Cornel - 15-8-2007 at 10:23 AM
I'm not an experienced kiter (I started this year) so take my review for what is worth.
I bought this about a month ago for $133 delivered and in my opinion is a good kite for the money.
The Pansh lines look junky but I still use them since I don’t have another set and after tuning the front lines it went up ok. It likes loose brake
lines to fly well. After few good sessions the lines do not seem to stretch much. So far so good but I have a set of flexifoil lines on order.
I fly it with a modified Wipika bar based on Pablo's and Snowbird's design http://www.powerkiteforum.com/viewthread.php?tid=3107#pid170...
I like the feel of the bar and the kite turns well.
I have been out in low wind 3-4mph and it goes up slow and it does not like to turn. It comes alive on 6mph and higher. With higher wind it turns a
lot better and it pulls like a truck. I found out the hard way that it also has some lift in some 10-12mph wind and I was not ready to jump with the
board yet. Occasionally will over fly but it stays in the sky
If windy, it flies ok at the edge of the window and it will go upwind.
It does not like any slack in the front lines as it folds in very quickly. In bad wind conditions (gusty with a lot of tree obstructions) it goes up,
pulls and it dies out crumbling.
It seems to delay the kicks in gusty conditions to give you time to get ready (not quick enough on my feet yet so it gave me a good slamming to the
ground) but eventually will deliver them.
Overall a good enough kite to learn on. With few adjustments it works well for my mountainboard adventures.