im thinking of getting a power kite for a 12 year old and i have been reccommended the flexifoil bullet 1.5 is that a good begginers kite? im gonna get it with the bar

Hello Slimjim,
Is this the first kite approach for this 12 year old? If it is, then it might not be the best choice. Why would you start a young person with a power kite? Let him/her enjoy and discover the pleasures of dual lines, let him/her play, learn and discover and eventually break and repair a less expensive stunt kite. Such young person will have the opportunity to discover the effect of the wind strength and direction on a particular sail, and especially learn about the wind window and associated power zones....etc....etc.
Now, Flexifoil has a Stacker that will generate enough pull in strong wind to drag your little guy/girl around, and it is fast, in fact any stunt kite of reasonable size will do, regarding the general wind conditions at your location.
I do not know what you are trying to achieve by providing such a young person this type of kite, does he/she already has A/T boarding/skiing or are you just trying to have him/her start on a power kite from scratch? I hope you have a good insurance coverage. I just want you to be aware of the power of such type of kite.....3 days ago I was buggying with a 1.5 in 18-25 mph wind, I am 190lbs, I was not going fast at all, but just to show you.
As to the bar, there is 2 different opinions, I do understand that it is preferable to start with the handles, as you have better control and feeling, especially on a quad line, then depending on activities you can switch or adapt a bar.
A kites is like a toy train and a women breast, they are both for the kids, but daddy always ends up playing with them.:D
1.5 bullet might be too much for a 12 years old to begin with, if you have kite fliers around ask questions and maybe have him/her,and yourself, try before making such decision. You will then realize how much power is generated by such kite.
Hope this helped
RMV

For a first kite for a 12 year old you might be better looking at a PKD Buster 0.7 or 1.4 - a fair bit less power than the Bullet but probably enough to give thema bit of a workout and get some confidence in flying this type of kite.

thanls for both your suggestions he has already had a lot of experience with a stunt kite and is really good at that. he has had an atb for a while and is wanting to get a kite to start off trying kite boarding after learning how to fly it.
ill have a look at the busters. if anyone has any more thoughts feel free to share im looking for all the advice i can get cause some people say its a good kite for starting some dont. by the way hes about 5 stone the kid thats getting

im 13 and I fly a 5m blade3 and thinking of getting blade3 6.6 i think the blade 1.5 will be just fine

sorry for that i made a mistake i am 13 years old and fly a 5m blade3 and thinking of getting the blade3 6.6m i think the bullet will be just fine.

just to say i started off with a 2.5m beamer 2 at the age of 11 and found it fine. as long as he/she is a quick learner they'll have no problem at all and i think the 1.5m bullet would be fine. i would leave it on handle to make sure he/she understands the pincipal of the brake lines for ground handling and quick turning. I would possibly let your kid have a play with handles and bars to let them have a bit of a say in the matter.

good luck,
angus