In the Breeze 2973 Rainbow 62" Sport Kite Dual Line Stunt Parafoil Includes Braided Kite Line and Bag

This is my first time ever flying a 2-line parafoil beginner stunt kite. I am 72 years old and the last time I flew a kite was when I was 12 years old. That kite was a triangular paper kite with crossed wooden stays. I got the kite to fly with my 6 and 10 year old grandson's. My flying area is atop a grassy hill on my farm with good winds and no trees or power lines. We flew the kite for 2 consecutive days when the winds were 6 to 21 mph (measured with an anemometer).Cons:If the wind speed is not constantly ABOVE 6 mph this kite will not fly.If the wind speed is between 10 and 20 mph it flies best.If the wind speed is over 20 mph it will pull a 50 pound child over.If your balance /strength and coordination are not average you probably should stick with a traditional kite, not a parafoil stunt kite.Pros:1) It is easy to launch. Easier to launch with one person holding the upper leading edge (white leading edge which is a double vented) so the kite can fill with air. The lines must be fully stretched out and parallel laying on the ground. The pilot has one of the two lines in each hand with his back to the wind. When the kite (which the assistant is holding) fills with air the pilot may have to step back several steps and the kite just takes off. One person (the pilot) can launch this but this limited space does not permit me to describe how I do it.2) It is easy to fly after you get the hang of it. I had 3 take-offs and quick crashes. After that I could keep it up for 3 to 10 minutes without difficulty. My 6 year-old 58 pound grandson mastered it after about 6 crashes. My 10 year-old 75 pound grandson crashed it repeatedly and finally gave up and quit in frustration.3) The kite is very well constructed of rip-stop nylon with braded polyester lines and wrist straps included. When the kite crashes nothing breaks because there are no stays. The kite is pre-assembled with instructions included.I highly recommend this kite. It is a very well constructed parafoil which is priced very low. Great value.I am going to buy a second one so I have a "spare".

I've flown similar kites before, some large ones that are used for kite boarding, so knew what to expect. This kite is extremely easy to fly compared to my stunt kite. My pre-teens were able to easily assemble and launch it and fly it successfully and they even had some successful landings. The number of lines in the kite mean you have to pack & unpack neatly. I took the advice of another reviewer and laid the control lines out first which helped matters significantly. At some point for reasons unknown (it may have been shipped that way) the lines from the kite itself came untangled from the loop that attaches to the control line which resulted in a mess of lines; this is because they are simply looped and not tied to the attachment loop. We were able to completely restring the kite in <30minutes using the picture on the pouch and we are careful to check/tighten before and after packing the kite to avoid it happening again.All in all an excellent kite for fantastic value, and we had a great amount of fun with it.

I bought this kite for my 12 year old son as something fun an inexpensive that seemed fairly durable. He has always wanted to fly my dual line stunt kite, but it's more fragile than this appeared to be, so I thought this might be a good intro to dual line kites that is fairly durable. This is not a stunt kite, but I wanted to give him some experience with a dual line kite that was less breakable.For the price, this is a pretty decent product. The bag it comes in is fairly nice, and the handles and line seem alright but maybe could do with a little more length to get this thing into the more steady wind above the surface.I agree with the other reviews that say this is a beach kite. It needs a pretty stiff breeze to keep it up in the air reliably and it doesn't like shifting wind much. The times we've flown it in 10mph wind or less, we have not been really successful. Over 10 seems to be where the fun starts. He can fly it just fine then but we live in an area where there just aren't a lot of big open spaces or beaches. The biggest field we can find still has tall trees within 100 yards or so and this kite struggles in that kind of area unless the wind is pretty strong.I expected this kite to be a little easier to fly than it is. I think this is pretty much because we don't have a lot of access to good, strong, steady breezes. I think the product is pretty good for the price, and it does seem quite durable. Tangling of the lines is not a problem as long as you take the time to secure them to the loop at the bottom when you are done using it.

Wow. This thing is well worth the money. I’m currently on the Oregon Coast and got this today. The wind was was blowing quite hard and this thing couldn’t have preformed better. I’m 34 and this made me smile and have fun like I was a kid.Once you’re all set up this thing shot up like a rocket ship. Also if you crash a couple pulls on the cords will get it filled back up with air and flying again.I will say however I’m sure I was at the high end if not past the 25mph wind this was rated for and in this wind I would occasionally take steps forward with how hard it was pulling me. To note I weigh close to 400 pounds. My 11 year old flew this but only with me holding on to her but she also had a blast.Super fun, durable (already crashed many times) and very maneuverable.