How good is this kite? I want something with a lot of pull and fairly big. Its 12' by 42" I believe and it seemed good for the price. Im REALLY new to Foils so yea...However, Ive been flying dual line set-ups for about 4 years and Im very confident in my ability to do so. So yea...any input is greatly appreciated. I would like something to jump with if I can and this seems that its work well. Just let me know. Thanks guys.

matt

If you are just getting into power kiting then it is always advisable to start with a less powerful kite . However the kites you have mentioned are quite small when it comes to power kiting (although even one of these in a strong wind would pull off your feet).

I started off with a 2.4 m2 kite. If you want to get into jumping you would probably need somthing a little bigger but it all depends on the wind strength. You should wait and get used to somthing smaller before you try jumping though!

Bigger kite? The gigafoil is 12'. Isnt that big enough?

matt

Then what about the firebee?

Sorry, My fault. I read the measurements wrong!!!

I only work in metric, so am I right in thinking the kite is roughly 3.5m2???

If so its a quite reasonable starting size.

When it comes to jumping though I will repeat the advice somone else gave somwhere else on this site. Although in the right wind you would be able to get enough lift with a kite of this size the bigger the kite the more stable and smoother the jumps will be and the kite less likely to collapse while you are up in the air. Smaller kites are much faster than larger ones.

Therefore it would be a good idea to progress onto a larger sizes later to then get some real air!!!!

Hope this helps and sorry about not reading the measurements correctly!

Hey,

I think Im going to go with the Symphony 2.2. Whatcha think of this? It says it has a very strong pull and is fast. Which is what I like. Seems good for me.

matt