brockrock1000
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Registered: 5-1-2016
Location: Eastern Coastal Connecticut
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Flexifoil Rage 4.7
First session today with my Flexifoil Rage 4.7. Winds were mostly steady at 10-15 MPH with a few higher gusts now and then, and the surface that I
flew on was grass.
The kite itself feels of very high quality, but I think it is well established that Flexifoil sells well made products. I should add however, that I
only have experience with Flexifoil products, and I know that there are a lot of other options in this skill-range available..
I am fairly new to this sport, so I began the session with my Rage 2.5 - to check the winds in real time. It was quite manageable to fly, so out came
the 4.7.
It seemed elegant in the air. It was generally slower and had a noticeably 'heavier' feel compared to the 2.5, and it wanted to stall much more
easily along the edges of the wind window. Within the widow however - once I determined the boundaries that it liked - it offered plenty of high
speed dives, low passes, and climbs.
I don't think that the 4.7 is an ideal kite for light wind training, and I think that it was only getting warmed up in 10-15 MPH winds. I do think
that it was very fun - and at times challenging - to fly this kite at this wind speed on a grass surface, and it definitely moved me around.
I only static fly at this stage, and among other things, I like doing so as a form of exercise - which I think is a very valid motivation toward the
sport. Overall, I found that the Rage 4.7 can be a very good workout in 10-15 MPH winds, and as long as you know the basics, it will not hurt you at
those speeds.
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hiaguy
Posts: 937
Registered: 6-26-2011
Location: Whitby, ON
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You need to put WBB on your calendar: October 11th through October 16th
It'll be the best 5-hour drive of your year!
http://www.powerkiteforum.com/viewthread.php?tid=31611
Go ahead... tell me to "go fly a kite!" Please!
Howard KC67 NAPKA District #12 Representative
Fly: A quiver of Lynx' and Cores (did someone say "Pansh"?), a couple o' Arcs, and a Rev to remind me about control
Ride: PL XR+
Where: 43.857899, -78.941661 and 38.970951, -74.828922
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WELDNGOD
Posts: 5143
Registered: 10-11-2006
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Mood: Dyin' to go flyin'
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This is what you are missing https://vimeo.com/142196854 . Come to WWBB and have a blast!
WELDNGOD on VIMEO
https://vimeo.com/user2580342
NAPKA US187
PKD
Combat 2.4 / 4.2
Century 1.8 / 5.5
Century II 2.2/2.8/3.5/4.5 /10.0
Brooza IV 3.0 prototype
Buster Soulfly 1.5 / 2.2 (KIA)/ 3.3 (lost at sea)
Buster Soulfly PRO 3.3 / 4.4
Buster (gen 1) 5.5
FLEXIFOIL
Sting 1.7 Punk
Rage 2.5 / 3.5/ 4.7
Revolution 1.5 SLE
17 ply Custom TRAMPA w/ verTIGo trucks
2 homebrew buggies,2 homebrew KYTBYKS,1 homebrew tandem trailer
GOPRO 3 WHITE, 3+ BLACK, HERO5 BLACK
CONTOUR HD
LET YOUR SOULFLY!
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aronma
Posts: 330
Registered: 8-19-2008
Location: New Jersey
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I'll be there and have 6M rage to try if you're interested 
Beamer 3.6m
Flexifoil Rage 3.5m, 6m
Flysurfer Outlaw 6m, 8m, 12m
Ivanpah Buggy
AK103 mtb
Blokart Pro 3m, 4m, 5.5m
Blokart Comp 3m, 5.5m
NAPKA US05
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skimtwashington
Posts: 1758
Registered: 3-22-2011
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Ocean view from your outside semi-private hotel balcony.
Drive on the beach.
Burning Man.
Nope. Wait. no Burning Man
Sometimes kite reps show w/ demos...But as you see..people let you use their kites too. Maybe sit in buggy and fly...... could easily happen ...
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