Power Kite Forum - My first Powerkite has arrived

Timber

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posted on 1-8-2007 at 08:05 AM

My first Powerkite has arrived

Well the Pansh Ace 3.5M arived in the mail last night. After opening this thing up I am sure glad I listened to you guys and did not get a really big kite. This will be my first time flying a traction kite. Now I just need some wind and a good excuse to get out of work early. :D

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posted on 1-8-2007 at 11:32 PM

Congrats, Timber. Looking forward to hearing your reports about the kite...

My kite bag:
Pansh Legend 3.0m, 4.5m (for sale $60)
Ted\'s ProFoil 1.0m / 1.5m / 2.5m
Prism Nexus dual line
Premier Parafoil-2 single line

Timber

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posted on 2-8-2007 at 07:36 AM

OK I got to fly the 3.5M Ace last night. It was really gusty but probably around 10mph. First I have to say

THANK YOU ALL for the advise. I was thinking about a 6M but you guys conviced me to keep it smaller for my first kite. After flying it I am amazed with how much more pull a traction kite has over my 3m prisim.

I struggled with untagling the lines but once I got it up it was OK. I can see why this is so addicting.

Anyways thanks for the advise and help

Bladerunner

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posted on 2-8-2007 at 08:42 AM

Thanks for posting about the smaller kite being a better choice. You will have the guts to try things much sooner on this size than a 6m. Too many go big at 1st and end up scared off of the sport. Maybe that's natural selection at work :wink2:

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 .

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posted on 2-8-2007 at 02:12 PM

Way to go Timber- Glad to here that the Ace worked out for you.

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