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Airush flow 7m

alasdair macleod - 21-6-2012 at 02:58 PM

What are they like to fly?
Look like there one on it way to me I won it on eBay .
Not sure how old it's maybe 2004 possibly newer?

erratic winds - 21-6-2012 at 03:08 PM

If it's before 2007 it's a pure C-kite. If it's 2007 it's a hybrid C, if it's 2008 or newer, it's a SLE.
C kite=power! Sucks to relaunch. Less depower. Small windrange.
Hybrid C= Power! easier to relaunch. MOre depower. better windrange.
SLE=easy to relaunch, great depower, huge windrange.

That said I've never had a bad time on any airush kite I have ever flown.

shaggs2riches - 21-6-2012 at 05:34 PM

if its really C-like then it would be 2006 or older for sure. But if its a 7m then it will either be a 2007,or 2008, or 2009. In those years they had a 5m,7m,10m....sizing and 2009 also had an 8.5m in the middle there. Prior to that they had a 6m,8m.... interval. I have a 2009 that I got last season. Really only have about 20ish minutes on it cause it was end of season and the day I flew it the wind dropped. From what I gathered in that short time, it was easy to launch and relaunch. Really had a different feeling in the sky than foils that I'm used to. Maybe I'll get over this hump and eventually make it to the lake to try it out for real beginner riding.

alasdair macleod - 22-6-2012 at 12:03 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by erratic winds
If it's before 2007 it's a pure C-kite. If it's 2007 it's a hybrid C, if it's 2008 or newer, it's a SLE.
C kite=power! Sucks to relaunch. Less depower. Small windrange.
Hybrid C= Power! easier to relaunch. MOre depower. better windrange.
SLE=easy to relaunch, great depower, huge windrange.

That said I've never had a bad time on any airush kite I have ever flown.

Thanks man for info!:wee:

alasdair macleod - 22-6-2012 at 12:25 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by shaggs2riches
if its really C-like then it would be 2006 or older for sure. But if its a 7m then it will either be a 2007,or 2008, or 2009. In those years they had a 5m,7m,10m....sizing and 2009 also had an 8.5m in the middle there. Prior to that they had a 6m,8m.... interval. I have a 2009 that I got last season. Really only have about 20ish minutes on it cause it was end of season and the day I flew it the wind dropped. From what I gathered in that short time, it was easy to launch and relaunch. Really had a different feeling in the sky than foils that I'm used to. Maybe I'll get over this hump and eventually make it to the lake to try it out for real beginner riding.

Cheers man for the info!
:wee:

alasdair macleod - 25-6-2012 at 04:17 PM

:embarrased:
Bugger got the size very wrong it was ad on ebay as 75.5 kite
but now that I've. Had a second look at it roll out on ground it hell of lot bigger
And has written on it 15.5m!!!!
with help from some great guys on racekites it a 2003 kite.
Now going to really think if i'll keep it sell it on?
Thanks again for the helpful. Info guys!