Im a newbie and have been reading this forum. Im looking to get a kite and after reading have decided upon a kite around 5 metres.

I was curious to the heights that kites allow you to jump at. Are they always as high as the one in the video clip of that second gust of wind?

And do u always need a harness and pads - are they necessary? Im looking to do jumps maybe 6ft tall, you know to jump a bush etc!! Not buildings.

Depending on what kite you start out with, 5 meters will be plenty to jump with. I personally wound not want to jump with anything smaller because of the lift and drop sysdrome you get with smaller kites. The only thing about starting with a kite that is 5m, is that you need to take it out in light winds until you get used to how the kite behaves and the power you are dealing with.

If you want to jump, there are only realy a few good choices without getting into de-powerable kites. (much more money) Blades and Begos both make excellent jumping kites. I would recommend starting with a Flexifoil Blade 3, 4.9 meter, or a Macpara Bego 400, both have about the same power. The 400 is a little faster through the air, and is more smooth whereas the blade is more on/off power. Im the USA Distrubutor for Macpara, let me know if your interested, and Ill point you to a dealer.

Scoop

i totaly agree with scoopy about what size and what kite but if u do get a 5 meter dont under estiate it i did that wen i started i nealy killed me self by geting lifted on to a main road. just to give a idea of what heights you can get to on a 5 meter go to www.youtube.com good luck with it all happy flying.