Power Kite Forum

Small kite for a hooked young flier

BeamerBob - 29-7-2012 at 12:40 AM

Hey gang, while we were at the beach a month ago, my cousin's son who is about 10 took to flying kites (like his dad and uncles) and is looking for a small 4 line kite. tridude has generously loaned him a 1.5m Profoil and the little guy loves flying it and at about 70 lbs, it still moves him around a bit. So the 1.5 or 2m size is really good for him. Anyone have a kite this size with or without lines they can part with? We need to get this boy his own kite.

BEC - 29-7-2012 at 05:45 AM

I have a still crispy only flown a handful of times but older.... about 5/6 years old.
HQ 1.8 Beamer RTF....Lines are all white (not color coded) everything else in great shape.

Colors white/ purple/ gray trim

KsKiteAddict - 2-8-2012 at 12:19 AM

Hi Bob... not sure if either of these would interest you for your cousin's son:

1) Eolo Radsails Pro II 2.0m RTF (brand new)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raven12jms/sets/721576308319352...

2) PL Hornet 2.0m RTF (excellent condition).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raven12jms/sets/721576308316297...

Neither is currently listed for sale on PKF.

bigkid - 2-8-2012 at 09:13 AM

Angus has 1.5m Buster Soulflys, and they can be flown on a bar if wanted.

BeamerBob - 2-8-2012 at 09:40 AM

Thanks for the input guys!

KS that hornet looks like it would be a great option, but that buster soulfly looks like a lot of kite for the price. New and RTF as well.

KsKiteAddict - 2-8-2012 at 10:14 AM

Absolutely, the PKD Buster Soulfly looks like an amazing deal! Good luck to your cousin's son whatever you decide to go with. Someday we may be calling him "flyjump2". Wish I could have started kiting at his age.

KsKiteAddict - 3-8-2012 at 02:14 PM

Dino at DaKitez has a "used once" PL Hornet II 2m RTF for $200 shipped on his website. Looks like someone tried it out and then immediately traded it back in for another kite. I know it's more money than the PKD Soulfly, but it looked like a great deal and just wanted to make sure you saw it.