linekahuna Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Anybody else have one and what colors do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant man Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 here is my HQ flowform 7.0 i love it and its much cheaper then a 252 sutton .. however i would like to get one of those someday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linekahuna Posted June 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 here is my HQ flowform 7.0 i love it and its much cheaper then a 252 sutton .. however i would like to get one of those someday Hi, Antman. What kind of drogue tail do you use on the HQ? I also have a 7.0 which has 2-100ft 4 inch rainbow tube tails. The 252 has an 18' jellyfish spinner for the drogue. The photo shows a thirty foot spinsock half way down the line. When the wind is right, I'll put the 100' tails on the line as well a a 10' Nemo fish sock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant man Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 i have one of those rainbow tails that you have the 100 foot tubes i want to get another just never did..the one tail i use has been good enought for me so far but a second will do fine.. my one question.. how did you get yours in a full color version?? mine has the black panels in the middle but yours doesnt .. was it a special order?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linekahuna Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 i have one of those rainbow tails that you have the 100 foot tubes i want to get another just never did..the one tail i use has been good enought for me so far but a second will do fine.. my one question.. how did you get yours in a full color version?? mine has the black panels in the middle but yours doesnt .. was it a special order?? Those are the colors I received. It wasn't a special order. As you can see, I weigh close to 350 and had a hard time holding it down in an 8 mph wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant man Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 i hear ya there my kite can pull me at times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLAMAGUY Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Anybody else have one and what colors do you have? no 252 yet, this is my 120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Carl, see you in Brookings? I always look forward to your performances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLAMAGUY Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Carl, see you in Brookings?I always look forward to your performances. Thank you! ...as do I to yours! Sadly, we wont be there. Too many conflicts this year and it's bummin' me out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Sorry to hear it, maybe next year... iQuad will be missing WSIKF, headed to England instead. Sorry to hijack this thread, now back to your scheduled programming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linekahuna Posted July 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Anybody else have one and what colors do you have? no 252 yet, this is my 120 Very nice LLamaguy. To launch a 252 is possible by one person, but having a fellow flyer really makes it simple. I would think the 500 would require several people. Had one end cell collapse the other day. The other cells collapsed in sequence. Was that ever weird. Next time I fly, I'll put two 100' windsocks and a 10' Spinsock with it. Have a kite festival this weekend, so will take some photos for you folks to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrom Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Please do as I would love to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linekahuna Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Please do as I would love to see them. Sure did draw a lot of oohs and ahhs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant man Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 i have seen flowforms from 125 to 500 get launched by 1 person .. i have launched my ff by myself more then i have had help .. the trick is to put the kite in the peak of the window and hold the one side .. with a little shake of the arms the kite will inflate .. just make sure you have it anchored down good and you have a strong line on it.. once you let go youll have to be ready for anything .. it is hard to do a self launch as some will go good and others can get nasty.. when you do this ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES. just incase of anything of the nasty things like an anchor popping out or worse the kite takeing a dive .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrom Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Very nice. Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linekahuna Posted August 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 i have seen flowforms from 125 to 500 get launched by 1 person .. i have launched my ff by myself more then i have had help .. the trick is to put the kite in the peak of the window and hold the one side .. with a little shake of the arms the kite will inflate .. just make sure you have it anchored down good and you have a strong line on it.. once you let go youll have to be ready for anything .. it is hard to do a self launch as some will go good and others can get nasty.. when you do this ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES. just incase of anything of the nasty things like an anchor popping out or worse the kite takeing a dive .. This kite is usually tied to a lamp standard or a strong chainlink fence. The line is 1800 lb test. Sounds like overkill, but add a bunch of laundry with it and the extra strength is necessary. Wearing gloves is a good idea. The only problem so far is trying to walk it down at the end of the day. Two weeks ago we had a kite festival. The first day went well and the FF stayed up all day. The second day, it folded up several times due to bumpy winds. Also took out at least six small single line kites. By the end of the day, I was exhausted. It's not easy handling a large kite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant man Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 i was in the outer banks a few years back and i had mine up and flying nice .. the winds then picked up and getting it down was almost impossable.. it was the worst experence i had with it but the only one thank god .. the kites can be some work but well worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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