Overall: This is a fun little hot rod, about as simple as it gets. Transport (7): Flexifoil buggies are made to transport in surfer dude small cars so it should be pretty good although I didn’t see it done. The quality of construction was very good and the sail material made the kite efficient even in the lightest of wind conditions. Reparability (4): Damage resistance is above average and the steel should be pretty easy to weld. The Skytiger Hi 40 was felt to be a very easy kite to use for the less experienced flyer, yet at the same time it was very near the top of the racing buggy pilots list. Safety (7): The pilot is well protected and it is resistant to rolling over.Ĭonstruction (6): The unit seems well built with no obvious weak points. The Fresh Breeze is the quietest machine I typically hear. Since you don’t need lift the fuel, topping off is almost no penalty. The FB would have probably been well over two hours. The one tested was more than what I would need.Įndurance (-): Depends on paramotor. It would swing about 10 degrees from idle to full power. Torque (7): This was well managed because the motor sits and flies so erect. Shorter or taller pilots (I’m 5’9″) would not probably notice it. The bars just happened to be right at eye level so they did impede my visibility. The left-right swing was a bit less than some I’ve felt, probably because mass is not too far spread out. Torque twist was well controlled, nigh negligible, and I discovered an interesting thing about torque, covered below.įlight(-): The brakes were in a comfortable position. Launch (5): There was no wind to speak of and launch was easy. I watched one pilot get a bit carried away and he nearly went over but just went up on two wheels. It’s very stable on the ground but will tip over if sufficiently provoked. Steering was solid and not too sensitive with no adverse reaction to surface bumps. Your butt is a few inches off the ground so it really does feel like a little go-cart. Sit down, buckle up and keep your feet on the pegs. There’s no harness, just the kite-buggy seat with a 1950’s era seat belt. Ground Handling & Kiting (6): Getting in this thing is as easy as it gets. Starting (-): Depends on paramotor used although the one tested was easy to reach. Harrness/ Class: High, adjustable, frame hook-in. The prop center is 32 1/4″ from the ground and the carabiner bottoms are 31 1/2″ from the seat bottom. The wheelbase is 42 1/2″, length is 48″ and the seat bottom is 6 1/2″ from the ground. The unit tested had a Fresh Breeze Simonini but it also mounts a Blackhawk easily. It is based on the Flexifoil frame which gives it great strength and a very low center of gravity (CG). The American Built Trike Buggy is being built by American Paragliding.
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