KiteJan

A cheap ripstop and fibreglass single line kite that promises "Simple Fun Kite". I picked this up at my first Middle Wallop Kite Festival in 2005 as a fighter practice kite. I liked the idea of a controllable single line kite, having seen them fly at festivals, but knew that they tended to be fragile (at least the bamboo & Mylar ones). So I bought this directly from Sky Bums (who were one of the kite traders at Middle Wallop).
I didn't get around to actually flying it for a while - but when I did I found it a very good introduction to the whole single line fighter kite thing

Purchased: May 2005

Details

Width	Height	Depth	Weight	Spars	Sail	Windrange
58cm	52cm	n/a	20g	Fibreglass	Ripstop	Medium
Cost
£6.50

Good Things

• Ideal introduction to fighter kites.
• Cheap.
• Robust.
• Disassembles so it rolls up nice and small.
• With the supplied tail attached it becomes a very stable kite - good for children.

Bad Things

• Heavy for a fighter kite - so needs more wind.
• Seems to be a little too unstable.

Final Thoughts

I am pleased with this little kite - it's a good way of starting out on the fighter kite road, without wasting money on the 'real thing' and breaking them. I suspect there might be 'better' ripstop and carbon (or fibreglass) spared fighter kites out there, but this is cheap and accessible. 

What I do need to do is keep this in my main kite bag. As a wiser and older kite flier once said: "Always keep a fighter with you to round off your flying session". I might just do that.