WOW! I mean WOOOOW! :wee:erratic winds - 31-3-2011 at 09:03 AM
Tell us how it compares to the charger as you are in a position to have flown both!herc - 31-3-2011 at 09:22 AM
cant wait for more info !shehatesmyhobbies - 31-3-2011 at 09:35 AM
You big tease!flyjump - 31-3-2011 at 09:40 AM
All I'm going to say is the guys who like fast kites will be happy, and the slow turning park and ride kiters will be wicked happy too. I'm also
bringing the new impulse to wwbb and jibeshehatesmyhobbies - 31-3-2011 at 09:41 AM
Going to be a nice treat! Can't wait till it hits the market! Going to start saving now!herc - 31-3-2011 at 09:47 AM
this is it, right ?flyjump - 31-3-2011 at 09:53 AM
I can't say anything about it because I've only seen the proto, so it's not a finished product and things can change. I just wanted to tease everybodyDrewculous - 31-3-2011 at 10:30 AM
Not fairAD72 - 31-3-2011 at 11:08 AM
I understand that it is a land specific kite. What would preclude it from use on water? is it difficult to relaunch and susceptible to bowtie like
the PH I. It may be from the angles of the shots but it looks to be lower aspect than the PH I.herc - 31-3-2011 at 11:13 AM
yes, looks clearly lower aspect ratio. but look at the profile: it looks quite thin ?arkay - 31-3-2011 at 02:01 PM
There's no such thing as precluded from water use, now you might not want to crash it or jump with it, but we'll see lunchbox - 31-3-2011 at 06:12 PM
Oh man....now there's two kites I have to save up for...this one and the PL LEI....will be my first go at a LEI....wonder if I'll like 'em???flyjump - 31-3-2011 at 10:11 PM
There's a PL LEI proto underneath my bed right nowmacboy - 31-3-2011 at 10:30 PM
.....lucky bugger....all I got is boogie men under mine. They're kept at bay by the killer dust bunnies so there's no threat to me or the wife but it
sure is hard to get a good night's sleep sometimes.
[on topic]
So, am I the only one that might still remain partial to the Phantom I's unless the Phantom II's have equally striking graphic appeal? Silly I
know...."you don't fly the color" but.....flyjump - 31-3-2011 at 10:34 PM
You guys are gonna be happy with this years new stuff, oh gotta go the pl foil kite designer just came into the RVacampbell - 1-4-2011 at 06:45 AM
Yes that is it. That is Mark Groshens/ Markite with the horny helmet. That is a 9m Phanny II proto. I had a chance to fly it with several runs
across the lake bed. I like it. With the VPC bridle on it was wicked fast like the Charger and turns like a raped ape, which I normally don't like
BUT, that characteristic enabled me to fly a 9m ARC in low shifty winds that would not otherwise support a 9m twinskin. I would take my eye of the
kite for a nanosecond to find out where Buggytown is and WHOOPS, almost crashed it. But I was able to whip it around the window and really work it.
Mark was almost able to complete a deadman's turn/ 360 in those light winds.
Apparently others complained (commented) about the same thing and the guys at PL have apparently listened and have agreed to ship a version where you
can take the VPC bridle off and put standard pigtails on, loosen the internal straps (yes it has those) and get a stable, slower turning kite with
something closer to classic phantom behavior. Now, I like that. Best of both for all styles and preferences/ conditions. It seems to have a thinner
profile so will be faster in any event, but if it is tamer on plain pigtails, then I am cool with that.
[posted with permission]
I am told that it will not have the original Phantom graphics but will have some playfully sinister kind of motif, in the same vein as the original.
[ I just heard that]
I marched up to Marijn and asked when I could get mine and start selling them. I have heard something like 4th quarter but have to think 1st Qtr 2012
is more plausible [just my take and not official]lunchbox - 1-4-2011 at 06:49 AM
Quote:
There's a PL LEI proto underneath my bed right now
I'll be right over :tumble:erratic winds - 1-4-2011 at 10:33 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by flyjump
oh gotta go the pl foil kite designer just came into the RV
a post carefully engineered to induce jealousy ;-)
