any kite flyers

Mint Sauce

just brought a stunt kite from lidl, now i know you can pay 10 to 20 plus times more then the one i got (€8), but for a total novice what do ya's think of it (if you have seen it) and any tips, going to bring it to the beach this weekend, weather permitting

padair

Kites are good fun. I ahve a three meter power kite. I learned this lesson on the first day. Kites do not like to be bounced on Barbed wire fences .... LOL

The link below shows you where the power is in the wind (That is , if it is not swirly)

http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fsu.edu/~activity/kiteboarding/wind_window.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.fsu.edu/~activity/kiteboarding/basics.html&usg=__LZU_iFP7ju9DCe7Qb8geulvMPHA=&h=226&w=600&sz=11&hl=en&start=75&um=1&tbnid=Ia8j3ZabeP_tFM:&tbnh=51&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkite%2Bflying%2Barc%2Bof%2Bpower%26start%3D72%26ndsp%3D18%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

Have fun and try and chase as mand dogs as you can withiut crashing the kite. It is a great was to learn control :-)

EDIT: Just saw you are from Donegal/Sligo region...
You will have no lack of wind up there..

Mint Sauce

cheers,

now if it would only stop raining