Just purchased one of these and was truly shocked at the size of this thing - the question that I need answered is usable winds for this type of kite - I weigh 180lbs and I am guessing that the range is about 9 to 15 mph - I know it's a slow turner - just really wanting to know how effective this is for a buggy in somewhat low winds (9 - 12mph).
Thanks

what weighs 180lbs ? You or your buggy?

Flexi,

try this link....you need to type in your weight via kilos. For you thats aroung 80/82 kilos;

http://www.kite-fantastic.co.uk/articles/mx5alan/arc-wind-ra...

Yeah I used that already - I'm looking for some first hand experience - how the kite feels at different wind speeds - I think it would be a bit foolish for me to believe that the 18 is anything like the 13m venom that I have. I need to know what wind speeds would be good for a get to know it flight without worrying about major injuries.

and the 180 lbs is me not my fat ass buggy(70lbs)

12-24 is the range i can use mine, its like flying a school bus..............aj

24mph? What have you found to be its definitive low end - what speed wind can't support it and what speed wind can?

aj has big.... amounts of experience............

Starts to get good around 15 but is ridable at 12. The kite can be used in the buggy around 7.............aj

7mph - wow that's astounding - I'm sure it's a weak cruiser with that kind of wind speed - but all the same that's impressive for an arc of this size - thanks for the info.


- Another question: How exactly does this kite inflate? I've looked it over and it seems to not have the same inlet zipper system as the venom - just curious to how it is to be inflated. Thanks

Look about half way down the page for link:.......................aj http://www.awindofchange.com/photo.html

Huge Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!

NICE SCORE ...G18

WHEN THAT THING GET GOING ON A ROLL....YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY IN 10MPH, BE PATIENT AND THINK AHEAD A LITTLE MORE IN LIGHT WIND ..

AND IF ONE IS NOT ENOUGH ....THEN TWO SHOULD CERTAINLY MAKE YOUR DAY

EVERY BIG MONKEY NEEDS A DOSE VENOM

I had the venom out in 25mph winds yesterday - scetchy at times with the power but an amazingly stable kite - the reason I bring this up is to say thanks again to action jackson - I used the Guerilla safety leash setup that I saw in the video - worked amazing - I'm going to edit the video and I'll post it to show how it's setup - too hard to describe in words.

No problem! Just got off the water w/t 10m venom on 35m lines. Sweet! I was getting 20ft plus jumps and landing 90% of them. Then the tanker wave rolled in and i think i went higher than i every been after hitting it with speed...........aj:bouncing::bouncing::bouncing::tumble::tumble:

let me guess...it's got zippers... sweet AJ....here is Aj...:bouncy:

Zippers Rock. I may sell off a good chunk of my fixed bridles to afford a 10m venom II if I can find one. The power, the control - just simply amazing.

FYI for all you zipper freaks:

Swedish-born (who later immigrated to Canada), Gideon Sundback, an electrical engineer, was hired to work for the Universal Fastener Company. Good design skills and a marriage to the plant-manager's daughter Elvira Aronson led Sundback to the position of head designer at Universal. He was responsible for improving the far from perfect 'Judson C-curity Fastener.' Unfortunately, SundbacS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K-s wife died in 1911. The grieving husband busied himself at the design table and by December of 1913, he had designed the modern zipper.

Gideon Sundback increased the number of fastening elements from four per inch to ten or eleven, had two facing-rows of teeth that pulled into a single piece by the slider, and increased the opening for the teeth guided by the slider. The patent for the 'Separable Fastener' was issued in 1917. Sundback also created the manufacturing machine for the new zipper. The 'S-L' or scrapless machine took a special Y-shaped wire and cut scoops from it, then punched the scoop dimple and nib, and clamped each scoop on a cloth tape to produce a continuous zipper chain. Within the first year of operation, SundbacS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K-s zipper-making machinery was producing a few hundred feet of fastener per day.