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So I have had my Rev Reflex RX for 3 days and the wind has been ok to fly every day, I'm down in Plymouth in the UK and we never struggle for a sea breeze and living 500m from a huge set of public football pitches on top of a hill it is one of the best flying sites for miles. The first day the wind was a little light and variable with a 30 deg shift in direction which made my first experience of flying a quad a "challenge" to say the least only ever flying dual line stunt kites before it was mentally very challenging to get the inputs of the quad correct and when things happened quickly my instincts as a duel liner took over often ending on me "landing" unexpectedly, but as the evening wore on I started to get used to the feel of the extra bottom lines and could fly a box and figure 8 to some fashion. The second evening the wind was a little stronger and from a steady direction and I could really get the kite moving concentrating firstly on the box shapes then figure 8's the controls started to feel normal but not instinctive and I have to analyze what I did and how it affected the movement of the kite. Next was the hover which is much much harder than all the YouTube videos make it look! I had little success with it I feel that I must be over controlling the kite as it wants to race forwards but I can back it down very slowly but can't find the "bite" when it stops and wants to hover yet. Day 3 and after an hour of single line flying with my son the wind felt good and steady so I set up the Rev again and really had a great time oh god this is fun to fly really felt comfortable in flying it around hovers did start to come together, I found them much easier at the top and bottom of the wind window, on the edges it veered off sliding and in the centre it was like a caged animal trying to race upwards! I felt comfatable enough to try an inverted stop and managed it a few times nicely but I lost my nerve and was pulling up high and about 2m above the ground, it did stop wonderfully but again my brain started to hurt working out inputs of the kite flying backward and upsidedown! but fun none the less. Sorry to of gone on but I'm still buzzing from flying and had to tell someone... well anyone...you lot.... Matt

Hi @JWarton that sounds like a good idea I know of one other that lives not so far away too and we have some good flying spots close by [emoji4] , I've got a Facebook page if you would like to pop in and say hi , not had time to do much on there for a while but your more than welcome to join it [emoji4] look up "more lines 2 freedom " Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app

Hi all, for those that haven't seen it here's a link to a short video I made, on another perfect evening[emoji41], if it can inspire one person to go fly, like you have all inspired me I'll be happy[emoji4] Sent from my SM-G903F using KiteLife mobile app

Hi, @CDN_Badger, and welcome to the forum. Yes, we are a friendly bunch and enjoy getting others started with kites. This forum is a great place to get any info you need. The beauty of kites is that you don't have to replace the battery every fifteen minutes. You can keep flying as long as you have wind, and as you gain experience you can even fly without it. I look forward to flying with you someday. Have fun, smile and don't forget to breathe.

Best advice I got for learning the divestop, is to start about "3 mistakes up".

Hey, Will here. We chatted on Sunday at Clover Pt. Glad to see you found your way on here. Hope you get that Reflex out flying in Sidney. Cheers, Will