The weather on Devils Dyke in Brighton was somewhat changeable today, the 8th of July 2009, with the occasional heavy shower moving through.Despite this we managed to launch our new Flexifoil Blade 5 6.5m towards the end of the day. Winds were a nice predictable 17 to 20 mph with partly cloudy skies. We were immediately impressed by how predicable this Blade kite handles. A Strong steady pull throughout the entire envelope. What especially impressed us was unexpectedly good lift at the extreme edges of the wind window! The kite seems to turn quite quickly and a couple of pendulum jumps with nice floaty landings wetted our appetite for some more fun. However our first experience was somewhat limited due to time constraints but we were left with a very positive impression.
Construction of the Flexifoil Blade 5 is of similar high standard very much like the earlier Blade 4. The supplied rucksack is nice and roomy, well stitched together and with plenty of room for lines, handles and other accessories. A definite improvement over the previous ''freebies''. On another occasion we will test the new Flexifoil Blade 5 Powerkite against the Blade 4 kite to see where both designs differ.
For more info of Flexifoil Kites go to our website at www.S2AS.com