Howard - quick? One man's molasses is another man's quicksilver I guess. :D

This took 5 weeks. Every other kite I ever sold on PKF took about a week to unload. Had this Hornet been a 3m it would have gone in a day.

I agree - Cheezy needs some love!

Actually, I was referring to the (almost exactly) five hours between T's first ever post on the forum and your posting "sold".

I love the Hornets. They're as stable and sturdy a kite as I've flown and I've watched lots of people (including me) smile as they've learned under its shadow and are generally my go-to kites when I'm flying static at my local park or teaching people.

Howard - got it. I for one am pleased he joined! :D

I'm with you, the Hornet is a great kite, one of the real nice basic work horses in the FB armoratarium. I just made a decision for better or worse to go all single skin in my quiver so it just didn't fit the lineup.

I actually like static flying my NS3s. They are amazingly compact so it is easy to carry a bar and, say, three Stars and you really aren't all weighed down or bulked out.

Windstruck

First off, THANK YOU!!

Box on the front porch last night when I got home late. Immediately had to open it up to find everything in perfect condition.

Now just a reminder to help understand the rest; I have only flown a symphony pro 1.8 a couple of times so very new to foil kites.

I was like a kid on Christmas morning! Open the rucksack and pull out the kite thinking OMG the only thing keeping this from being new is it isn't wrapped in plastic! I start unrolling & unrolling & unrolling... Move some furniture in the living room, unrolling & unrolling... By this time my eyes are so huge and chin is on the floor from the awe I am in. My GF pipes in "do I need to get you a towel before you drool on your new kite?" unroll a couple more times, stand back and holler "Oh Yeah! This B!±¢# is Awesome!"
After zoning out for about 5mins staring at the beauty of the new hornet I had to grab my little symphony to lay it next to the Pl. Man this is the real deal, I mean 6 times larger than the little HQ. (okay maybe 4x).
If you haven't picked it out yet, I am very pleased and very thankful for your advice and sale of this kite. I am going to do my best to get more time on the HQ and wait for the right conditions after that to take her maiden voyage.

Thank you again for such a great experience and I promise to take care of it as it is truly a thing of beauty for me

T

T - makes me smile to read your post. I'm most certainly glad that you like your new toy. Yes, I try to keep my kites in good condition and appreciate that you notice such subtleties. Kites are an investment in my view, and with proper care can last a long time.

One thing that would be nice is if you were to reflect on your purchase experience here: http://www.powerkiteforum.com/viewthread.php?tid=16272

This "Good Trader List" is a valuable way PKF members can share their good feelings (or frustrations) with fellow members so we know who we are dealing with when buying, selling, or trading. Thanks in advance for that!

Great post T...we all have gone thru that same experience...nothing like opening a box w/ a new kite in it....well nothing PG anyway....10 mph max 1st time out...hope you have read the tutorials on coastalwindsports.com...they will get you to where you want to be much quicker
Be safe/ have fun

Quote "I was like a kid on Christmas morning! Open the rucksack and pull out the kite thinking OMG the only thing keeping this from being new is it isn't wrapped in plastic! I start unrolling & unrolling & unrolling... unroll a couple more times, stand back and holler "Oh Yeah! This B!±¢# is Awesome!"


Many of us have worn that grin.


thanks for the slack jawed drooling flash back to my first Buster 3.3 Soulfly unwrapping years ago.............welcome to the big boy league up from your 1.5, but Big is always relative when you watch a 15m or 19m that swallows the sun and sky make an eclipse as it passes overhead.

I know just what you mean Windy! Funny how kite size becomes so relative after a while. I've done a lot of flying of my "session saver" as of late (12m Peak-2) as the winds this summer have been light and variable much of the time. Then a couple of days ago it started to howl with gusts clocking 30+ mph and I had my 2.5m NS3 darting around above me. After staring up at the 12m Fat Lady for so long the STAR looked like a postage stamp on a string! :D