thanson2001ok
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U-Turn Butanes - anyone with reviews?
I can't find much info on U-Turn's Butanes. Anyone have experience with them that can offer some insight into performance, quality of workmanship.
etc?
Thanks in advance.
Todd... NAPKA US59 \"Have you taught a kid to fly lately?\"
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Flysurfer 8m, 12m DLX Unity |8m Outlaw| 19m Speed 2.5 SA | 2.5m, 6m Viron
Action Vortex 6.6m Foil (FOR SALE) | Mac Bego 600
Flexifoil 1.2m, 2.4m Sting | 6.6m Blade III
The Original Flexifoil and Hawaiian Team Kite
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DAKITEZ
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I would love to offer some info but I am very bias since i sell them 
craftsmanship is off the charts. They are built to para glider standards. So they are top notch there. Stability, speed it has it all. The thing why
they are not much more popular is the price. Not everyone has the money to spend, so they settle for a lesser kite. If you are willing to spend the
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WIllardTheGrey
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There is a pass the kite going on with a 5.5m right now. I had it for a few weeks and flew it once. I really liked it.
-- Goes in search of the posts.
EDIT: Reviews and the Pass signup
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sayin\'.....\" --heliboy50
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macboy
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I think Eli knows a lot about them.......and Rip did too, didn't he? Try some U2Us to them perhaps.
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ripsessionkites
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I'm bias too since I distribute these to dealers. The best build kites in the world. Lots of design goes into them as well as innovations taken from
the paraglider world. The butan, oxi are the only kites I know that can change for fb to depower in seconds.
The butan is an advance kite and has a lot of torque and some lift. The nitro is a speed machine. I would still be flying mine if I didn't pick a new
sponsor this season but we still have them. The butan II and the nitro is being replaced with the Xenon and all u-turns will feature the same claw as
the paraglider series.
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Bladerunner
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Extremely well built. Very expensive. It is a race kite and needs good kite control to get the most out of. Popular in Europe race crowd.
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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dirtslide
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it's like a race kite with a big diesel engine ,not always as fast as the sometimes twitchy full race but the lift and full on power of the butane
will make up for that .I'm a big guy at 230 lbs and these kites suit me well i have had a set (2 ,3.5,5,7.8) for three years and have really enjoyed
them and sometimes have gone home beaten by them.
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tridude
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Mood: Semper in excretum sum sed alta variat................alwayz in the crap but the depth varys.........
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Ive flown a U Turn Nitro Evo II..........off the charts for quality, and power...............
17m Ozone Zephyr (2012)
15m Flysurfer Silver Arrow 2
12m Ozone Catalyst (2013)
10m Ozone Catalyst (2012)
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thanson2001ok
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Thank you, gentlemen. Sounds like everybody is high on them and I can't go wrong.
Todd... NAPKA US59 \"Have you taught a kid to fly lately?\"
Ozone 4m, 10m AccessXC
PL 19m, 16m Venom | 10m, 13m Venom II | 17m Vortex | 2.6m Viper | 2.3m Vapor | 6m, 9m, 15m Phantom | 22m Guerilla
Flysurfer 8m, 12m DLX Unity |8m Outlaw| 19m Speed 2.5 SA | 2.5m, 6m Viron
Action Vortex 6.6m Foil (FOR SALE) | Mac Bego 600
Flexifoil 1.2m, 2.4m Sting | 6.6m Blade III
The Original Flexifoil and Hawaiian Team Kite
Snow: Volant Alpine Skis | SnowBlades | PL Ice Buggy | PL KiteSled Land: Coyote Skates | Ivanpah Buggy
Water: Peter Lynn KiteCat
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