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http://smartflix.com/store/category/93/Kites Do you want to see kite videos but don't want to buy them? I found this web site that specializes in hobby and How-to videos. It works kind of like NetFlix and rentals are $10 a week. They have Trick Or Treat, Flight School and Freestyle Pilot.

Dude... What, are you high or something ? I learned a ton from that video that came with my Hypnotist. I still watch it from time to time. Yes, it might be a little dated, but there are EXCELLENT tidbits in there that you can't learn from print. It must be nice to have other fliers around to learn from, I don't have any near me. All the learning I've done is from videos and the internet, but the Prism & Dodd Gross Flight school videos are the best learning tools if you don't have a personal instructor. So, my advice would be to buy either the Hypnotist or E2, because they are both excellent kites, and because they come with the video. An Elixir, give me a break... where are you going to find a good one for $150 ? Last one I saw in good shape was over $200, and that was months ago. ~Rob. I knew I would catch hell about the video comment. I should clarify that the production value is poor enough to make it difficult for me to watch. The monotone narration is not near as bad as the "music". Prism has exelent marketing and kite design. They have also greatly expanded technology of kite design and the sport of stunt kiting and continue to do so more than any other brand. I would not be flying if not for thier 1997 catalogue. I have not seen any other instructional videos but the Prism video supplied with those kites is ment to get people excited about kite flying and in my opinion fails to do so. My Elixir is #2539 made on 02/09/04, purchased about a year ago for $150 shipped. The only visible ware was lettering worn off of the spreaders. Beater kites can be had as low as $75 but sell fast. Most sell between $125 and $175. I only know of one other local flyer that stopped and talked to me. He only has low end kites that make turns. I showed him what little I know how to do on a Freestylist and he had never seen any tricks before. I learned more in a few hours at a WACKOS meet, than I have from videos. Personal instruction is the best way to learn if you can get it. I have yet to fly again with WACKOS and made a trip out to fly by myself once.

I have not flown a Hypnotist but can tell you that if you are thinking of moving up to an E2 I would definately recommend an Elixir(I have both). They are no longer made but nice used ones go for $150. As soon as you can eliminate mistakes that drive your kite into the ground go straight to a mid range kite like the Elixir. It is the one I fly when winds are gusty, turbulant or frequently shifting because of its wide range and because it also stalls for a long time without falling out of the sky. The DVD should not be considered a selling point on those kites. The short answer is it sucks. Look on the web for tips and talk to local flyers for help.

I need her to push that baby out 24 hours from now. Now that over half of the guess time has passed I think that new entries need to stop being accepted or I want a second shot. I hate to be a spoil sport but its not fair to those that guessed early on.

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http://www.drageportal.dk/video/video.asp?videoID=156 Look around on this site for some high res vids. The low resolution videos have a lot of "trailing" when the kite is moveing fast. The music in that one will suite your needs. I'm out of time and cant find any of my favorites. Look for a guy that goes by Ant Man from Norway. A video of a two man team fly is pretty impressive. You may also want to find a video of a kite event so she knows there is a large kite culture and your not a freak. I like videos without music because you can hear the imputs required to do the tricks.

I just lay the kite on its back nose away, attach the lines, walk them out then give them a tug and the kite stands up and takes off. If the kite is still powered by the wind with a leading edge on the ground, pull one line to rock it onto the other edge and hopefully over to upright possition. It sometimes takes a while going back and forth if the wind is strong. The face down nose away is a little harder. On this one you want to do what I think is called a "reverse launch rollout". Give the lines a quick tug and the kite will flip up off the ground, pull one line to do a quick turn and your back in the air. It is worth taking the time to practice doing this and learning to get you kite to land in this possition if you cant land on wingtips. If the rollout part fails you just do the first method. Face down nose towards you is very difficult and I've only succesfully done it twice. Do a short fast tug on the lines and the nose will lift a little bit, immediately follow with a pull and hopefully you will get some air under it and take off. I think this works better on sand. Dont spend large amounts of time trying this over and oer because its hard on the leading edge sleaves.

Can you file claims for broken spars with full coverage? Would they replace a sail or just total it out and have you buy another kite?

It is a good kite but is heavy. It is very difficult to get this kite back in the air from an unplanned landing and doesnt float across a lapse in the wind as well as some lighter kites do.

Are there any videos availible of the kite in flight?

I got a Beamer III in the mail today, MY Birthday!!! I cant wait for all this rain to stop and some nice wind to dry things up around here. I also got a New Tech kite bag and some replacement spars. Topic

I have a Level One Jump and I highly recomend it. I also have a Skyburner Freestylist. It was sluggish by comparison and I wasnt able to yo-yo it before breaking it on first flight. The Jump yo-yo'd on first attempt and it allows me to do all sorts of impressive things by accident. I suggest buying a used E2 due to the large number of people who have bought and grown tired of it. It is a pretty good kite but you would be better off buying an Elixir. You may be able to find a good deal on a new one if you can find a new one.

