Breezin

Jon T posted at GWTW today they're thinking about making some Solus and Widow Makers this fall. Don't know if he is making a list of potential buyers or not. By the time I got grand kids out of the house they were closed. I just about broke into a sweat not buying a Kymera yesterday. Really want one but I already got 2 kites in that range. If the Solus is going to be built I'm going to get one. I've taken to Lams Tekken faster than any kite I've flown. The wind range, quality and trick ability on it and the Mind Trick is just awesome. Comparing them to the Widow Maker Pro isn't really fair. Kinda apples to oranges thing.I give Widow a very,very slight edge because it's flight feels more elegant under 15 to me. Like that a lot.I think the Solus will have that same elegance as the WMP and PD. The PD is the kite that's taught me the most about the joy of just flying. Taking a break from practice doesn't mean I have to land 😊.So Fearless II and Superfly UL will have to wait. Maybe if I were rich, naturally talented or both I wouldn't be as enamored with this kite stuff. Working for something does have it's rewards. Sweet anticipation being one.

Now I know for sure what a Star Dancer is. Don't know if I should thank you or throw curses. Another kite on the wow I want that too list LOL.

Read up a bit and man I should have got those kites. Some US made others Taiwan. Some cloth, rip stop or a poly. Any of them would be a cool score. Haven't read the archives here yet but will. People have made a 20 stack out of them 👽. Wow !!! Skipped over the historical importance of Trlby. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

When I move to the Dark Side (quads) I will probably start on a OSK Freilein unless used. From what I've learned here I need to start with premium lines. I won't buy RTF unless with a premium line set. A lot different with quads and I believe cheaper lines will make for a poorer learning curve on quads. Problem is I want a Super Fly and Lam is now making the Fearless II. Guy that sewed up my Hydra yesterday has a bunch of duels and quads. Fearless is his favorite kite. SIGH.I don't need either. Just a serious want. Wife swears it's OCD. I think it's just a mild addiction 😁.

No but some were for sale locally real cheap. Not knowing either maybe I shouldn't have passed them up. Stacking is pretty intriguing and would have been a pretty cheap place to start.A 5 stack on Ebay at $111.00 with $18 .00 for shipping. 4 days left on auction. Think you got something special. Oldie but goodie?

Was at ITW yesterday getting my Hydra sewn up and Totl c15 checked out. Bang up service!! Just about got some Shanti 98' x 90#.Pricey but more than likely worth it. Iv'e got LPG in 50# x 120' and 90# at 124". They're my favorite but the only premium lines I've flown. Been needing a shorter 50# set.Iv'e kept balking at the price of premium lines. Sunday after flying the 1.4 foil with 5, 8 and 10 year old grand daughters I bought a ITW Cadet in perfect shape with wind breaks and a 80' x 50# dyneema line set for a lot less than a premium line set. Finally got my shorter set and the grand kids won't be beating up my nicer kites.Kind of a 2 fer deal. The other thought is 80' might still be to long and I don't want to chop up pricier lines. From the builder of my Pro Dancer " 0 to 6 mph 50# with 65' to 75'. I prefer 65' but you might like the 75'."At my current skill set I can feel the difference but the LPG lines aren't making me any better than my Prism line sets. They are 82' x 90# and 100' x 150# . My HQ 100' x 130# are at best comparable to my 80' x 80# dyneema set. Won't buy another HQ set. Think it's pretty much the same stuff and you pay more for the HQ packaging.Use it mostly in 20+. Doesn't feel as spongy in the higher winds. Want to wear it out as fast as I can to justify a 120 x 150# premium set. It's a little foolish of me to not have all premium lines with my current kites. As I get better they'll come. In bulk. IMHO if a person is not going to really push the envelope in the duel line arena the lines that come with most quality RTF kites are more than good enough. Zephyr, Widow ng, Nighthawk etc.

Congratulations and enjoy .

Pink and lime for my 200 lb set. Now I'm totally confused LOL. Spent 11 years working on fishing boats, tugs and the U.S. Navy. All this nautical talk is making me yearn for the oceans and fresh seafood. Next sleeves are going to be black and white.

Agree. Took my camera money yesterday and bought a Totl. Needs a few parts but it sure is nice for a 30 year old kite. I know many of you are disappointed in having to wait on my "tutorials". The art of nose diving is pretty easy to learn on your own though . What about the repairs you may ask. Well see ACrops last post here 😁. Wife was very nice in agreeing to let me spend my not going to Long Beach clinic trip money on the Tekken. This one not so sure.

It's when people sell stuff they have accumulated over the winter LOL. Will be following your post with interest. Got a Totl Flight Squadron 105" from the mid eighties today. Been stored well for a long time. Everything looks fantastic but I'm real worried the bridle has deteriorated. Going to take it to Into the Wind to get a checkup. Hopefully they can tell. Welcome. Now go fly a kite .

