Fractured Axel

PeterB · Mon Nov 03, 2003 1:01 pm

It's been my birthday last week and I received a HQ Breeze from my wife. Well ok I bought it.

Can't wait to get out there and try it out. Trouble being is that I now need a very light wind. Guess what it was doing yesterday!

Anyone else had the joy of light wind flying with this kite?

Mon Nov 03, 2003 1:21 pm

PeterB wrote:
Can't wait to get out there and try it out. Trouble being is that I now need a very light wind. Guess what it was doing yesterday!

This should be known as "The first Law of Kiting"...

hmm... Bored Andy has an idea for a new thread...

Sorry Peter, hijacked on post one and I have nothing constructive to add... Let us know how it goes though, I'm mulling over a LW kite at the moment.

Guest · Mon Nov 03, 2003 6:46 pm

PeterB wrote:
Anyone else had the joy of light wind flying with this kite?

A little. It's another in a quite long line of "OK" light weight kites from HQ. For a casual flyer it'd be fine. If you're getting more involved you may find the built-to-a-price compromises a problem (mainly frame).

Seemed fine to me. Adds some low wind flight for low £s.

I've seen it flown as a light wind team kite on 120'+ lines and it Did Not look at ease.

Mike.

Zippy8 · Mon Nov 03, 2003 6:48 pm

Swut ! Shared PC and forgot login.

Mike.

Bastiaan · Mon Nov 03, 2003 8:22 pm

Hi, takes a bit of getting used to but when you are it will do a lot of tricks, you will find that in order for it to fly you will need just that bit of wind.
Fade, turtle, Lazy susan, axel, 180, 540, side slides no problem just need to get the feel for it. I got very frustrated with mine for a while because I bought it as a 0-1 Bft kite and I did not manage to fly it, then one day I had this very steady light wind you get on a beach around sunset and I flew for 2 hours flat. Great experience and since then it comes out of the bag more often.
Sky,

Tue Nov 04, 2003 10:24 pm

SO great you're selling it?

Guest · Wed Nov 05, 2003 9:05 am

Choices choices choices, and a almost autistic tendency to have Benson kites, I got the Phantom Elite Ultra light, a different class, I want to have only a small number of kites and with the Airbow coming...
For some one that is looking for a good first UL it is a great kite.
Hope you are happy enough with that,
Sky,

Wed Nov 05, 2003 9:13 am

Have you got a delivery date on the Airbow yet?

I think I could be happy with a Benson-only kite bag too.

Bastiaan · Wed Nov 05, 2003 12:37 pm

Hi, take your pick, end august/begin Sept/mid Sep/end Sep/...................................
All I know from GWTW that the spars are there the sails are there and soon they will go out.
Sky,

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