quivers!.....aj:moon:

nocando - 14-3-2011 at 10:31 PM

Hey troopers was surfin Aussie kite forums, and spotted a Phantom 18 listed on

Seabreeze $380 AUD
here is link to the add

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/Classifieds/Kitesurfing/Kites/~b...

pokitetrash - 15-3-2011 at 04:29 AM

Great find! I should get that and cut in half to make two 9m's! :lol: I can sell one and make all of my money back! :cool:

ripsessionkites - 21-3-2011 at 08:39 PM

does it have to be a phanny I?

arkay - 21-3-2011 at 08:42 PM

I call dibs :D

erratic winds - 21-3-2011 at 08:50 PM

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Originally posted by ripsessionkites
does it have to be a phanny I?

oohhh, the man teases us so!

ripsessionkites - 21-3-2011 at 08:55 PM

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Originally posted by erratic winds
Quote:
Originally posted by ripsessionkites
does it have to be a phanny I?

oohhh, the man teases us so!


just a little bit, i have the master timeline ... so i know its COMING

i hear -MJ- is bringing back the Purple / Blue twinskins again to NABX. hehehe

im just wondering if you could hold out just a bit longer. :saint:

BeamerBob - 21-3-2011 at 09:00 PM

My quiver is very liquid right now. Meaning I've sold 2 kites and wondering what I'm going to get with the bounty. My paypal account is burning a hole in its pocket.

ripsessionkites - 21-3-2011 at 09:12 PM

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Originally posted by BeamerBob
My quiver is very liquid right now. Meaning I've sold 2 kites and wondering what I'm going to get with the bounty. My paypal account is burning a hole in its pocket.


what do you need now? 9, 12, 15, 18 ... thinking of a 6m?

i would like a 6m myself just because it comes in RED.

BeamerBob - 22-3-2011 at 08:53 AM

Well, my 9 is in critical condition and for now I can't really count on it as in the quiver. Don't have a 6 of course. If the Phanny IIs come out, a 6 and 9 would be first. After trying those out, the quiver could see a shakeup. Just hearing that there IS a master timeline is very encouraging. :singing:

pokitetrash - 22-3-2011 at 09:44 AM

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Originally posted by BeamerBob
Just hearing that there IS a master timeline is very encouraging. :singing:


:wee:

So can you divulge ANYTHING Rip?

I would like to know how the Phanny II's compare to the I's. Any scoop on that yet? Either way, when the 2s come out, I'll get my 9 because some Phanny I owners will sell to buy the 2's. I'll buy a 2 if I dont get a handle on a 1 before too long.

geokite - 22-3-2011 at 10:35 AM

I'm still skeptical...

ripsessionkites - 22-3-2011 at 11:58 AM

Why?

Protos were at nabx last year.

markite - 22-3-2011 at 08:58 PM

what was that speeding by in the dust?

Phantom.gif - 44kB

BeamerBob - 22-3-2011 at 09:37 PM

How did you do that, and can I borrow it?

ripsessionkites - 22-3-2011 at 09:40 PM

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Originally posted by BeamerBob
How did you do that, and can I borrow it?


no, you have to pay Canadian Royalites first to offset the travel cost for Mark and Ziggy

:spin:

markite - 22-3-2011 at 10:53 PM

Yes and liberal amounts of buggy lubrication on the dry lake must be supplied.

Okay, I can do a write up on creating an animated gif in photoshop if you want and email you or post in a new topic - or just do a search online for creating animated gif s and there will undoubtedly be numerous tutorials using different programs.

geokite - 23-3-2011 at 05:26 AM

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Originally posted by ripsessionkites
Why?

Protos were at nabx last year.


True. But the kites from PL since the phantom have shifted away from land use. Guess it is hard for me to imagine that that marketing change would reverse itself.

BeamerBob - 23-3-2011 at 07:02 AM

One would think if they are going to offer 2 kites that they should be differentiated. No need to go to the trouble to create 2 high strung water kites. The vids of the protos show that they are very fast. I don't mind a responsive kite and like to whip the kite around, but I like to cruise when there is enough wind to not have to create power with loops and sines.

ripsessionkites - 23-3-2011 at 11:50 AM

Well, maybe that's your thought but things are looking well in the PLP House.

There will be 2 twinskin models, one for land and one for water.

We know the demand is there. Haven't you been watching Chris's videos notice anything?

AD72 - 23-3-2011 at 12:00 PM

Will there be any at NABX? That may sway my decision to go or not.

flyjump - 23-3-2011 at 12:07 PM

+1 for land use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't worry guys if you havnt noticed on the Peter Lynn website about 75% of the team riders are land based. There's no way they are gonna shift away from that. At HQ they hear that everybody is looking forward to the phannyII, so just hang in there a bit longer!

-mj- - 23-3-2011 at 02:20 PM

Geokite, we'll meet at NABX (6m Ch for the french dude) and you are more than welcome to give the proto's a go.

Timeline for the Phantom II? (going out on a limb here!) 4th quarter 2011.

Lots of stuff going on at PLHQ at the mo. (tubekite(s?) and some other stuff we keep under the hat for now:cool: )

And as Flyjump mentioned, we won't sway away from landkites, not by a long shot.

