From: ELM113@psuvm.psu.edu Subject: Stunt Kite Newbie has a question Message-ID: <93022.012039ELM113@psuvm.psu.edu> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 01:20:39 EST Organization: Penn State University I have an interest in entering the realm of stunt kites, but I a little stuck as to which kite to buy, and there's nobody for me to ask. Can anyone give me suggestions. I'd appreciate it very much if someone responded. Please, e- mail me an answer at the address listed below.. Edward Mar Penn State University elm113@psuvm.psu.edu = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = From: pat@cs.strath.ac.uk (Patrick Prosser) Subject: Re: Stunt Kite Newbie has a question Message-ID: <11426@baird.cs.strath.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 09:22:17 EST Organization: Comp. Sci. Dept., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, Scotland. Mmmmm ... depends on the size of your wad, and what turns you on. Let's assume that money is no objects. Further assume that you want excitement. Get a flexi-foil 6' or 10'. That will give you a thrill. Instead, assume you are interested in skill, finesse, precision. Think of something like a Rare Air Cheetah, Tim Benson's Phantom. These aren't "beginer's" kites, as they say, but you'll get the hang of it pretty quickly (there's not that much involved in getting competent). Start at the top?! = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = From: Colin_Douthwaite@equinox.gen.nz (Cfbd) Subject: Re: Stunt Kite Newbie has a question Message-ID: Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 22:17:41 EST Organization: Equinox Networks ELM113@psuvm.psu.edu wrote: : I have an interest in entering the realm of stunt kites, but I a little : stuck as to which kite to buy, and there's nobody for me to ask. Can anyone : give me suggestions. I'd appreciate it very much if someone responded. : Please, e- mail me an answer at the address listed below.. : Edward Mar Penn State University elm113@psuvm.psu.edu If you care to fly (yourself) to New Zealand you could buy an ARROWHEAD STUNTER from GLOBAL SKY KITES , the maker for about $US 30. It is shaped like an arrowhead and it really flies. Doesn't turn on a wing tip but it really likes to fly, not crash. Simple really - even I can keep it in the air for hours non-stop. Good luck !! = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = From: salanne@convex.csc.FI (Simo Salanne) Subject: Re: Stunt Kite Newbie has a question Message-ID: <1993Jan25.074134.15285@nic.funet.fi> Organisation: STACK Finland Organization: Finnish Academic and Research Network Project - FUNET Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 02:41:34 EST In <93022.012039ELM113@psuvm.psu.edu> writes: >I have an interest in entering the realm of stunt kites, but I a little >stuck as to which kite to buy, and there's nobody for me to ask. Can anyone >give me suggestions. I'd appreciate it very much if someone responded. >Please, e- mail me an answer at the address listed below.. If you follow this newsgroup for a while, there will be a FAQ giving answers to you. Please stay tuned! Smooth Winds Simo Salanne = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = From: andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) Subject: Re: Stunt Kite Newbie has a question Organization: Negligible. Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 16:52:18 EST Message-ID: In article <11426@baird.cs.strath.ac.uk> pat@cs.strath.ac.uk (Patrick Prosser) writes: >Let's assume that money is no objects. Further assume that you want excitement. >Get a flexi-foil 6' or 10'. That will give you a thrill. > >Instead, assume you are interested in skill, finesse, precision. >Think of something like a Rare Air Cheetah, Tim Benson's Phantom. >These aren't "beginer's" kites, as they say, but you'll get the hang of >it pretty quickly (there's not that much involved in getting competent). > >Start at the top?! I'll second that. So many Newbies watch fliers in the field go to a shop and come out with the cheapest swept wing stunt kite in the shop and maybe even (shudder) nylon line. They find that that can't do half the tricks that the rest of us do with ease and most of the time, they can't even get it off the ground. The smaller, cheaper swept wing kites are often the least appropriate for a beginner. Try to get them ready to spend 150 quid (UK money/UK prices) on a decent full size kite like a Phantom(*) and a set of Spectra lines. Would you spend half that money on something mediocre? Don't encourage them to either. If that can't afford it, fair enough, encourage them to *build* - it's not that difficult to build a good full size kite for the price of a cheap, nasty one, and it's *much* more satisfying. (*)Just an example, that everyone should know and recognise. Andrew -- Andrew Beattie PO Box 109, Basingstoke, RG24 0YB, UK. Email:andrew@tug.com Phone:+44-256-464912 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =