PKD Buster 3M

After much searching and saving I made my entry into power kiting and purchased the Buster. Firstly, what value for money! I shopped around and found the 3m version for £120 (www.powerkiteshop.com), which considering the amount of kite you get is great value for money!

So, next day I find a big royal mail parcel waiting for me downstairs and later that day i'm up at the local playing field with a PKD bag in my hands and a grin on my face. The kite was easy to set up and I had it in the air very quickly. Having only stunt kited up untill now and gotten bored of that, i had no idea of the pull I would get! I was skudding around for hours and even got a couple of jumps. GREAT!!! Considering the power i got from it (even in the small amount of wind there was) it was easy to control; a few unexpected crashes and I had the beauty mastered.

The only problem i encountered was the brake line system. The PKD handles have a brake line shortening device, consisting of a notch that the brake lines go through to attach to the handles. This would be a great idea if they didn't loosen so easily. The lines have to be pulled very hard to remain in place and this meant flying and re-ajusting them quite a few times to keep the kite in flight. But as soon as I had it just right, the lines re-ajusted themselves much to my annoyance. So once more a changed lengths and tightend the ajusters very tight and finnally the flight was perfect. From then on it's been a fairytale.

I reccomend this kite thoroughly to anyone thinking of getting into kiting, and with the pull and lift i've been getting, i'm sure land boarding and buggying would be awesome! I 've just got to save up enough money for one or the other now.

By : oli_the_duck