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Flying Wings - Silver Fox 2.5 & 2.5 UL
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Price: $224.95
Shipping Weight: 5.00 pounds
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Silver Fox 2.5 & 2.5 UL From Flying Wings
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Flying Wings unveils a new line-up of kites designed to make current "state-of-the-art" flying affordable! Designed by
Bell Chiu of Flying Box Studio (the Acrobatx designer) the Silver Fox series features sails of Ventex Polyester, framing of
Dynamic Wrapped Carbon rods, pre-installed weights and ballast and yo-yo stoppers. Pretty much everything a professional
kite pilot looks for in a modern sport kite!
The Silver Fox series of professional sport kites features the Turbo Beads
System bridle (TBS). This unique bridle bead system lets you easily change your kites bridle settings to either a 3
point or turbo bridle setup. Use 3 point mode for more Precision Flying, team, or low wind flying. Switch to
Turbo Mode for Trick Flying and individual or high wind flying. You can easily and quickly change your bridle on your
kite by simply attaching the bridle connection points to the same color marked beads already on the kite.
All reviews hail the new Silver Fox series as the next best kite to hit the market. First few reports:
Silver Fox Review Well done & thought out re-enforcements in Mylar and Dacron address every weakness
bemoaned on some Sport Kites with a well done solution. One thing not previously mentioned is the covered stand-off attachments
on the sail, these along with the covered upper and lower spreader connectors, no snag nose, capped LE tension line & knocks, plus
the center outhaul line serves also to keep the bridle from snagging on the tail, you’ll be hard pressed to snag a line on anything but
the yo-yo stoppers, which BTW are a harder plastic like material and shouldn’t get cut into like the rubber APA’s.
The kite comes
with a very "Blue Moon" (style) tail weight system and center pull leach line tensioning, nice features, and the tensioning
system has the addition of a bungee cord making tensioning a snap and it should retain proper tension even if you Lawn Dart it and pop
the Velcro, very well done.
The beads on the bridle sort of turned me off at first glance, but they’re color coded and with the
included instructions and diagrams it sure makes understanding the available adjustments and modifications a breeze. The bridle
construction is first rate and includes a (extended) leader line, it uses a Spectra over Spectra line with very tight braiding, a nice
stiffness and enough friction to hold knots and adjustments, although all adjustments are made simply by moving larksheads from one bead
or knot to another. The instructions also come with a complete parts list and diagrams; only the bridle seems to be missing from
the available replacement parts.
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"I have already logged about 16 hours on my 2.5 Silver Fox UL, and I feel it's time to throw something out for
the masses. This review is based on 0-6 mph. Flight: The kite is very solid. It's nice and slow and there is a
good amount of solid positive feel. It will fly with some effort in 0-2 mph wind, but it's not worth it (to me). It does
start to come alive at 2mph, at this point the kite becomes very easy to fly with little to no movement. Basic flight using both
bridle set ups (Turbo vs. 3 Point) are both solid and precise. There is a slight difference in feel between the two different
settings, but overall it's an input difference, the 3 point produces more pull and feedback, whereas the Turbo setting makes easier
backspins and lazies, but more of that later. The Turning radius is larger than expected but then again there is only oversteer
when you force it to, and even then it is non existent. One surprising thing about this kite is that the flight behavior was the
same throughout the 0 - 6 I was coping with. Tricks wise it does it all pretty easily.
Overall the kite is a screaming deal.
Alot of the minor nuances this kite has stock should prove easy to tune out with flight time and you still have a strong UL for those light wind days."
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The Silver Fox is another winning design from Flying Wings. Get yours today and see what a professinoally designed stunt kite is all about.
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Colors for the Silver Fox 2.5 Standard & UL
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Standard Colors Purple / Black Lt. Blue / Black
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UL Colors Yellow / Lt. Gray Gray / Lt. Gray
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Silver Fox Video
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Please note that these colors are provided for informative purposes only and are not guaranteed
to be exact. This is due to the limitations of your computer monitor and a whole bunch of other complicating
factors along the way.
Because of production runs, not all colors will be available at all times. A Wind Of
Change Kites will do our best to make sure you get the color you order but we may have to substitute your preferred color
for another one if your requested color is not being produced at that time. We will make every attempt to contact
you and inform you if your selected color is not available and we will let you know what colors are currently being produced.
We thank you for your understanding on this matter.
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