I purchased my first 3 kites from AirBoss World. A 1.8m Beamer, a 3.6m Beamer and a 5.0m Beamer. With little wind over the past few weeks I have only really flown the 5.0m Beamer until yesterday when the wind picked up a little (but still not a lot) and thought there would be enough wind for the smaller kite.
Obviously the build quality, lines, handles, backpack are the same as the 5.0m Beamer. All good quality except for the handles which are too thin and a little short. The backpack on the 3.6m isn't falling apart like my 5.0m rucksack. Time will tell if the backpack is a problem, or perhaps its just a minor fault on my bag.
I wont go into the setting up of the kite. Exactly the same as the 5.0m Beamer. Again, the kite does not come RTF although it does ay that in the advertising blurb. Nothing major though, lines to bridle and then lines to handles.
First Flight
Again, the 3.6m Beamer jumped into the air and over flew at the zenith (same problem with the 5.0m Beamer). Could be my inexperience or could be a feature of the Beamers. For the time being though I will put it down to not enough wind. The kite flew a lot quicker through the air than the 5.0m Beamer. This made flying the 3.6 a bit more exciting. Enough pull on the kite for me to get a little scudding in, but at the moment, I have not experienced any lift from either the 3.6 Beamer covered here or the 5.0m Beamer reviewed elsewhere.
The look of the kite when airborne is excellent. The 3.6m has a yellow to with white bottom but has contrasting panels inside the kite that really shows up nicely when the sun is out. I know people buy a kite for its abilities, but its got to look good as well and I think HQ have done a great job.
Conclusion.
Another excellent kite for the money from HQ. The kite is good quality, the lines are excellent and the nice rucksack is a bonus (including the biggest zip in the world I think). I felt the kite is let down by the handles. For a few extra pounds for quality handles, HQ could offer probably the best value for money kite around. People will still go for Busters with the rake adjustment but I really do think this manufacturer has a lot to offer.
By : Rainady
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