SWEET its getting close to ME

Send Me a U2U when ya need My info

Perfect timing .. My Birthday, new job, going back to school, and just got on with the Fire Dept..

Beach is screaming my name... Cant freakin wait..

As long as there is a bit of Sunshine i will find time to take it out every day

Ok, Tomorrow is the day! I am going to try the Combat forcast for sun. 16th. 18-25mph!! All day! I hope I don't have any flash backs from 2 1/2 weeks ago on a sun. I will be passing it to Deadhead on mon. Wish me luck. Dlish will be there to pick up any pieces of me left.:D New smoothies on the bug. 98.0 defects on the knee. sod farm here I come.

My God! Snowbird when you told me to buck up and that I was ready for a race kite I belived you. Well, I went across the field twice with it. Full speed both way's once you get that kite down and dropped in.:wow: That was enough for me!:wow: Race kites are like pablo said for experienced kiters. That thing had some grunt! and was way to fast for me. I thought I wanted to go fast. I don't know what fast is! Awesome kite! Thanks Pablo for the chance to try it is going to Deadhead tomorrow. I just kept hearing in my head you guy's saying it didn't wake up til around 15-17 mph. Well wake up? It must have been up all night!! It was 25- 30 today and I'll tell ya what that kite may only say 5m. But it is as long as my 6.4 it's a big 5. Different than anything I have ever flown.Pkd. the inlets a different just like the brooza I got to try more my league I think. Once the kite is full it stays full. I could go on forever with just a few min behind it. To sum it up: Not for the weak at heart! And you better be ready to go FAST!! What a blast We had today! 5 hrs of kiting my longest day yet. and with no harness I think my arms are longer also. I am wiped out and am going to bed. Good night. And happy kite dreams to all!:saint:

That's great you finally got to fly it Strasher!

It's a fast kite :evil:

Yea it was a blast! I just need more time in the seat to be able to really enjoy the speed it can produce. Also first time with a race kite 5.0 Combat in 25-30 mph was pushing it. But I like that! I just am not ready for it yet. And I did learned to respect first. know what you can handle to be able to enjoy. Try pushing limits when you are comfortable with it or you'll get hurt. I don't have a problem admitting that. I'll tell ya what, Give me 5-6 more months in the bug and I'll be getting a race kite!! You also need lots of room to fly.because moving fast dosen't give much time for anything else if you run out of room. At the sod farm with the wind blowing in the direction it was cut the field in half so before I could really get it locked in it was time to start slowing her down and turn around. So in time race kites will give me something more to look forward to in the kiting world! I love to go fast. Thanks Pablo for the chance to try the 5.0 Combat!

Deadhead did you get the kite yet? It should be there I shipped it priority mail with insurance.And a little note. Let me know.

Hey Strasher, got it and the note yesterday. Speleo, should have it on its way to you Monday or Tues

kick butt! I don't mind if you hang onto it for another couple of weeks either. I'm taking a 2 week vacation at the end of April and beginning of May.

Scott

Glad to hear it arrived ok. Why are you sending it off so soon? Keep it for the next couple weeks while spelo is on vacation. Did you fly it yet?

Was going to give it a go today, but something tells me a 5m Combat in 29 gusting to 40 wouldn't be a good thing. So I think I"ll take the suggestion and keep it for another week - maybe things will calm down.

29-40 No, not a good idea.

If possible I would like to get it at the last week of April. I can move down a notch in the list if I need to.

I only got 1 time to try the Pansh because I was at work during the times of good winds. I'd like to be off work and on vacation for the next demo.

Scott

Hey Everyone...

I am going to Pull My Name from the List...

Life has gotten so busy Im having a hard time getting out to fly..

Thank You...

Thats sad. Make time to fly or you will shrivel up and blow away.

I guess send the kite my way. I'm sure I will give it a college try and hopefully the wind will cooperate.

Scott

Good choice. I think you will like it. Nice kite very fast! get ready.

