MrJacobGamble
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how big should my kite be?
hello
I really whant to get a power kite but i dont no haw big i should get1
how big would a kite have to be to pull 13 stone quite easily in normal english weather?
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Bladerunner
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Your 1st kite choice is pretty easy.
Get a 3 meter 4 line foil of a quality design. Peter Lynn, HQ, Ozone and OKD are all good choices. All will re-sell if you need to.
You NEED to get a 3m and learn to fly it wthout looking at it. It will be big enough to thrill you and in the mean time you can learn about what you
want for your next kite.
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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WIllardTheGrey
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+one for what BR said. 3m-4m Is the way to go for a first kite. Its large enough to learn the potential power, but small enough to be forgiving of
mistakes. Later on they will be your high wind kite.
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PKD right?
\"Well we are all hurtling around in 3 wheeled, tip over prone, non crash tested vehicles with no brakes that we steer with our feet. Just
sayin\'.....\" --heliboy50
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ripsessionkites
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arkay
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If your average wind conditions are under 15, get a 3.5 flexifoil rage otherwise get a 2.5 rage. They're about this :bigok: big... 
US503 - Manzanita, Oregon
Fixed Bridal: Flexifoil Sting 1.2, 1.7; Rage Acid 2.5m, 3.5m, 4.7m, 6m | Peter Lynn Vapor 11.2m, 16.1m | NPW 7m
Depower : Peter Lynn Venom 2 13m, 16m, 19m | Peter Lynn Phantom 15m | Flysurfer 2.5 SA 19m
LEI : Flexifoil Atom 7m, 9m, 12m; Mutiny 8m
Land rides : Libre Hardcore; Libre v-max; Peter Lynn XR+W | Rollerblade Coyotes! | Ground Industries AK Pro
Water rides : Slingshot Misfit 134; Ocean Rodeo Mako 150; North WAM! 5\'10
4 Sale/Trade: HQ M1 5m, Flysurfer Pulse 10, PL Venom 2 16m, PL Venom 19m
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nocando
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also you can go to this site, it has excellent tutorials on kiting
www.coastalwindsports.com
Experience is something you get, just after you need it!
Kites I own
PKD Century 1.8
PL ViperS 2.6
PL Reactorl ll 2.2
PL Vapor 2.7m
PL Reactor 4.9m
PL Vibe 1.6
HQ Apex 3m
HQ Apex 5m
Ozone Cult 3.5
Flexifoil Rage 2.5
PL bug
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MrJacobGamble
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thankyou all very much i will start looking for a 3m kite straght away :D
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indigo_wolf
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