Tonya has decided to have a pass the Reflex program. The kite being passed is my personal Reflex 4, please take care of it, colour: face: red; back: orange/red separated by a yellow lightening bolt. (We did not think sending out a new white kite was a good idea.)
If you are interested in trying out a Reflex, please sign up. When we have a few name to figure out a route, we will send it out.

Scudley

Sky Country

I'm up, can come to pick it up early next week... maybe meet for a fly if the rain keeps holding off...

:wee:

edit: btw I'll need to send it on before the last week of feb, heading back across the big pond to the west for a few months... :puzzled:

edit 2: "never presume to assume..." just suggestions above, a way things could work out :saint:

put me on the list please.

I will make sure screwyfits, sthrasher, flexiblade, artlessing, etc. get a chance to try it.

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Originally posted by DAKITEZ put me on the list please. I will make sure screwyfits, sthrasher, flexiblade, artlessing, etc. get a chance to try it.

You guys won't be disappointed... The 4m reflex is nice

Ron

I could tell from the video BR posted up it looked like a good flying kite. I could also tell in the video that there wasn't much wind and the stunt kite performance the kite was giving was the reason for all the folding. I have found when i stunt fly a foil the folding in the video is normal par for the course. A good kite will fold and recover, a not so good kite will twist up, bow tie and fall to the ground. even more impressive was all the reverse flying for a foil of that size. I look forward to giving it a try if I may.

Please put me on the list as well. Would love to give it a try.

Scott

Here is a vid from NABX last year where the wind was a bit harder blowing
3 m Reflex named Pinky is flown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyV-mbI9jEQ

Here is a little funny clip with the same character Pinky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fef3BMjlurs&feature=chann...

We will be sending it shortly

Unless someone in the Washington or Oregon area want to check out the 4m. It should be heading down to Dakitez in the next couple of days.
S

I am shocked that more people aren't interested in checking this kite out :wow:

I have not seen a kite built with such unique materials. They have stood up to testing around here. Almost every flyer has had a go at them. No one I know ( who still flies kites ) has ever expressed a problem with them.

I would have trouble classifying this kite. It seems to perform well in most ways. A kite you won't grow out of.

I have NOTHING to do with S.C. I only have the pleasure of flying the ones that Tonya and Sean share so freely around here !

It would be nice to see the folks out East get a go one these !
Angus, If you don't get in on the pass please be SURE to give Ken's a go at NABX !

sounds like it will get a lot of exposure soon down in cal with dakitez and many others, shame it wasn't there for the demo day...

I got a brief fly once, it is a sweet kite!

Furb, if you want to come over and fly let me know. I would have invited you, but the conditions have been crap and it just continues. Most of GP is a lake.
S

Cheers, but with ferry fares the way the are I've had to be content with a tiny beach area opening up on the afternoon low tides, coon bay at the north end of here on galiano, as well as a couple flies at island view beach and clover point on the island side, tiny but at least no lakes!

I'll be back mid summer. things will be dry by then.

Dakitez,
The Reflex 4m is in the post. You should see it in about a week.
The AoA adjustment is set to medium fast and the brakes are set to what for me is slack. Flew beautifully when I checked it out yesterday. Enjoy.
S

This is a racekite right?

i'd like to compare it with my 3.8 Reactor.
when some wind arrives:moon:
Paul

RevPaul, I would have sent it off to you guys first had you spoken up. No prejudice against our southern neighbour, it would have me saved me some cash on the postage.
NPWfever, it depends on how you define race kite. Most race kites are usually characterized by lots of grunt and being tricky to fly. Archkiter described the Reflex as being a tamer version of her Mac Bego. I would describe it as a better behaved version of a Mac Bego. I think the control amazing. A friend likes to borrow my kites to practice new tricks because as he puts it, " I always know where it is going to be." He also says, "When you start to milk it, it is like the kite has a second gear."
I bought the first Reflex in North America because my girl friend was having trouble starting to buggy. She tried all my kites and a bunch of others, no luck the kites kept falling from the sky. Dirt Slide had been given this kite by a Russian couple who were at Gary Point practicing the ground handling. They were the Canadian reps for a Ukrainian paraglider company that also made kites. We had made a lot fun of DS's Lada kite. Out of desperation, I asked if the GF could try it as she was not having any luck with anything else. She put up the kite and took off. She was screaming, laughing and hollering as buggied around our little field. After three minutes I bought the kite for her.
A couple of months later l took a chance and bought a 7m that I had never flown from a company no one had ever heard of. I had been buggying less than a year and by the next spring guys were saying their goal for this year was to go faster than me. I think I am a pretty good flier but most of the credit goes to the kite I fly. I sold my 7m bullet two weeks later.
To answer your question: is it a racekite? I guess the answer is that Reflex is a race kite if you want it to be. Unlike most race kites Reflex is also an excellent beginners kite. I have handed my 10m to a girl with very limited experience and she had a blast with it. In less than half an hour she was scudding having only flown a 3m 2 line trainer.
Put yourself on the list and check it out. It really is a great kite.
S

P.S. I am not in this for money, but because I think Sky Country makes great kites. I just heard Sky Country are coming out with a new depower model, MadagaSCar. It has a 6:1 aspect ratio. Maybe I will have one before NABX.

no problems:bouncing: i got plenty to do until a Reflex makes it's way here
thnx Scudley

Reflex 4 is now with Dakitez.
He will be holding on to it until after NABX.
S

I got the kite out yesterday for about an hour. The winds were very light around 5-6mph, but the kite flew very well. The winds are suppose to be better today, so I look forward to getting more time on it and getting to play with the bridle adjustments. I will report back after I get more time on it.

Thanks again to the sky country team for the opportunity to give this kite a try.

Your welcome Dakitez. We have had garbage flying conditions here. It is not like I have had the opportunity to miss it.
S

Hey, that me with the yellow helmet flying pinkey!!
I am famous.

Would love to give this kite a try. Understand I have to wait till after NABX. No prob though. Won't have a buggy till the end of March anyway.

Reflex is supposed to have gone back to Dakitez after NABX. Did you get it back and have you had a chance to fly it in decent wind?
S

i'd like a shot at this kite--dont know where i'd be on the list.....i'm in ohio....don

Screwyfits has the reflex because he brought it back from NABX. We will try and get some time in on it this week and send it off to the next in line next week. Whoever is next in line send me a u2u with your shipping info. and let me know if you prefer parapack or handle wrap.

Keep it 'til you get some wind. Give it a good fly. There are only a few people in line. The next up is Speleopower in Cocoa Beach.
S

speleopower...
Where are you?
Come out, come out where ever you are!!!

I'm ready to send it your way, if another wind passes through I might throw it up again... but its ready to pass on to you...

I'll be posting a review soon as I compile all my info... n

I will say its a nice kite!!!

I'm U2U'n you speleopower, so I can get your addy...

speleopower turned down the chance (technical Difficulties) and said to pass to the next in line, so who's next?

Maybe Angus, B'Bob or someone might want to take tis one to Jibe ?
If either of them are on the list the timing is good.

Can i Be on this list too?? Would love to try a new kite. I am only familar with HQ Stuff