PKD Buster 3M

I was bought this kite for Christmas this year (to be honest I had to give Santa a little helping hand as there are simply so many kites to choose from).

I/we decided having read reviews on this very site, that the PKD Buster 3.0 sounds like it would fulfil all my requirements for the time being.

I am a self confessed novice in the traction kite world so I know I needed to learn the ropes with a forgiving kite that would have some lasting appeal.

So the day came and as promised Santa....(well the girlfriend actually) placed my new kite under the tree.

1st impressions were 'blimey its quite a small package isn't it'! 2nd impression was 'hmmmm light as well isn't it!'

I guess this must be the same for everyone when they get their first kite but I was genuinely staggered that this impressively large kite was indeed all stuffed in the nice little white bad PKD supplied.

Anyway, having rolled it out in the living room among the numerous shower gel packs my in-laws insist on buying me every year I was again, as a beginner thinking 'oh my god I'm going to fly away with this thing'! An idea that scared and really excited me at the same time.

I read the instructions.....hmmm that didn't take very long. They aren't exactly comprehensive. Something PKD could easily sort out given the price of the kite.

Well as you can well imagine I was itching to get out and fly it but I had to wait till the wind was at a very conservative speed and I felt confident I could handle what power I was going to be treated too.

So the day came and there was little more than a slight breeze. I did honestly think it might not get up, as the wind seemed so light.

With girlfriend as chief helper we set it up at our local recreation ground and after a few tugs on the power lines we were away.

Again, first impressions were.... what a great shape the kite makes in the sky and how balanced and stable it seemed. Even when I was playing with the brakes and getting used to things it really recovered from some amazing shapes. (I believe this is called luffing or some such phrase?)

After about 30 minutes or so I called it a day and thought to myself (hmm that field was muddier than it looked and tried to remove about 4 inches of mud from my shoes!) Fantastic!

First flight a major success in my opinion and didn't scare me in the slightest. Which was a distinct bonus.

A day later we took the kite to a local park with slightly higher winds and again the kite was well behaved. The wind was gusting a little bit and I did start to feel the strength of the wind and how in a good wind this was going to be serious fun.

I haven't been out again due to the wind speeds being too high (25+) so I'm praying the weekend will be perfect conditions.

In conclusion though I'm chuffed to bits with the kite and how versatile I can now see it is. The quality of the materials and the manufacturing is excellent and the kite looks fabulous in the sky.

Once my confidence is there I feel the kite will be able to grow with me rather than against me so I'm please we chose this kite.

By : parrott