Hi all,
I am currently looking to buy my first power kite. I have flown my friends power kite before so I have an idea how to use them. I am now looking to get one myself. I hope to use it for landboarding and jumping. I have picked out a few but I am still undecided on which would be best.
Below are some of the kites which I am considering at the moment.
1. Ozone Octane5m Link to Kite

2. Flexifoil Blurr Traction Power Kite Link to kite

3. HQ Beamer 5 (V) Link to kite

4. Peter Lynn Hornet 3 (III) Power Link to Kite

I am stuck on which kite to pick basically I want a kite that I can jump with and will be good for kiteboarding.

Looking forward to your opinions.

Cheers,
Michael O Meara

Heya!!...welcome!! forget jumping for a while..really..become a pilot 1st..get a 3m kite everyone needs one or 2..it will take you where you need to get to for the next step and will be a solid member of a proper quiver for a long time..have fun!

No single kite does everything. This is why you see we all have a few.

Jumping is something you work up to. The ideal kite for learning and the ideal kite for jumping are 2 different things.

A good quality 3mish kite is something we all keep in our quiver and the best place to start when building one.

Accept the fact that you will have to build your quiver and your skills along with it . THEN you can move to jumping. It is the best plan and has worked for most of us.

Welcome to PKF!

I 3rd what they said - start with a 2 to 4 meter foil. Get to where you can fly it with your eyes closed. This kite will also be just fine for landboarding as long as you have good wind and a good surface to roll on.

Let us know what kind of wind you typically have, lumpy or smooth. Your weight will sort of help in sizing your first kite, as a heavier guy can usually hold down a little bit larger kite (4m).

Oh yeah, and once you buy one kite, you wallet is going to go on a diet...

I agree with all the other guys.... Start with a 3m kite, it will totally be worth it... Take it from the guy who thought it would be okay to start with a 5.6m Twister IIr. I had experience with 2 line stuff an thought it would translate, but it did not... I ended up buying a 3m Beamer V and trading the Twister for something else all within my first few months... Listen to the experienced guys and start with a 3m or maybe 4m.

So I had the Beamer V 3m and it was a great kite to learn on, and my local flying buddy had a 3m PL Hornet I. The Beamer was great, but I'm pretty sure the Hornet pulls harder and I'm pretty sure others might say the same.

The Blurr I have flown before, but I don't think so much that it is a "beginner" kite. It is designed specifically for buggying and I think it may require more finesse than you may want to deal with as a noob.

Octane is supposed to be specifically designed as a beginning level kite, but I've heard a few experienced guys say they liked it a lot. I haven't flown one, but there was a time when I wanted one, but opted for something else,... I have heard good things though.

Long and short, other than maybe the Blurr, any one of the kites you listed would be a good start, as long as you are humble enough to stick to starting in a 3m or 4m size. As others said, there is not 1 kite out there that will suit ALL needs, but when it comes to learning your chops and still having a kite that will prove usefull in the future, 3m is the way to go.

Also check out the PKD Buster soulfly,... Also a good starter. BigKid Kites is the US PKD dealer and Jeff (aka BigKid) is a great guy & really active on this forum.

And welcome to the funny farm!!!