This kite's size can put the delicate spars at risk of splitting at the ends: Adding the camera and the frame helps a bit too." Hence the fuzzy tail to keep it from doing that. "The kite has a high aspect ratio with the tendency to overfly at times. Also the bridle arrangement could get into a mess very quickly." The sail area is just so big and the spars look so weak! The wind just wanted to snatch it away from me. I'd did find it a little tricky to handle it on the ground while setting up and breaking it down. The kite recovered after a few minutes and quickly took up the slack. The wind dropped a little and the line started piling up at my foot. I did have a worry at one point when the kite and rig went almost vertical above me. "Once I'd adjusted the bridle and put a little extra bow in it, The kite was more or less nailed to the sky. This kite is a large (2.6 x 1.2m) light wind lifter from 'Into The Wind' kites it is a popular light wnd option. Licenced production of Dans 'Trooper' design by Into the Wind has made a higher windspeed version these kites available off the peg. ![]() Probably more as the wind picks up, but I haven't flown beyond 14mph, as it gets ![]() ![]() It can lift a 1kg rig easily in 7mph, and Once the desired altitude is reached, the delta will remain extremely stable and quite often will drift guided by the weight of the rig, giving a slack line which can be frightening the first few times but which gives the best situation for KAP i.e no vibration and no mouvements." KAPer Pierre Lesage It is still new and therefore noisy but it's fun ! Once the rig is attached to the line, the R8 will lift the 900 grams ( almost 2 pounds) rig like a charm without the pull I was used with the flow forms and this is REALLY very comfortable. "Dan Leigh Deltas for fairly strong winds such as the R8 are extremely well made and inspire confidence once the spreader is in place, it takes off immediately with a rather steep angle. Dan Leighs kites are legendary : they are only made to order and production is entirely by Dan. Available in 'standard' 520g and 'light-weight' 480g formats.
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