Date: Wed, 16 Mar 1994 00:46:04 -1000 From: A.Hawken@qmw.ac.uk (Andrew Hawken) Message-Id: Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Subject: Basic Radical Hi, The Kite Store recommended the LiteFlite Basic Radical to me as a good kite for learning radical flying. Does anyone out there have any experience of this kite ? The price #95UK seems great to me! (I was expecting 1.5 or 2 times that!). The advice they gave was to tape the spars in. Does this indicate that the kite is poorly made relative to other radicals or is it just a measure of the abuse I am likely to give it? Thanks in Advance, ____________________________Andrew Hawken______________________________ -- "Learning to Fly, but I ain't got wings" Tom Petty. Home : 0895 420110 QMW : 071 975 5542 AIIT : 0494 677045 Email : A.Hawken@QMW.AC.UK = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 16 Mar 1994 08:56:21 -1000 From: andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) Message-Id: Organization: /usr/lib/news/organisation Subject: Re: Basic Radical A.Hawken@qmw.ac.uk (Andrew Hawken) writes: >The Kite Store recommended the LiteFlite Basic Radical to me as >a good kite for learning radical flying. Does anyone out there >have any experience of this kite ? The price #95UK seems great >to me! (I was expecting 1.5 or 2 times that!). This kite has an unusual slip-bridle. Some people love it, some people hate it. I stroongly reccommend that you try it first. >The advice they gave was to tape the spars in. Does this >indicate that the kite is poorly made relative to other radicals >or is it just a measure of the abuse I am likely to give it? The kite is built for the kite store by Martin Lester. I wouldn't expect quality problems. Andrew -- Work: gaffer@rec.com Phone: +44 793 614 110 Fax: +44 793 614 297 Play: andrew@tug.com Phone: +44 256 464 912 Post only stuff of general interest Don't quote more than necessary. Don't send Email via news. Keep lines < 80 cha Read the FAQ's. Flame only by Email. Set Distribution: world. Keep sig less tha = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 17 Mar 1994 01:42:46 -1000 From: A.Hawken@qmw.ac.uk (Andrew Hawken) Message-Id: Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Subject: Basic Radical Andrew Beatie writes: (about the LiteFlite Basic Radical) > This kite has an unusual slip-bridle. Some people love it, some > people hate it. I stroongly reccommend that you try it first. So I will ask the favour. I live in London, am happy to travel a bit, anyone flying one I can try out ? I want to buy myself something to play with over Easter. Thanks in advance, ____________________________Andrew Hawken______________________________ "Don't need no wings to fly" The Lurker, Genesis Home:0895-420110 Work:071-975-5555 x4349 Email:A.Hawken@qmw.ac.uk = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =