Why the Rev 1.5 is my Favorite

[CLTKiter]

I firmly believe that the Rev that one learns on winds up being their ongoing favorite. John Barresi is extremely partial to the Rev I. My friend Grumpy thinks the Rev 2 is best. I'm in the camp that says the 1.5 is best. Why????? Well, I know that the first Rev I owned about 2 1/2 years ago is the 1.5. Grumpy really learned on the Rev 2. I don't know about John for sure.

But other than the first one, why is the 1.5 my favorite? In a word... CONTROL. I know, I know. It won't do clockwork turns like a Rev I. But overall control, terrific!

Today I got out for a couple of hours with the wind 0-4 mph with gusts to 6. Clearly an SUL kinda day. I had just picked up a Spitfire Kites Subvision and took it out today to see how it would do. It puts new meaning into the word twitchy. But I sure enjoyed it.

I flew the Subvision for a little while, having a lot of trouble with overcontrol. Even went down to Rev 2 handles to control it a little better. So after a while I decided to break out the Rev 1.5SUL. Wow! What a difference! And the difference was control.

I've just bought a Synergy Deca 6UL (and don't have it yet), so I'm interested to see how it is with control. I suspect that it has a lot based on videos I've seen and seeing others fly them. Will it displace the Rev 1.5 as my favorite? It's got a long way to go.

So... That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.... Rev 1.5 is my favorite! Control!

Doug

[John Barresi]

I was taught on the Rev I (they didn't have the II in 1990)... But, I spent most of my first full year on quads flying the Rev II... As for control, even in an overall sense, I'll go toe to toe with anyone on my Rev I, anytime.

That's of course said with a big grin Doug.

[monkey]

I've gone back and forth over the years between 1.5s and 1s, and currently (and its been this way for a year) I am preferring 1s for the control and the slightly heavier pull to them. I never developed a taste for Rev IIs unless they are on very short lines and played with in a 3D fashion

[monkey]

Im proposing a rule change for thr NWSKL soon :

"For multiline Precision and for Ballet, its been decided that John is only allowed to fly on 3 lines"

That may help us catch up!

[John Barresi]

Yukka yukka... Remember, I am human... Cal Yuen nearly got me, only four points back in precision.

[Moon Kushner]

I started on the 1.5, but I must say that after flying the Rev I for a while I have found that I am more partial to it.

The Rev I is a smooth kite and I find that the bigger kite is not as twitchy as its smaller counterparts. Also the reverse on the Rev I is awsome in my mind.

Now if I could only fly like John I dont think that it would matter

However....... I am with Monkey. Only 3 lines for John from now on

[Mousie]

hmmm I am not sure yet... I fly what Monkey sends me off to practice with .... lol.. Holding out on a final decision... .. hugs to ya moonie...

[Moon Kushner]

HUGS back at you Mousie