HENGDA KITE 2.5m Dual Line Stunt Parafoil Kites Soft Stunt Kite for Beach Blue with Flying Tool

First, if you think you cannot do this, just youtube it while you wait on it to be delivered. Once you get the hang of it, you can fly it in 7 mph winds and up. 10 MPH wind is a great training wind to practice on. I just had it out in 15-17 mph winds and it was a blast and a minor work out. I have 20 to 25 mph winds coming tomorrow, I expect it to lift me up to one foot as it flies side to side.I self launch into a narrow opening. I do not have a wide open field, I cannot do a bunch of tricks, but it is easy to fly it away from obstructions with out issue. I have treed it once, and I was able to fly it back out of the tree by chance and the lines stayed intact.When I self launch. I lay flat on the ground with the tail pointed towards me. a small weight on the tail keep it from blowing away. As you take tension on the line, twitch the lines slightly to get the cells to inflate. At that point, either the wind will finish the inflation or you will step backwards briskly to finish the inflation and up she goes. The tension needs to be even at the bridles, that may or may not keep your arms even. worry less about your arm position and I think you will have better luck in good flights.Another piece of advice, youtube some skydivers handling their parachutes once they land. It will give you something to mimic when you handle your cascade lines and bridle. Line tangles are not hard to manage if you keep a broader context of what you are trying to do.The fabric is stiff when you fly it the first time, but the more you fly it, the more limber the fabric becomes as you break it in.I started two weeks ago with a 48 inch 19 dollar parafoil kite, it was quite a bit harder to fly and needs stronger wind to have fun. If you are a good adolescent to not an idiot adult, this should be no problem. When I wear this one out, I will get this again or a little bit bigger one. On the other hand, this is at a price point to try it and see if you like or give it away.

Great kite! This is my second dual line kite, and my second Hengda parafoil kite. My first was their $16, 1.4 meter kite. It was a pleasure to fly, and after a few weeks, I decided to see how much more difficult a larger kite would be. The challenges are there are more strings, so they are longer, and launching the kite alone, but I'll get to that in a moment.The kite comes with all the rigging already tied and only the two control lines need to be attached. They are included and can be tied on directly, and the kite is ready to fly. I added a couple of keychain rings so I could more easily connect and disconnect the control lines. I flew it in some gusty conditions today, and this kite has some pull! I was expecting one of the lines to break, but everything held together and I had a blast. I would not recommend this kite for kids.Here is the trick I learned for launching the kite alone. I fly it in a park, where there is no sand to weigh it down. So I use the breeze to pin it to a chain link fence while I extend the flying lines. As soon as I pull out the slack and pull it away from the fence, up she goes!This kite is big and impressive, easy to learn, appears to be durable and is fun to fly. This kite is exactly as advertised. The ad says it will be your "regretless choice", and especially for the price, this is true.

This has been a fun kite to use. It takes a little practice but overall is therapeutic to fly. I will say the kite lines were longer than I was expecting, and the two lines were offset from each other by 1.5 feet so I had to cut one and shorten it so they would be the same distance to the kite. The multiple strings attached to the actual kite are pretty complicated and I am sure I will get them twisted and knotted at some point so I will have to throw the kite away, although that has not happened yet because I have folded it up carefully every time. Overall I think it is worth it for the low price, but if you are looking for something a little more user friendly I would upgrade and buy an actual kite board trainer kite as I plan to do. TLDR- very fun kite, strings can get a bit messy.

had a great time in 17mph winds. This kite pulls hard and spins great. Lots of fun to fly this kite. pulled me fwd a few feet at times and im 250lbs.