I could pass a 4.5m or a 5.5m U-Turn Butane. Sign up and whitchever size is most requested is what I will send out.



Heliboy50 is #1 on the list

Happy New Year!

5.5 would be my vote. U2U with my addy, Big Earl.

5.5m has my vote. Could I be next on the list? I'll send me address if I can get on the list.

I would like to have a pass but don't want too get stuck with shipping it coast to coast, last time I passed it was 38 bucks in shipping. Cheep to try a $500 kite I know but I'm a skinflint.

5.5 is also my vote.

hey WTG- we could kill 2 birds with one stone. Where is the best bug riding near Florence?

hehehe, heli is from vancouver, wa ... we're in vancouver, bc.

we have u-turns to demo too, minus the space.

For those in the Cali area, contact Dakitez since their is a Butan 5.5 there with Mr.Teamrider ScrewyFuzz.

Nitros and Xenon will be going around to shop soon too. Of course you can aways fly one down at NABX. =)

youll like the butans, its very stable for a midrange race kite for the buggy. those that like lift (not as much as the blade) can set the SPS to that mode for landboarding. nice thing about U-Turns is that they can be modified easily with a UDS III system and make them De-Power.

a note for you inland gusty fliers, normally AFS works fine however if you're dealing with major gusty conditions I suggest opening up the Dirt-outs.

Good info, Rip. I'm pretty much right at the mouth of the CR Gorge so in the winter it's all easterly gusties. I'm really curious about the De-power conversion, too. NABX NABX NABX.

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Where is the best bug riding near Florence?

Driftwood shores, about 200 feet wide by about a mile long of ridable hard pac. That would be awesome if your down this way.
Driftwood Shores Map

Hafta' work that one out- love camping at Honeyman.

So when are we gonna start the pass?

I will send out the 5.5 to Heliboy on Wednesday.

Hey Power, Where are you located? and how much experience do you have?

Yo Earl could I get on the list, I can ship from work and wont cost me much so I wouldnt have a problem shipping it from PA to anywhere else

cool, your on the list

Sent you a U2U bigearl.

:wee::wee::wee::wee::wee::wee::wee::wee::wee:-Big Earl rocks.

Yo Heliboy/Pigryder looks like I'm after one of you do you need my address?

I'll u2u BE and have him post the order thus far and we can go from there. Sound good?

So far the list goes as follows:

Heliboy50
Willardthegrey
Power
Pigryder
bobalooie57

Anybody on the western US want to get in on the pass before it goes east?


A note on shipping, The kite and handles fit in a large flat rate box from the USPS, anywhere in the US for like $14 and change.

Insurance?

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Originally posted by heliboy50 :wee::wee::wee::wee::wee::wee::wee::wee::wee:-Big Earl rocks.

I'll second that:wee::roll::wee:

Hey guys it costs me almost nothing to ship it fedex from work so I could ship it to the west coast cheap if it goes that way after me ;-)

Gotta find someone in the middle, for out and back,(to save some of Willard's skin!) how 'bout it drewculous? All your time spent in planning for the big day? C'mon you know you want to fly this beast! What about you guys at UND? No one want to try a Butane? Please add me to the list Big Earl, I think the Libre Radical is on it's way to the frozen north, I can't wait to try/review that one!

If it fits in a flat rate box then there are no worries. Smart of Big Earl to forgo the bag, its just a lot of extra weight and size no one needs.

As for insurance $300 will be fine.

I'll go halves with WTG on shipping since I will more than likely be delivering to him in person. Looks like we need power's addy. But let's not get ahead of ourselves

Willard do you need it? Btw, how long do we each get to keep it for?

I am not really picky about how long each person keeps the kite for, but a week would be nice if you get some good time on the kite or maybe 2 weeks if the weather doesn't cooperate with you.

Got it today and had a quick go with it static. The wind was a bit heavy for my skills with a 5.5m (gusting into the upper 20's) but first impressions are very nice. Smooth power delivery, fast but very controllable. I also think it will fly in less wind than other kites of it's size. It has more leading edge vents than some other higher performance kites, and doesn't rely as much on internal v-bracing like the JoJoRM does so I believe it will be less prone to luffing. I should have a chance for some buggy time with it Sunday, so I can write more then.:wee: