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Israel, Jerusalem
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76 Karma

Review on πŸͺ HQ Kites Symphony Beach Stunt Performance by Brandon Thompson

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great, portable and affordable ready to fly 2 line kite

I couldn't wait for my recent trip to land and was hoping for strong enough wind to try this Symphony Beach III 1.3 kite and the results were easy astonishing . I have flown two line kites for many years and have suffered from broken spars, lost parts and worn out connectors that have all too often stood between me and happiness at high altitude. This kite eliminates those issues and, even better, folds down into a small backpack that fits in the corner of a backpack or suitcase and even has room for a 75ft tail which EVERYONE and I highly recommend. By the way, how does he fly? He swims! As a kite ready kit, this kit includes quality slings, handles, spool to spool in a carry bag. Simple instructions helped me set it up in a few minutes and then the quality of time immediately changed as I flew this kite through the sky. Unfortunately I couldn't provide a photo or video of that first flight as both hands were full, but it went like this: as sunrise neared I took a kite, then walked to the shore and finally pushed the warm west breeze in. I set off the way to a sandbar that stretched 100 meters parallel to the shore. This kite is very easy to fly but great fun to fly over the waves and sand and occasionally hunt seabirds. Pro tip: If you're too keen on flying on a sandbar, watch out for the cliffs around the edges as I almost unexpectedly jumped out. I mentioned the time warp aspect of this flight and it occurred to me that after two hours my arms were tired and I was hungry and I should just land, wrap myself and be done with it. That didn't happen. I couldn't help but keep trying to push the limits, getting closer and closer to the wave tops until finally the aforementioned 75ft tail caught the wave top and convinced the kite to stop flying and swim. A quick flush removed the sand caught in the kite's fins. However, the long tail required more thorough cleaning, drying and packaging, but the separately available tail remains a highly recommended accessory as the results are truly mesmerizing. Now, a month later, I'm thinking about that fun first flight and waiting for the steady breeze to take me back up in the air with this kite.

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
  • Some cons