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any recommendations for a good lifty kite,bearing in mind i like my pies
im bout 16st,would like to get into this jumping malarky,my current kite is only 3m ,but i would like to try something bigger but not too scary
thnx in advance

This one looks about right

[img size=400]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Paraglider_Golden_Gardens_07.jpg/220px-Para[/img]

yah,looks like i could get some air with that one,seriously tho,anyone else care to enlighten me ?

Flexifoil Blades are the mother of lift kites if its handles you are looking to fly with, if you are looking at depowerable kites then the Frenzy or the Manta from Ozone do the job. Something in the range of the 4.9m Blade or the 8m Frenzy / Manta.

I wouldnt jump with anything smaller than the 4.9m Blade though.

The HQ Crossfire also has lift as does the HQ Montana (depowerable). The HQ Neo is also a lifty machine.
Only flown the crossfire though and found it better for buggying than jumping.

O.

nice one owain,was thinking about a crossfire,hmmmmm
so much to choose from

The crossfire is more like a race kite in that you need to fly it. That sounds obvious but basically you have to put brake input in to it to stop it from flying over your head at times which isnt great for jumping. I prefer a kite that you can launch and just fly on the two main lines and only really use the brakes to land it. The Blade and the Ozone Haka were/are like this.
Not saying dont go for the Crossfire but just keep in mind it may fold up on you once you land due to it requiring more redirection and constant movement.

O.

Another lifty kite i think


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Im not really helping am I ;)

mrbuggy wrote:
Another lifty kite i think


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omfg,thats the ONE!!!!

Flexifoil Blade III 4.9m
put a bid on one of these on fleabay,will see what happens...

cgi.ebay.co.uk/Flexifoil-Blade-III-4-9m-...;hash=item43a05d7b92

If you can get your hands on a Blade II 4.9 they are really nice kites. The Blade III 4.9 is a good option though.

O.