FlexiFoil Blade V

POSTED : Jul 20, 2009    2 Comments    Posted under: Kite Review

The review on my Flexifoil Blade V 4.9, Ok I am a bit of a newbie, My only other kite I have had previous to the Blade V was a Flexifoil Viper and that was around 7years ago.

Ok so the kite has arrived and my first impression was great, Really good quality rucksack to keep the kite in, I got home and opened up the bag. Got all the contents out, I ordered the kite, extreme lines, pro link handles and kite killers, one of the things I noticed was the highest build quality, ( wouldn’t expect anything less from Flexifoil) everything was all there, I opened the kite out in the lounge the 4.9 comes in Blue , ( this kite only comes in three colours 4.0m Green, 4.9m Blue and 6.5m Red) I was total impressed with the way it looked and the colour scheme sets it off so well. The handles also look a great quality and every thing is colour coded for left and right,

As I have been out of the kiting scene for so long I opened up the instructions, wasn’t sure what to expect as some instructions are not the best, I was surprised Flexifoil have made it so clear on everything it covers every aspect you need to get your kite airborne, as this kite has the AAA ( Adjustable Bridle ) I am not familiar with it, there was a section that covered that and gave how the kite performs on each of the three setting, I was going to set my on normal as that what is recommend and my inexperience thought it was the best option.

I had to wait a few days for the right wind (wanted to go easy due to this being a very powerful kite) the wind speed was 10-12mph, I got the kite set up. The AAA was ever so easy to put in the normal position, I unpacked the Flexifoil Extreme lines and my first impression on them was they seem to be very stiff but again there are top quality, I did notice tho they seem to kink due to them being so stiff but maybe after a few flights and under some serious tension they may supple up. ( attaching the lines and setting the kite up took around 10-15min and was very easy again the instruction book was a great help and the colour coding)

Ok well made the pre flight check before launch, everything was ok, I pulled back an instantly every cell filled up with air, Blade V looks fantastic, I popped it of the deck and straight away I could feel the pull ( I was like WOW) I took it very easy to start with just to get the feel of her and get used to how a 4line kite handles again, then I moved it right in to the power window and that was it, Full of power, grunt and lift.

How did it fly, well this is only in comparison with my old Viper, But I found the way it flew was superb, it flew at nice steady speed the turns are fast and has power threw them, has lots of grunt and stacks of power, also felt like it had lots of lift as it was trying to take me for some air , I found my self skidding all round the field and it was great. ( not for the faint hearted)

My conclusion on the Blade V is.. It’s a superb kite and is fantastic value for the money, I am total hooked on it, and it looks smart, fly’s great and will put a smile on your face. I will recommend this to anyone, ( not for a beginner tho unless you are fearless and very patience with the weather as the Blade will hurt you, it needs to be treated with lots of respect) If you get a chance to fly one you will want one.

By : jayfrs

FlexiFoil Blade V , 10.0 out of 10 based on 1 rating

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