I have the Reflex.

Thanks for letting me know. I guess this means it is in time for your trip to New Jersey. Have a great time with it.
Good winds for Wildwood.
S

maven--just remember that since the right side brake bridle is broken, you'll have to match up the left side to make it work--its a great kite to fly

I remember.

Well, had the 4m Reflex (static) out at Anacostia on Sunday for half an hour. I'd say that the 4m flew about like a 3m Beamer . It's faster than you'd expect from a 4m, but not insanely fast. It does go all the way up to the edge of the window and still provide power and did a reasonable job with gusts and lulls. I don't think that I was impressed enough with it to want to pay the price tag that's on the Sky Country kites though. I'm betting it's an excellent buggy kite though.

You are joking about the reflex 4 flying like a beamer 3???? Aren't you? Someone break the kite in the pass?

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Originally posted by RonH You are joking about the reflex 4 flying like a beamer 3???? Aren't you? Someone break the kite in the pass?

it did break when i had it, but certainly not from anything i did......i only flew it in about 10mph--by the time it got to me, you could see the lines were frayed all over the place and that this kite had seen better days---maven, i can tell you before the bridle broke, it pulled like a tank--WAY more than a beamer ever could........

That is my thought and why I am asking the kite be returned to me. Sorry Druculis, but why pay postage on a kite that is not flying right.
Maven see my U2U.
S

It pulled, but not as hard as I'd have expected from a 4m. It flew (straight line speed) like a slightly smaller kite, but it turned slow. The winds that I had it up in were ~10-12mph.

scudley-let me know when you want to trade lines--kj

I've never flown the reflex on low lift but there is something wrong here. A 3m Beamer this kite is not !

I'm not saying you are wrong just that there HAS to be something wrong with the kite.

Good move calling it back Scudley!

Something is wrong with the kite or it's setup.....in 10mph winds my SkyCountry 3m Escape is a brutal kite static flying:puzzled:

i said in an earlier post that the bridle was broken--i forget which side--thats why its not flying right......

The kite is on it's way back to Scudley. Here's hoping (for his sake) that the issue was somehow caused by me not doing something right.

well.... theres no doubt that the bridle is broken--so its flyable,yes, but its not gonna fly right--shame they broke but it was bound to happen sooner or later--ive never seen a kite like that before--it looked like 8million people had flown it--i guess any kite will die eventually with tons of use.......

I picked up the Reflex 4 today. A quick look told me the problems: AoA adjustment was on the knot closest to the leading edge on right side and on the knot closest to the trailing edge on the left; the brake leaders were no where near the same length, 5"difference. Not surprising that the kite was not performing well. I am surprised it would fly at all. After a few minor adjustments to the bridles the kite should be just fine. Other than a little bird shlt, maybe field line paint, the kite is still in good shape.
It is pouring rain for the next few days, so it will be a while before I get to check if the minor fixes work, but I think it will be fine.
S

I didn't realize that it had AoA or I might have looked at that. Glad to hear that the kite is not too badly broken.

The worst repair is installing new brake leaders, very minor. The brake leader looks like it may have come into contact with a single line. That could have been me. The cut in the leader has a clean section and a frayed section. I think this indicates a delayed failure. So no blame is on anyone who tried the kite out.
Thanks to all who participated in "Pass the Reflex", I hope you had a good time with it.
S