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MADKITER

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  • Birthday 10/26/1968

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  • Favorite Kite(s)
    Wow has this changed. Flying Wings AcrobatX, AcrobatX UL, Silver Fox 2.3 UL and 2.5. The HQ Shadow, the New Tech French Connection and French Kiss
  • Flying Since
    2002
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    United States
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    I like...<br />My Family, Friends and good food. lol.<br /><br />

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  1. Someone called this goat killing music, but I've yet to kill one. Disturbed Ozzy MetallicA Scorpions Dio
  2. Wow that sounds cool. I would like to see that. As for the Jacobs Ladder, I start it in a deep turtle, do the half lazy, pop the fade, then role out and push it back in a turtle if I'm going for more rungs. Here's a video of some single rungs that were started with a turtle Somewhere on the net you can find a real good video of an R-Sky Hoby doing JLs all day from the turtle as a start. This is the thinking: If you can LS, or FJ, then you can JL. I know it's not that easy, but it helped me.
  3. I find that the back yard has a bit too much turbulence for a light kite. My FW Hornets are the best back there on the Addiction lines. When the wind shifts the kite will float over to the new window. The light kites just get blown out of the sky (There's no time to adjust).
  4. I moved the Bridle Upper Legs (pigtails) from below the Upper Leading Edge Connectors to the tops, then I moved the Bridle Outhaul Legs from between the Lower Leading Edge Connectors and the stoppers to below the lower LE stoppers (not much of a move, but good enough). This takes the most work, but for me it paid off. Remove the spine from the top of the kite, then slip it out of the bottom pocket too. Take the rubber cap off of the bottom of the spine. Slip the center fitting off of the spine (Don't remove the spreader). Once you get the center fitting of the spine, you can remove the Bridle Inhaul Legs from the center fitting. Now slip the center fitting back onto the spine, then put your Bridle Inhaul Legs ON THE SPINE. Put the rubber cap back on the bottom of the spine, slip the spine in the bottom pocket, then into the top and you're done. This mod will take the ants out of the Addictions pants, but still leave the kites personality intact. Everything I liked about this kite is still alive and well, however the Loose Goose has been shot and killed. Kite MumboJumbo Decoder My Addiction after the mod... Video
  5. This is about three seconds of video (The last three seconds on the card that day) and I used it in slow motion, frame by frame and real time to help make this trick stand out and be understandable 180 Fade Wrap
  6. I have looked all up and down for a review on the New Tech Techno, but can't seem to find one, the only information I have to go on are the two videos I've seen (Dodd's and Randy's) and what Dodd’s friend Randy had said about the Techno somewhere. I can't seem to find it again. So is there a review for this kite?
  7. I haven't flown the Evolution yet, but I think the guys at HQ tell it like it is when it comes to their kites. If you drop them an E-mail and ask them to give you a better idea of what the kite is like to fly, they will tell you the truth. http://www.invento-hq.com/index_e.htm
  8. I only want to add that going from your standard kite to an UL is a BIG change. I am certainly no one to give lessons in this area, but I can tell you that flying an UL is more like flying your lines in the wind. Until you pull your lines to get some lift, it is really hard to feel a kite at the end of the lines. I sure hope it's better with the STX 1.8. As of now I just fly my Premier Profile in the same UL winds that I bought my Flashlight for. I can fly the Flashlight, but I just don't like the feel of it. I like a kite that you can feel, that you can really yank and pull. The Profile is a 4-25 mph kite... Yeah right! I know the kite is vented but the bottom end is just a matter of working it. My lowest wind kite before the Flashlight was the Flying Wings Hornet. It has a low end of 2 mph. If you can find a kite that tricks better than the Hornet and has a low end of 2 mph, then the kite should be heavy enough to do some real flying. You must understand that these are just my opinions, coming from my two eyes, my two hands and my little head. I want everyone to know for a FACT that I really love the Flashlight. I just don't click with that kite. Everything about the Flashlight is fantastic. As I fly my Flashlight more and more, I might even learn to deal with the UL inputs that are the key to having fun with those kites... Just try yanking and spanking one of those things... LOL... Not that I would
  9. Good one Kent... I would like to second the Premier Nighthawk. After everything I've been reading and some of the cool video I've seen, I thing that the Premier Nighthawk is one of the few 6' kites that I would pay $100- for. I even waited to get a deal on my brand new prism Flashlight. I don't like to pay allot for my kites, but the NH is a "can't wait kite" plus I don't think people will be selling these kites used any time soon. Speaking of used. You can almost always find a KILLER deal on a good used kite in The Kite Classifieds here on KiteLife (see the home page for easy nav.). You can also find great deals on used kites at GWTW. See the forum and go down to the swap meet. I go there every day to look at all of the great kites that I can't buy... LOL
  10. I like the Addiction, but I find it to be a bit squirrelly for beginners. I think it is a great next step kite. The Addiction has more tricks up its sleeve than you will believe and cost less than it should. Premier: Thank you for the Addiction, however I find that this kite might be better off in the hands of an intermediate to advanced pilot. My good friend and the person responsible for getting me into sport kites tried my Addiction. He could not put it down for hours. He and this kite just clicked, but he is very advanced and he likes loose kites (It helps his flying style). The Addiction REALLY helped his flying style. Everything just came together so easy. The Addiction IS a kite that you will never out-grow, but it is also a kite that I feel needs some growing into. I think this might be easier for me to see, as I am not so advanced... LOL. I think the PYRO XS by New Tech Kites is a good kite that will grow with you. The kite is just over 6' and very trickable. A "buy it now" button on eBay will ship you the kite in 3 days for about $48.00 total. That includes shipping. Next The same eBay vender will sell you a prism Quantum for $70.00 on the "buy it now" button. Same deal... The kite will ship in 3 days. You need to add shipping cost to the price of this kite. I think it is also $8.00. I have the Quantum also. This kite will not stop impressing me. The Quantum has made tricking easier... Not just on the Quantum, but on all of my kites. I think that the prism Quantum should be everyone’s first kite. It is priced well and you will NOT grow out of this kite. Note: Before you buy; do allot of asking and reading. The kite for you is out there, but it might not be in your backyard. I've only bought one kite in a kite store (My Hornet), everything else I bought online. I have about 14 sport kites now. New, used, shops, eBay, or the kite classifieds... The resources are out there for you to get the kite you want at a very good price. See the vendors page on MAD KITERS if you don't know where to start. Be good to your kite bag. All it needs is one new kite a month.
  11. It looks like there are no real pictures. When I get the kite I will take some cool shots (ground and air) and post them here. First shot of the Profile (Inside)
  12. I want to find a real picture of the Premier Patriotic Profile. It would be cool to find one that shows the bridle and the entire kite. Thank you to anyone who can help.
  13. Well I sure Like the list of kites, but I would go with the Quantum Pro. and the STX 1.8. The 1.8 has a wind range of 0.5-12 mph and from what I am told this is an UL that you can really trick (you can feel it on the lines). If I had the money it would be my next kite. I think the STX 1.8 and the Quantum Pro. fit your needs perfectly.
  14. Thanks Dorsal. One looks really good there. I will bring it to the group.
  15. I am helping a church group for kids (PathFinders). They are currently building kites, so they can fly and compete against other PathFinder groups from all over the state of California. We need to have at least one big single line kite Like a dragon. 72' is the maximum length, but I can't see us building something that big. I just need to be directed to a good book on this kind of kite or a great web site fast. Thank you
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