Buzz them a few times, they may wise up and leave. Explain the danger of being in the flight path to them, they may in turn ask to try flying and you help grow the hobby. I've never had that problem, people tend to stay out of my window.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep...drome#Treatment I did some reading and now belive I have delayed sleep phase syndrome. I also took a quiz on this site and found that I'm very highly Paranoid and highly Schizoid. http://www.4degreez.com/misc/disorder_information2.html Please let me know if you have any similar problems and what you did to help or get help with them.

A Prism Elixir will hold a stall forever and it will side slide 1/3 of the window with ease. It did this on first flight for me and I'm just a beginner. I havent flown the E2 since I started flying the Elixir because the sail is torn but I was never able to do more than your describing with it. The reverse launch fade roll out that I was doing frequently with a borrowed CdC STYX for the rest of the day after the E2 tare is a lot harder to do on the Elixir and requires much different imputs.

I bought a multi color Members Only jacket and wore it to my brothers house. The first thing he said to me was "It looks like a kite, you need a kite to match your jacket" So, now I'm looking for red, black and grey kite to match my jacket. I like the red Skyburner Freestylist, but it is a little more than I want to spend so I've been looking at the Level One Jump with red wing tips because I need a much better beater kite than the Prism Jazz I have now. I'm open to any used kites that fit the bill.

I purchased my E2 new and it was drop shipped from Prism one month ago. I only have about 4 hours of flying time on it. I met with WACKOS, a group of flyers, recently and within as few minutes of flying in 5MPH wind an "L" shaped tare developed at the stand off on the left side of the kite. I stopped flying right away and most of them thought it should be sent in for repair rather than taped. I've written Prism an email but no responce yet. What do you guys think should be done to the kite and what should Prism do?

Yes. very much so!

I flew for about 3 hours yesterday and 3 more today. I broke the Jazz lower leading edge for real this time, shattered half the length of the rod. For the rest of the day I flew the Micron. The Jazz flys like a brick by compared to the Micron. I think it is billed wrong by Prism. It is a easy kite to fly and ground recovery is very easy with it. Any beginner can fly it without problems. I'm glad I broke the Jazz because it forced me to get the E2 out today. The tabs on the bridels are wrong and is probably why I was having trouble before. On one side the strong wind tab is on the top and its on the bottom on the other. I set it up in the middle. I had a blast flying it, partly due to having the cleanest, steady 7-14MPH, wind yet. I think I will be able to fly for a long time with the shortened rod because it was a clean break. I'm now addicted to the strong pull and want a faster big kite so I'm still interested in a Quantum or other. cars 15-DL kites 6

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/toys-games/...ex.html#reviews There is another, possibly knock off, version of this that is sold in a round plastic clam shell case. Has anyone here bought one of these and how do you like it?

I didnt break it! The metal sleave came unglued and slid up on the upper edge. I have super glued it back in place. I'm glad it didnt fall off in the field somewhere.

The lower spreaders have SkyShark II P200 on them but the leading edges are constructed differently. It is a pretty clean break 1" from the end. A small section splintered back from the break about an inch but the inner spiral wrapped part is OK. The rod sticks out a good bit past the sail so I think I can get by with just tieing one side an inch shorter. I have been told to wrap splintered rods with fishing line or even regular thread and super glueing it in place and that will work for quite a while. I was thinking of useing a piece of heat shrink tubing at the end to strenghten it.

I went out to the elemetry school twice today. The good news is I have found my stomping ground but dont have a kite to fly at the moment. I was out flying in the afternoon in 5-10MPH wind that started shifting faster than I could move the kite to stay in it and ran into standing water a few times from all the rain. My brother came over and I was showing him the E2 and he stepped on one of the lower spreaders. It has a .5" split in it now so I'll go ahead and get a spare but I dont think it weakend the rod any. The wind got real good around 9 so I went back out for night flying. Less water and it was a steady 10MPH w/ 15MPH gusts. The kite looked metalic when it reflected the availible lighting. I managed to do a perfect Axel, but cant say I ment to or could do it again. After an hour the wind started picking up a lot and I wish I had brought the 85'x150# lines with me. I think it was as much as 25-30MPH at times. I crashed and got the kite back up, launched it and immediately let go of the lines because noticed one line was behind the wing tip. It was too late, I snapped the lower leading edge at the metal sleave.

I decided to fly the E2 because the Jazz was having trouble staying up even though I had steady wind. I set it on the lightest wind setting and used the 65'x85# lines. It flew well and I had good pull for a while. I continued to try flying even though the wind was letting up. When doing ground recovery one of the wing tips got stuck in the dirt in take off possition. I tugged the lines a few times and snapped the lower leading edge at the end of the male end. The good thing is I now know the yield point. I want to buy 2 lower leading edge rods and a used Quantum or other strong, large, beginner friendly, kite that will fly in 3MPH wind.