Hi I am a 17/nearly 18 year old (female) and am strong for my age/gender, a few friends and I, would like to know what size of kite to start off with, I dont necessarily want to start using a board straight away and would just like something that will get me a bit off the ground on foot, most of us weigh from 11-12stone, I have used a relative's kite before I think it may have been 3 or 5 metre and do have the basic idea of how to use it. Im not really interested in the make because it would just be used for a bit of fun.

Pansh Ace sounds like your kind of kite. Its cheap, lifty, yet safe enough to learn on. 3 meter should be perfect.

Welcome. This seems to be the week for new girls in the sport

If you and your friends aren't familiar with how to set up a kite and will be figuring things out on your own you may want to pass on pansh for now. The kites are good enough but it doesn't come with a lot of things that make starting out easy. The lines aren't always the right lenght + are not of the best quality, It doesn't come with safety leashes and the handles are sub par. All meaning more $$

HQ make a great set-up with the Beamer III and the Scout. It cost a a bit more but is still a very competitive price. The Beamer 3 comes on handles the Scout on a bar. They come in a quality back pack ready to fly. Included are Safety leashes, a ground stake, a DVD on how to , good handles / bar + lines you woun't have to throw away. HQ is about as good as it gets for beginers packages IMHO.

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Peter Lynn also makes a good line of kites as well ... complete with handles or bar and lines. There are a lot of kites to choose from on the market nowadays. Since youre in the UK look up Flexifoil or Ozone.

Learning: 1m to 3m kite

Buggy/Board: 3m to 5m kite

yea flexifoil makes good kites along with hq beamer III is a great kite.

With the introduction of the Scout it may be a good time to shop for a TSR. It is now " last years model " and will become cheaper.

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Originally posted by snowbird With the introduction of the Scout it may be a good time to shop for a TSR. It is now " last years model " and will become cheaper.

Yup, Kiteplace.com has them on sale right now. Your lucky your in the UK, you have amazing kites for much cheaper then we pay here.

Remember that their currency is worth about twice as much as US$ right now.

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Originally posted by barnes Quote: Originally posted by snowbird With the introduction of the Scout it may be a good time to shop for a TSR. It is now " last years model " and will become cheaper. Yup, Kiteplace.com has them on sale right now. Your lucky your in the UK, you have amazing kites for much cheaper then we pay here.

Actually, being from the UK originally i was quite pleased moving to america to find kites up to half the price they are in england, even ones manufactured by english companies like flexifoil are marginally cheaper here in america because of the weakness of the dollar!

thanks for the advice I got a blade III 4m off ebay for a really good price, going to try it out soon

Congrat's,

Blades are great kites. Be VERY careful at 1st. The Blades are #1 when it come to lift. Simply DON'T fly it in strong winds until you are it's master. Also be careful when it is sitting overhead. Due to it's great lift it WILL at some point " loft " you when a gust hits. Be ready for it. Keep plenty of room downwind and don't hesitate to let go.
If you respect this kite you will love it. Take it's potential power for granted and it can be a weapon of distruction ! :tumble:

Blade 3 4m Great choice Just be careful Don't fly in high wind get the feel for it. Oh and get some saftey gear Better safe than sorry And if your not careful that won't even help. Welcome to the forum.