No, but thanks for the heads up. Looks like a nice upgrade. Going to order a couple with the ring length chicken loops, no more cutting things apart. The center hole on v2 was already pretty wide, looks like they go even further, I like that. I guess you're wondering the same thing I am... how well ...

Heya Billie - I don't have A-15, but in my research it seemed to be fairly comparable to the Speed 3. For a noob, I would go with A-15 because of the lower aspect ratio. I haven't seen the Aurora III in the wild, but the Aurora II's I've seen tended to twist in any kind of gusty conditions (higher a...

Yes, spliced flag out to short QPower is definitely a way folks have dealt with it. Or the whole flag line could be spliced dynema and 3 lines QPower. It just makes things slightly more complicated to get 4 even lines. EDTs method makes life easy. Thanks for the vid EDT! Great to see this option in ...

Loosen the strap and put it over your head, then it won't slide down your shoulder. I don't think those things are meant for every day use, they're light materials for traveling, which they excel at. I've noticed holes starting in mine as well. If you don't mind a little sewing, you can buy light ba...

That looks a little over complicated... (not terribly so), but I would skip the Y and just do a knot or a ring and larks head both power lines to that, I don't think you need to separate them.

Not a whole lot of folks flying fixed bridles any more, and not too many still being made. Having said that, there are a bunch of buggy/landboard folks still out there. Probably your best bet is to buy used (I see you're in UK somewhere?), do a search on facebook for buy/sell buggy/kites. I always s...

As a beginner I suggest booties with tougher soles... you will go downwind and have to walk, probably a lot. I'd imagine you will be in lakes in WI, walking on sticks, rocks etc... My preference is the O'neil super freak. Get your shoe size. I also really hate the split toe, but a lot of folks love ...

alford - they put that replacement warning up because of the french regulations. As others have said, it will wear no faster than any other CL. I only had a chance to use mine a couple times before lockdown, but so far it seems like a good release, and very easy to reset (which is nice for a rope sl...

Anyone know approx price?

I have the 9m v1, love it. All of what knot windy writes above is a good description, but I think it would be fine as a beginner kite. Relaunch is pretty easy. Make sure to pump it up harder than a normal kite.