Good winds.

geokite - 23-3-2011 at 02:43 PM

Feeling more confident now. But will they come small enough? Will it come in a 2m version? jk...but I wish I wasn't

rudeboysaude - 23-3-2011 at 03:38 PM

I got a taste fly of Chris' 12 in light winds at the Crossing that he hit 70 on. Sweet kite. Never flew a 12 phantom but didn't feel like a phantom to me! Made me want one though. You hardcore phantom guys should try them out at NABX and see what you think. I'd like one in the biggest size they'll come in! As much as everyone would like it called a phantom 2 I think its different enough to be its own kite but maybe the phantom veterans that fly it will think differently.

BeamerBob - 23-3-2011 at 03:48 PM

That's awesome that its out of the closet now. This could be the only kite I need at Ivanpah. 6, 9, and 12 would cover it all. Any thoughts on the best bar configuration for it? I wonder if the Y line on the navigator bar is going to be optimal for this kite.

flyjump - 23-3-2011 at 03:53 PM

It's not as long and thin like the AR of the orinigal phantom

ripsessionkites - 23-3-2011 at 04:10 PM

Happy now geokite?

You heard it from two people from PLP.

arkay - 23-3-2011 at 04:12 PM

that's lame. I want a kite that's super hi AR. Kinda like this http://bit.ly/f7D0L3

erratic winds - 23-3-2011 at 04:13 PM

After all the waiting and waiting, I certainly didn't expect such a bevy of phanny2 info to be in a "wanted" thread!

Bladerunner - 23-3-2011 at 04:33 PM

Geokite,

I have a Tarc 130 it is about 2m . It is a trainer and I don't expect it to stand up to 30mph winds for long ? For sure not on the tiny bar + lines it comes with stock. I have only flown it once static so far and am NOT impressed. Stop by and I will let you have a shot at it!

Something tells me a 6m Phanny II will serve up much better!

geokite - 23-3-2011 at 07:12 PM

Not really for me, but for my wife or any beginner. It would be great if a beginner could buggy in 30mph with an arc, without going very fast. True, high winds are usually bumpy, but that is why we fly arcs...

sTEPSIDe - 28-3-2011 at 01:54 PM

Hey pokitetrash,

I found a 9m Phantom listed on Ebay and posted the link in the For Sale section... They are NOT my kites, if I would have looked here first I would have u2u the link to you instead of posting it. Sorry about that, hope the "frenzy" as it was put is not to out of control....

AD72 - 6-9-2011 at 11:03 PM

:smilegrin::smilegrin::smilegrin::smilegrin::smilegrin::smilegrin::smilegrin::smilegrin::smilegrin:M

Midgaar - 7-9-2011 at 12:56 PM

AD72, the necromancer...

acampbell - 7-9-2011 at 02:00 PM

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Originally posted by rudeboysaude
As much as everyone would like it called a phantom 2 I think its different enough to be its own kite but maybe the phantom veterans that fly it will think differently.


Flew the P II Proto at NABX and yeah, it was different with the VPC, but they promised that it would be removable with a straight P I bridle option (no VPC). Hope that still holds true or they have another chance of messing up a good thing (like taking the Synergy off the market).

Feyd - 7-9-2011 at 03:52 PM

The P2 is a dream to fly and I have to be honest I spent most of my time on the protos last season. I barely ever broke out the Chargers.

That said when I did fly a Charger it was awesome. Flying the proto Phantom 2's I'd forget how good the Charger really is until I'd get back on it.

But the Phantom 2 just has a feel that suits my riding style better than the Charger. She's fast, snaps a turn on a dime, has smoother lift than the Charger and seems to be a lot friendlier in the really nasty conditions. There are times when I'm on the Charger if it's really punchy (20mph gusting to 40+) at tree line or in a tight spot when I feel that if I make a minor placement mistake with the wing I will get lofted. Hasn't happend but I feel the potential of it.

The Phantom 2 seems to lack that with me. I need a little less concentration to keep her in check in the tight places, which makes the ride a little more enjoyable when it's punchy. My wife loves the Phantom 2 compared to the Chargers. She loves the Chargers as well but prefers the smoother nature of the P2. She still rips across the ice at nearly 60mph on it tho so she's not afraid to let it run.

The Phantom 2 cruises with a lot less pilot input which I'm sure a lot of former Phantom 1 users and people who don't feel comfortable on the Charger will appreciate. Not as little as the P1 which is nearly as stable as the F-Arc it was based on but pretty damn good. I think somewhere between a V2 and the Syn would be a fair estimate. I haven't tried it w/o a VPC (I love the VPC) but I suspect that would mellow her out even further. Tho I agree that taking the Syn off the market and running the Charger as the only Arc in the lineup may have been a mistake I don't think this is a repeat of that same type of error.

But like Rude Boy and acampbell stated it is NOT like the old Phantom and I think if you're expecting it to fly that way you'll be dissapointed initially but after a little time on it you'll realize what a kick ass wing it really is. And I'm sure the P2 will retain the same tunabilty and mod-abilty of the previous Arcs. Which until just now I hadn't even considered! This is the first Arc I've had that I haven't wanted to tinker with! :shocked2:(yet)