Live 40 miles east of the Springs. Going thru the Springs puts Denver another hour away. Getting some videos up and some nice feedback should improve my learning curve a lot. Let me repeat that. NICE feedback LOL.

Not much last 2 weeks or so on Colorado Springs Craigslist. Lots in Denver but the gas defeats the purpose. I want to mount on my chest so most of my inputs can be seen when flying. Vivitar looks nice for the price. I'll look for some Vivitars with stabilization.

Looking to get a descent one under $100.00. Go Pro looks like the best but that cuts to far into the kite budget. Looking at speed kite videos it seems the 60 feet per second feature is needed. Comments puhleeze. More confusing then trying to decide on a kite and not near as fun.

You folks sure got a bang up nice kite. That move where your arm goes way up in the air. That's the Orangutan. Doesn't do much, makes you look funny and I still do it at times LOL. After all your frustrations really good to see you flying. Nice job you 2.

Mostly watch instructional trick videos. This team flying stuff though is velly,velly intowestind. Been watching more team vids lately.Seem to be repeating phrases that I used to say a lot 5 and 6 months ago. What the__, how the__, , are you kidding me and lots of oh wows. Definitely something to aspire to.

Hmmm I read both K'Tesh and Edmonds posts with much interest. The struggles, persistence and sharing the experience by K'Tesh is much appreciated. In matters of safety Edmond is very adamant about keeping myself and others around me safe. Pulls no punches and is very blatant in expressing his opinion on safety. Seems to me that his opinions have come from a lot of personal experiences and are much appreciated. I pay a lot of attention to the discussions on safety. In my short time at this I've done some foolish things. Feel fortunate that myself and others have not been hurt. Mostly getting tangled in lines from self launching kites that I hadn't set properly. In 20+ winds things happen pretty freaking fast. Even now I've been in high winds set the kite. Winds gust a bit from a different direction and kite will take off. In 20+ I rarely walk down the line to and from the kite. Walking in a arc I then approach from behind. One time I leaned down without my hand on nose. Kite came up and popped me in the jaw. Watery eyed, bruised and pissed lesson learned.☮️

Can see why Riff. Fantastic !!!

My 13 year old grandson has been pretty skeptical of this kite thing. Thinks there for little kids. Got him lit up awhile back but interest had faded a bit. Yesterday winds were bopping between 1 to 2 up to 6 and 8. Spent about 4 hours going up and down learning ground hops and just flying around on the Hydra. He did really well. Started releasing tension on the lines when crashing pretty fast. Today we flew the foil in 10 to 15 for a few hours. Got the Hydra out flew a bit with some good success. Winds started picking up and I kept pushing him. Kite was starting to shudder a bit so I showed him again how to go around the window avoiding the power zone. Getting a little gusty and I measured one at 22. He was getting spooked but I said if it breaks we'll fix it and convinced him to try one more trip around the window before calling it a day. Going left to right a big gust hit when he was top center of window. Lost his balance a bit and turned the kite down. He freaked and yanked instead of turning or releasing. 2 seconds latter KABLAM. My bad. We got to the kite and he was pretty upset. Sure that the kite was destroyed. You should have seen the look on his face when I told how mad his mom was going to be. You know having to buy me a new kite and all. Kinda mean of me but it was hilarious. Kite is fixed and will fly like nothing happened. Excellent weekend.

Sorta. Maybe I should bite the bullet and get a Delta Hawk after all. Might be able to hunt geese with that thing LOL.

Wish you were here 😊. These 1/2 axle failures the last couple weeks are driving me nuts . My geese, chickens, Great Dane and little dogs stay enclosed on a acre. Does get poopy at times (weekly patrol)but the birds sure make things green. Akbash and alpacas got 79 acres but poop in the same piles. Very convenient. Keeps my shoes and kites pretty clean. Prepared right goose is so much better than turkey. Boom,boom, boom 3 in the bag. Hey no back off not mine. Mine are pets. A goose produces a fantastic 1 egg omelette.

Glad you are here. Ton of info and friendly folks.

What do you do on grass? Well you keep the loonies on the path. I stake always except for my foil. I use a old rubber ball. Last time I staked the foil it self launched and went about a 1/2 mile all on it's own. Very embarrassing. Long walk too.

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Read up on how long it's taking JB to tweak the bridle settings on the Djinn. It's a lot more complex then it 1st appears. The long leaders most of the time are thicker to help with roll up tricks and to protect the TE. Changing the configuration of a UL will be more dramatic than a standard. When reading up on bridal tweaks most of those people have years of flying all kinds of kites. Only tweaks Iv'e done is move the top attachments on LE from top to bottom of connector or vice versa. Only on a few kites and all went back to stock. One kite it helped in precision moves a lot. Took some of the excitement out of it though. Another one moving from top to bottom increased top wind range a bit.

Price drop to $250.00.