Returning the crappy kite I bought

[john030477]

Well I'm returning the Hurricane from Go Fly A Kite. This kite is useless. All the fittings are becoming loose. I was doing a wingtip stand and the wingtip rod splintered. The spectra line snapped after 2 days of use.

They also carry New Tech kites. Can someone please recommend a kite from this company that's for intermediate to expert?

Is the Cherry Bomb a good choice?

Please help a complete noob.

Thanks

[RobB]

Hey there,

I can recommend the Pyro XS, The New Jam, & the Big Bang. I fly all 3 and like the Big Bang the best, but it's a little fragile. When I broke it, it was easy to fix, but if you're more advanced, you probably won't break it too much. The adjustable wieghts on the spine are great for tuning to your preference, you choose, stall time or precision. The New Jam is next runner up, it's a little more durable, but slower than the Big Bang. The Pyro is really well balanced, totally predictable, but slow. This could be solved by a bridle adjustment, but I haven't gotten that far into it. Too many kites, too little time.

I can also recommend New Tech's Spirit 4 line kite. I'm not too good at it yet, but it's a real blast once you figure it out.

Good luck...

~Rob.

[john030477]

Hey there,

I can recommend the Pyro XS, The New Jam, & the Big Bang. I fly all 3 and like the Big Bang the best, but it's a little fragile. When I broke it, it was easy to fix, but if you're more advanced, you probably won't break it too much. The adjustable wieghts on the spine are great for tuning to your preference, you choose, stall time or precision. The New Jam is next runner up, it's a little more durable, but slower than the Big Bang. The Pyro is really well balanced, totally predictable, but slow. This could be solved by a bridle adjustment, but I haven't gotten that far into it. Too many kites, too little time.

I can also recommend New Tech's Spirit 4 line kite. I'm not too good at it yet, but it's a real blast once you figure it out.

Good luck...

~Rob.

Well, I went out and bought the Pyro XS. Beautiful kite! What a difference in performance, especially in light winds. The kite itself is much lighter than the Hurricane and it takes off with such ease. Turning has improved as well, much more responsive and fluid.

I'm finding it hard to do a snap stall. Where should I be attempting the stall? In the power zone? Towards the edge of the window?

[RobB]

Hey John...

I found to get the Pyro to stall, just fly towrd the edge of the window, and about 10-15 feet before the edge, give a quick little punch with the downside hand. If you're flying horizontally to the left, punch with your left. If you're flying to the right, punch with your right. This should cause a nice stall, or side slide. I couldn't really SNAP the pyro to do anything, it seems that everything my Pyro does is smooth and graceful. Drives like a Cadilliac. Like I said before, a bridle adjustment could get it to be snappy.

Do you have a Flight school video to go along with your new Dodd kite ? Highly recommended. You're in the right place for questions, though, the kitelife community has really been helping me out, there are tons of people here with a wealth of info.

Good Luck !

~Rob.

Here's a link for repair parts...

http://www.goodwindskites.com/merch/list.s...pultrudedcarbon

part# 020008 .230" 32.5” .228” .141” 20.30g

I broke my Pyro after a few hours of flight, and this is the stock that I used to fix it. You can also write to New Tech if you believe it to be a warrenty issue, they have been excellent to me. I just like to be prepared, keep spare parts on hand instead of waiting for them while the kite's broken.

[john030477]

Hey John...

I found to get the Pyro to stall, just fly towrd the edge of the window, and about 10-15 feet before the edge, give a quick little punch with the downside hand. If you're flying horizontally to the left, punch with your left. If you're flying to the right, punch with your right. This should cause a nice stall, or side slide. I couldn't really SNAP the pyro to do anything, it seems that everything my Pyro does is smooth and graceful. Drives like a Cadilliac. Like I said before, a bridle adjustment could get it to be snappy.

Do you have a Flight school video to go along with your new Dodd kite ? Highly recommended. You're in the right place for questions, though, the kitelife community has really been helping me out, there are tons of people here with a wealth of info.

Good Luck !

~Rob.

Here's a link for repair parts...

http://www.goodwindskites.com/merch/list.s...pultrudedcarbon

part# 020008 .230" 32.5” .228” .141” 20.30g

I broke my Pyro after a few hours of flight, and this is the stock that I used to fix it. You can also write to New Tech if you believe it to be a warrenty issue, they have been excellent to me. I just like to be prepared, keep spare parts on hand instead of waiting for them while the kite's broken.

Nowhere in Winnipeg sells that instructional dvd. I want it though, but seeing as how I don't have a credit card, it makes ordering online a little tricky.

[RobB]

Amazon and eBay have all kinds of alternative payment methods, or you could pick up a Visa/Mastercard gift card to use online. There are also lots of intstructional videos on the web... Try this one, it was recommended to me, as I'm still learning, too.

http://sportkiteflyer.spaces.msn.com/

~Rob.

[John Barresi]

I learned about 60% of the tricks I know from those tutorials... Good find Rob.