Great kite for "high winds". When I was out, it was 15, 20, 25, maybe even with 30mph gusts. When the wind is blowing; the kite is bliss. When it
lulls; your stranded if on a buggy. Just not enough pulling power in light wind conditions.
This kite can have extreme and tremendous power if the wind is there. I've got backwards on a turn and it got behind me and promptly removed me from
the back of the buggy(pilot error).
I wouldn't feel comfortable training someone new to kiting with this kite. I weigh 150 lbs and I have had this kite drag me across a field back when
I first got it(kite killers removed "cause they got in the way"(I was new)).
I've been extremely impressed with the build quality and toughness of the materials of this kite. It has been through a
lot. All the trials
and errors of my newbie learning curve. It's wound up in trees. It crashed in some rocks. I had it scrubbing an asphalt street nose down on the
vents. It's been wrapped around a steel cable. It's dive bombed the ground numerous times with enough sound and impact to think it would have blown
apart the seams. Can't even tell it's been through any of that. I'll never sell this kite.
I got my basic kite flying skills on a 1.4m "Go Fly a Kite" Parastunter. It took quite a few impacts to the ground. Then I moved onto this kite.
It's just got to much power to hand over to someone who has never flown before and have them learn on it. Maybe if your in extremely light wind, with
no chance of a gust, and you don't mind them slamming it into the ground repeatedly. The kite is still a beast power wise though. You'd be surprised
by the power for such a "small" kite.
Here's a tip for landing it. Land it with extreme intent and desire. Really put the brakes on and alternate the brake pressure to keep the kite
level on descent. For the longest time; I'd get it half way down to where it was in the max power part of the window and it would rocket up full
power. I can land it right through that now. Sure; I've read about the edge of the window; but I always have trouble with the kite rolling across
the ground until it gets to where it wants to be the times I've landed it at the edge of the window.
Here is a pic of two, 2m Flows parked on the ground next to a 4.5m Imp(good pulling power, but a slow kite, real slow on the turns).
Just for nostalgia. Great trainer for someone who has never flown a power kite.
I suppose with the 2m Flow for training; sure, the kite killer option. But do you want it being crashed hard repeatedly? Even if it will take it; I
just don't like crashing kites.
Sting 1.7, 2.4 - Flow 2, 3, 4, 5 - Reactor 2.2, 2.8, 3.5, 4.4, 5.5 - Yakuza 2.2, 2.7 - JOJO 9