Bladerunner
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12m Ace or 12.5 Blaze
I'm thinkng that as a low wind machine the 12.5 Blaze may actually perform better ??
I have only seen the 12.5 in action. Not bad for under $200 :duh:
I would think the bigger openings on the Blaze would be a good thing ?
What do folks think of the 12m ace ?
What one would be 1st to fly ?
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 .
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DAKITEZ
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Get your butt down to Cali and try them. I have both here.
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Bladerunner
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So ..... how does the 12m Ace Fly ??
Can you compare the 2 ?
What one starts pulling in the lower wind 1st ?
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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My guess is the Ace...:puzzled: I think it's lighter weight and gets up easier... uuuuuhuuuuhuhhhuuhh he said "gets up easier":P
What do I win if I'm right...:D:D:D
Just a guess, never flown either in that size... I know my Ace 3.5m does better in lower wind than my Blaze 3m... but I use the Blaze first due to
stability... I'm unsure if the .5m on the Ace makes that much difference...
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OreBeamer
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I've flown the Blaze 12.5m. Gotta have the KBSS power handles, to turn that monster. Can get it in the air in 4-6(maybe less), though.
Kites: BusterI(1.4m), Profoil(1.5m), Flow(2.0m), flow(3.0m) RM+(4.0m), BladeII (4.9m), Razor(5.5m), Frenzy \'07(10m), Yakuza(14m)
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DAKITEZ
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I haven't flown a blaze 12.5 yet, but from what OreBeamer
says I would say they are both about the same as far as first one up. I will tell you this much the ace 12 with 5mph and your skinny butt on those
blades will be cruising. 8-10mph we better put a back pack on you filled with sand to weigh you down.  |
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Bladerunner
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Yes , The limited range concerns me :bird:
I'm getting a good range out of the Blade. It could fly just a little sooner though. It's all trade offs, I suppose 
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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Sthrasher38
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I flew the 12 ace but not the Blaze. I did like the smaller blaze thought. I think it would be personal prefference. You need to try first. Imo.
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dman
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The 12 mtr ace is a frickin beast! Got it the other day but the wind has been in the 2mtr range since until tonite. Once i laid it out and gave a
tug to the brake lines to open the leading edge up it filled up without much wind nicely. I don't think it was blowin much over 6 mph as I could
hardly feel it on my neck but once I pulled on the handles it just started to climb slowly up to zenith. I had to pump it a bit to get it up but once
there I could just work it back and forth ever so slowly( like a double decker bus in a parking garage!) and the apparent wind seamed to keep it going
and pulling well enough to buggy I would imagine. I actually got it to loop and thought I was going to end up in the next town before it was all over
but it made it around in a shocking rate for such a big kite. Just as it was getting fun the wind started to pick up to about 10 mph and I could
feel a serious tea bagging coming on so I reached up and pulled the brake leaders at the knot and it came down quick and easy.
I think I will call this one "The blue moon" cause thats about how often I will get to use it around here, but when I do I know it will do the
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