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7 or 8m light wind foil. Found one!

MyAikenCheeks - 13-3-2014 at 09:12 PM

Found one! Thanks.

My quiver is almost complete (yeah right) execpt for a light wind foil.

Can any one help me out here?

B-Roc - 14-3-2014 at 03:54 AM

Fixed bridle I'm assuming / clarifying?

kbaigio - 14-3-2014 at 04:10 AM

How about this?

http://www.powerkiteforum.com/viewthread.php?tid=27860#pid26...

shehatesmyhobbies - 14-3-2014 at 04:10 AM

I know of a great deal on an 8.6m ReactorII Let me know if you are interested. It's down in Alabama. Only been flown two or three times. Red, white, dark grey in color

MyAikenCheeks - 14-3-2014 at 10:05 AM

Quote: Originally posted by B-Roc  
Fixed bridle I'm assuming / clarifying?


Fixed, handle or depower but not inflatable. Got One???

BeamerBob - 14-3-2014 at 11:12 AM

That Reactor II 8.6 saved many days in the buggy when the wind didn't show up as expected. Big enough to catch a gnats fart but still small enough to be nimble in the turns. I had a few days that the 10.8 RII was required, but that's for 3-4 mph winds and the 8.6 starts working at about 5 mph.

cheezycheese - 14-3-2014 at 11:30 AM

I have a 6.8 PL Core I would like to sell. I have buggied with it in
8-10 mph winds.

RonH - 14-3-2014 at 12:26 PM

I know of a 8.3 Cooper that is up for sale...

MyAikenCheeks - 14-3-2014 at 08:03 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BeamerBob  
That Reactor II 8.6 saved many days in the buggy when the wind didn't show up as expected. Big enough to catch a gnats fart but still small enough to be nimble in the turns. I had a few days that the 10.8 RII was required, but that's for 3-4 mph winds and the 8.6 starts working at about 5 mph.


Thanks B.B. for your well respected opinion, gnats farts included.:D

Watching many You Tubes of the European buggy scene you always see many Reactors in the air, of all sizes. I've been impressed with the "Fast Airies" speed run a couple of years ago at the lake bed.

It appears that this is a must have in a buggy pilots quiver and should work with my overall plan.

I will ask you if you believe the Reactor has enough power to pull my immense girth (275) and my steel Ivanpah? 385 lbs. It's been called a "serious power house" by some accounts but you have actually flown one. Is the description a true statement?

One more thing. OOBE Field is a blustery gusty hand full sometimes as you know. How does the Reactor handle gusts?

An inquiring mind wants to know?

kite killer - 15-3-2014 at 07:24 AM

Sometimes, instead of changing kites when it gets light, I might grab the small bug til the wind picks up again. Not that you don't need a big kite!

BeamerBob - 15-3-2014 at 08:13 AM

The load and ground resistance take away from the potential speed, but generally if you can get it moving and make efficient turns, its good to go. The Reactors are medium/high performance kites, so they approach the edge of the window. Gusty stuff can affect the kite if it's bad enough and you don't prevent it from overflying, but usually it's only a problem if the wind is shifting direction too. This stuff usually isn't a problem if you have your biggest kite out though. Your biggest troubles with this kite would be when the wind goes to nothing and your freight train comes to a stop.

BTW, Arie's record run was with a Vapor 2.7m, and if it's a European race, it's likely Vapors in the air instead of the Reactors. The Vapors are a definite step up in power, but are also flying more forward in the window and more vulnerable to wind issues.

soliver - 17-3-2014 at 06:43 AM

Davis, that was an 8.6 RII I flew when I met you at OOBE in Nov. I think it handles gusty pretty well... I know my 5.5m does well in my conditions here in ATL.