Hi,

I've been kiting for a few months now and have a 3.5m trainer kite and have some time on a Pansh 6m and a Beamer III 7m.

I want to buy a blade. I am about 200lbs and so was wondering if it is reasonable to say that getting a 4.9m blade is too small fro real jumps. being as the wind usually doesn't break 10 mph hear with 15 mph being a big deal.

Can anyone offer some advice? I know that the prevailing winds are supposed to be the main factor in deciding but I am just not sure if the 4.9m will be too small or if the 6.5m will be too much power?

Thanks.

Randy

one can adjust the power on the blade to a fair degree.

with your winds you'll be fine on the 6.5 given you already have respect for the wind.

in the long run you'll be happier with the 8.5.

imho kites like the twister and the crossfire are also contenders for what you want, the twister 7.7 sounds like a serious piece of ripstop.

at 200 pounds you'll have to push the envelope a bit to get good jumps with a 4.9 in 15, but in 18 you'll be happy, and beginning to get overpowered on the 6.5, the 7.7 and the 8.5 would be on the ground if the wind was gusting at all past 18, those numbers are looking ahead a couple months or so when you get comfy with the kite.

the 7.7 and the 8.5 would be beginning to give you good lift for jumping in 10 mph, possibly a little earlier with the 8.5.

I assume the 6m ace was too much for you is why you are considering the 4.9 blade?

Hi,

Thanks for the replies guys.

To answer the question about why I am considering the 4.9m is more becuse of wind range and potential use that I would get of it. The 6m pansh and 7m beamer actually belong to a froend of mine. That's why I am looking for the 'right' next kite for my quiver.

Any ad ice you can spare would be greatly appreciated!

_Randy

The 4.9m would be a good next step from your 3.5 trainer in your quiver, but given your weight and normal winds you will have alot more fun and better jumping experience with the 6.5m. But with the 6.5m and 3.5m you might have a small hole in your quiver.

Just hit the lotto and buy both

if you decide on a 4.9, i have one for sale.... blade 4.9, kite only, midnight $325

You don't say why you want this Blade.

Are you planning on riding on something or just flinging yourself about?

Are you planning on complimenting this kite with another down the road?

Is the 6m Ace too much for your friend in your winds?

A 4.9 ill give you the largest amount of flyable hours. It will fly early and since it it fast you can generate power early. You will be able to hold it down in higher winds. So it's a better choice as a single kite, engine, and compliment to your 3.5 buying an 8.5 later. It won't be a the best choice for jumping if your average winds are 10mph.




If all you want to do is static jump then you may want the 6.5? Possibly 8.5 if you all share and you can use those other kites?

Hey Guys,

I am really looking to get the blade for jumping and scudding. I was kind of assuming though that if I wanted to later on I could use it for buggying. I'd like ot think that I would eventually fill the gaps in the quiver with other similar caliber kites but damn they are real expensive.

So I was trying ot narrow it down to get th ebest bang for my buck being as I won't be able to make a purchase like this again anytime soon.

-Randy

From the reports I'm getting the Peter Lynn Twister and HQ crossfire are cheaper options that supply the type of lift you are looking for.

i can tell you a blade 6.6 is excellent for scudding--with light winds,id probably go with an 8.5--if you buggy or landboard,i'd say a 4.9 would be a good bet........if you do scud,dont launch the kite directly downwind........

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Originally posted by Bladerunner From the reports I'm getting the Peter Lynn Twister and HQ crossfire are cheaper options that supply the type of lift you are looking for.

same here.... If I were to start all over again, I'd go for one of these kites, I got a flexifoil largely because I wanted to see what the buzz was about, but any well-designed jumping kite will get you what you are looking for.

one thing we haven't mentioned yet, largely because you mention your time of 6 and 7m kites, is that the safest way to get into jumping is to get into it a little slow, i.e. don't get the biggest best jumping kite right away but work your way up to it, that will cut down a lot on your risk of injury.

so another plan for you could be to get something like a twister 5.6 or a crossfire 5 as a step on the way to a bigger kite in the 8-9m range, at this just below 10m size and above very few fixed bridle kites turn well enough to be jumpable.