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Born NASA Star 3. 8.5 meter kite

Ed Cline - 18-7-2019 at 04:50 PM

I haven't noticed this kite in anybody's quiver listing, but it's out there somewhere.

If you have it and love it, fist bump. :thumbup:

If you have it hanging around cause the price was right to give it a try, but not really your thing, then here is where it belongs.

I know it wasn't a high buck kite so why bother to sell it for a pittance ?

Here is your chance to get fair market for the bed sheet.
If it's in good shape I'll gladly pay a price fair to you.
If not, then I can have it repaired, and maybe pay a little less.

I'm guessing where ever it lives it's one of only a few.
My offer is good until Born Kite makes the new one available to me.....

Windstruck - 19-7-2019 at 01:53 AM

I tried very hard to figure out to whom I sold my 8.5m NS3. Sale went down in early April, 2016. Got it narrowed down to a couple of people but not zero'd in. My U2U cache had gotten cleared out from that far back which would have been the best place to verify, and even through creating a PayPal records report I couldn't be sure. It's lurking out there somewhere. Good luck.

Ed Cline - 19-7-2019 at 03:24 AM

Thanks Mr Steve, for answering the page :).
I looked through the posts and they don't reveal the secret owner/ buyer.
I see Lunchbox bought one, Quite a quiver has he.
It would have been about 185.00 according to your listing.
Or not. Have to consider the Windstruck "fire sale" factor.
Oh and your generous nature, it may have gone for less or nothing.:cool:

I don't see Born in any big hurry to make the 4 model, I mailed him to mark me down for them as they become available.

Windstruck - 19-7-2019 at 05:51 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Ed Cline  
Thanks Mr Steve, for answering the page :).
I looked through the posts and they don't reveal the secret owner/ buyer.
I see Lunchbox bought one, Quite a quiver has he.
It would have been about 185.00 according to your listing.
Or not. Have to consider the Windstruck "fire sale" factor.
Oh and your generous nature, it may have gone for less or nothing.:cool:

I don't see Born in any big hurry to make the 4 model, I mailed him to mark me down for them as they become available.



I just sent you an email revealing the mystery buyer's identity. This individual purchased a whole fleet of NS3s from me at the time. Best of luck; please don't stalk. :saint:

adambweird - 19-7-2019 at 03:53 PM

Ive only got a 7m... But i wouldnt mind having an 8.5m myself... didnt know they existed, lol. I maybe an inland flyer with janky winds, but FB bedsheets are my favs to fly!

Ed Cline - 20-7-2019 at 03:13 AM

Hey Adam,

Sure. Born made a 8.5, 10, and even 12.5.. I'm hoping they go again on the larger ones but business is business.

The bigger ones didn't cause a lot of excitement here on the forum. Windstruck bought them alll though and recorded them for posterity on his video channel.



You'll find the others on the channel as well. The 10, and 12.5 are legal citizens of NC now, and I'm looking to reunite a family here..... wonder if Nancy P could help? :lol:

Windstruck - 20-7-2019 at 06:17 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Ed Cline  
Hey Adam,

Sure. Born made a 8.5, 10, and even 12.5.. I'm hoping they go again on the larger ones but business is business.

The bigger ones didn't cause a lot of excitement here on the forum. Windstruck bought them alll though and recorded them for posterity on his video channel.



You'll find the others on the channel as well. The 10, and 12.5 are legal citizens of NC now, and I'm looking to reunite a family here..... wonder if Nancy P could help? :lol:


Dang, do I ever have great taste in music! :P

That day could sure have used the 10m in the air; man, I was barely crawling. :duh:

One thing that comes through in that video is the bane of flying those big NS3 beasts in light variable inland winds, viz., back stalling. Obviously much of that was pilot error, but it is hard keeping those big boys flying forward all the time in variable winds.

A minor point of clarification. While my former 12.5m NS3 did in fact head East, the 10m headed West (young man) as a gift to a dashing young man with his lovely and loving wife. :karate:

Ed Cline - 20-7-2019 at 07:46 AM

So my 10m entered as a UAC ? Don't tell ICE.....sorry when I can't kite I watch the news.
Now I have to figure where I bought the 10. Maybe it had siblings.

I saw you fly it backwards Steve, I thought you were showing off.
Or maybe it's part of my insidious plan to make the kite look undesirable and twitchy.

Anyway the greeeen would match the new Kite Attitude wave bar.
Looks like we need two now that Adambweird is woke.



Randy - 20-7-2019 at 09:07 AM

Ed,

You really should consider taking up sewing. Anyone who can fix something as complicated as an air conditioner, can easily learn to sew and make as many and as large kites as you need.

Ed Cline - 20-7-2019 at 03:40 PM

Mr Randy,
Well I guess I could learn. I've done buttons and chevrons, patches on my SL kite bags.
Wonder how long it would be before I could create something that would out fly a Nasa Star?

I can innovate. I cannot invent. So I'm stuck with the patterns available on the net.
Which one could out fly Born's .

Thing is I like to fly, even repair and fly,.Building would only give me pleasure if homemade ended up better than store bought.
I do admire those who can sew and design. They get all the glory, and deserve it.

The rest of us get a certain amount of reflected glory from our kite choices ( he said sitting there in a Flysurfer T shirt ), and we add our own skill and little touches here and there to generate pride.

Is it heretical to consider the kite as a tool? I only use the best tools in my work, but I've never had to build a wrench. I can however wrench' pretty good.:bisou:

Randy - 20-7-2019 at 04:07 PM

That seems like a fair analogy to me. One advantage of making your own kites is you can do it when there isn't any wind.:cool: The downside is people may ask you to hem their dress or pants. :P

Ed Cline - 20-7-2019 at 04:30 PM

:lol::lol::lol: How did you know I was gonna ask?
It's really enough challenge for me to increase my flying skill.
The buggy is about right now, for the current field.
The bar project is going well and almost done.
Using a brake strap just above the floaties, attached to the depower line on the kite side of the stopping bead with a choice of knots.. I can depower the kite while hooked in.
I'm enjoying every minute of it because I see it as superior to any other arrangement, and it can't be bought yet. Definitely an honorable mention for me.

We all have been asked if we built the kite we're flying. It must be really cool to say Yes, and many others. :thumbup:

Bladerunner - 20-7-2019 at 05:07 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Randy  
That seems like a fair analogy to me. One advantage of making your own kites is you can do it when there isn't any wind.:cool: The downside is people may ask you to hem their dress or pants. :P


The downside is there isn't any wind.
Hem Hem.