Scott, Combat's headed your way this evening. Will send you tracking number as soon as I have it. Didn't get a chance to give it a go - didn't even unpack it. Hope you have better luck

Ok, I'll be looking for it. Can't wait to give it a go! I need a faster kit for ATB riding.

A couple weeks ago some younger guy jogged up beside me while I was just slowly going by some people on my ATB. We stopped and he was asking questions and seemed very interested. He is from Russia and was here in the US doing some wrestling type stuff. We talked for a bit then he said-you wanna race? We'll go 2 blocks. I was like sure ok no problem but I'm pretty fast. He replied "ok, no problem I'm out running anyway so let's go, I'll even give you a head start". We then went...ready, set, go...I took off and a couple seconds later he took off.
I'll be a son of a gun but the guy smoked me!!!!!!! He caught up to and passed me before the fist block. When we stopped he was smiling and he said "wait a second I have to take these 10 pound weights off my ankles":o Crap that guy was fast :o:o:o:o:o:o:o
Turns out he does Freerunning in Russia. If you haven't seen it check this out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4xmTQ-eUKE

Later-Scott

Did the kite get mailed out?

Scott

Scott- it's sitting at your friendly local FedEx office. They ried to deliver 23rd amd 24th-no one home.

I haven't had a chance to post a reply but yeah, Fed Ex tried to deliver but....no one home!

The package arrived at Fed Ex. They are holding the package and I hope to pick up the kite today during lunch!!!
Scott

I picked up the kite at Fex Ex during my lunch.:singing: The best thing is the weather should be perfect for ATB riding this evening after work. Winds around 15 mph straight out of the East with a very low tide!

The kite looks fantastic. I think I'm going to like it.

Scott
p.s. how much are these kites?

I know TDMC96 has been trying to get a hold of Pablo for a while now. He is looking to pick up a combat as well !

Is there another source for these kite in North America ?

I got the kite and had to wait 5 hours before I could get to the beach after work!!!! I was dying.

When I did get to the beach I unrolled the kite and my Blade IV 4.9. I ended up using the line set off of my Blade for the Combat with no line length changes.

I'm always a bit nervous launching a new kite for the first time and was pleasently surprised with the launch. Unfortunately the wind was dying off in the late afternoon. Maybe just less than 10mph. The kite climbed up and seemed like it was going to overfly the window. I backed it up some and found the line set from the Blade was just about perfect.

The tide was low and I jumped on my ATB board and went for a ride. The kite handled very well and should be wonderful in higher winds. The only problem I had was the wind was pretty light and the kite wanted to out run me and overfly the window off to the side. When the wind died off some more the kite stalled the lower wing and folded in on itself. I was able to recover quick enough to keep it from bowtieing. But this was in light wind. I don't know how light but I ended up having to walk about a block back to my street because I could no longer move on my ATB:o

All in all I"m pleased with how the kite handled and hope to get it out in stronger winds. It also looked sharp in the all black color. If the bridle lines and trim pieces were dyed black as well it would be a very slick looking kite.

Scott

I knew you would like it. Wait til you get it in about 15-17mph wind It's fast. And pulls hard. Let us know how it goes after you add a little more wind.

I can't wait to try it out in stronger wind. After thinking about the flight the only issues I had are 1)wanted to overfly the window-I had to control this with the brake lines, 2)easy to bowtie. Not sure if this is just lack of inexperience with the kite or lack of wind or a combo of both.

I hope we get some good strong winds because I want to hit the water with the kite.

Scott

I never had any problems with it trying to bow tie But It is fast and does shoot right over the zenith if you don't use brakes. But once dialed in it's a puller. Enjoy.

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Originally posted by Sthrasher38 But once dialed in it's a puller. Enjoy.

You betcha! I loved this kite so much back in november. I want to fly it again sooo bad! I got some wicked speed on teh ATB. I found it easy enough to control even in relatively gusty conditions.

Here is a couple pictures. It was low tide but the wind blew up a huge amount of seaweed so I really couldn't ride much. Kinda sucked but the wind was about 12mph.

Scott

another pic of the Combat.