Parafoils are my favorites. No setup. Usually well made. Compact storage. Easily transportable. Good fliers. The only draw-back is their instability. Which can typically be addressed with a suitable tail or drogue. This was a good video, as usual. Thanks, Bro.
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
Yes, parafoils are great, and the UltraFoils are among the best of them. I'm happy to know that you still enjoy the videos after all these years. Thanks for watching!
@SingaporeCityWalksАй бұрын
A wonderful spinny day. The music is great too. Love these, Jim.
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
Thank you. I was happy to find a piece of music that suited the video well.
@julianamartinvlogАй бұрын
Loves the intro Cool music & fly kites❤
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Juliana.
@richardhayman4868Ай бұрын
Hurray for 2,142! Absolutely fantastic!! Thanks, Jim.
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
Thanks for your interest, Richard!
@kiteflyingdownunder....car6272Ай бұрын
A great family outing with the foils. All those spinners looked fun to watch.
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
As you know, Carl, the UltraFoils are among my favourite kites, and the 30 especially is probably my most-flown kite. They were an ideal choice on this windy day. See you soon!
@craigh3381Ай бұрын
Wow Jim...alot of hard work to make a fine and fun display...enjoyed it all...thank you for sharing...another great video.
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
You're very welcome, Craig.
@PanyingPilotАй бұрын
I am surprised gusty wind is coming off the water, Jim. I plan to do a video in future inspired by Brasington's kite and bol anchoring.
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
Our spring winds are all over the place, Glenn, and it will be a while before things settle down. I hope we get a few more stable breezes from time to time, anyway. I'll look forward to seeing your video.
@deweygravesjr.122Ай бұрын
Nice video Jim. Looked like a perfect day.. The flower was amazing. Spring has really arrived. I wish the Ultra was available. Thanks Jim!
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
The wind was too gusty to make it a perfect day, Dewey, but a good day, certainly. Yes, it's a great pity that the UltraFoils are gone.
@NB_KITESАй бұрын
Very stable ultrafoil kites, beautiful wind socks and line laundry, sometimes more expensive than kites. But they all look fun awesome.🎉
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
They are very good kites, and I'm happy to have them.
@ronstewart9792Ай бұрын
Great fly today Jim. Thanks, Ron
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
Thanks for watching, Ron!
@NizzamannАй бұрын
I bet it was hard to pull those foils in, once finished. The wind seemed quite generous there; perfect for spinners! Thank you for the effort and great video!
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
It was quite a strong breeze, but I'm used to handling those kites in such conditions so it wasn't a great problem. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
@pfkites8967Ай бұрын
Fantastic Video. Good music , too.😀
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
Many thanks! I tried to find music that suited the video, and I think it worked.
@EvanPang-w4iАй бұрын
Always nice to see you post!
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
Thank you, Evan, and I'll try to keep them coming for a while longer.
@_plinseАй бұрын
I also enjoy flying spinners. I will also try lifting my bowl with my strongest kite. So far lifting bowls did not work out for me... Great video!
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
Bigger bowls are very hard to lift with a kite, and better anchored on the ground, but this one is quite small (1.2m) and does not have as much pull as most others. I'm happy that you enjoyed the video.
@cloudybongoАй бұрын
That looked like there was a good blow on. Great job!
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
It was fairly windy, Bill, hence my choice of those kites, which are pretty good in almost any conditions. Sad that they've disappeared.
@seewindАй бұрын
Sad that the UltraFoils are no longer available. Good to see them in the air. Those spinning bowls can pull like a truck (especially the larger ones). Got to spend a week at the beach with my family and had 10+ kites up in the air on several days. You may enjoy this video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooXagZepi8moiassi=kBC1PrhN8kOcPQe5
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
Glad to hear that you had some beach time, Jim. You can't beat those ocean breezes!
@vikramsinghkite4358Ай бұрын
Good morning sir 🌄 And good kites ❤
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
Thank you for watching, Vikram.
@CraigEvardson-hb3kwАй бұрын
Hi jim Best spinner bowl to buy and weres the best place to buy it from love the vids mate
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
Craig, I don't know where you are or what size bowl you want or how much you are prepared to spend. However, the best selection I know of at the moment is here: www.metropolis-drachen.de/en/Kites/Line-laundry/Bols/ . There are plenty available also on AliExpress, including some very big ones, and no doubt plenty of others elsewhere that I'm not aware of as I don't take much notice these days of what's around as I'm not buying anything anymore (with rare exceptions).
@SeanSkyhawkАй бұрын
What are the typical go-to replacements for the Ultrafoils?
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
That's a hard question, and depends how much money you want to spend. The Killip Foils are good, but expensive, and I have only the smallest 10 size. The Premier Power Sleds in 24 and 36 sizes would be my recommendation, I think - well-made kites, and very reliable fliers that are excellent lifters.
@SeanSkyhawkАй бұрын
@@JimNicholls don't the power sleds have spars? What about the options you have if you don't want to deal with frames?
@JimNichollsАй бұрын
Yes, but the kites are foldable and as easy to transport as the foils, with no assembly needed. The spars remain in the kites, so there is no need to "deal with frames" The closest foils to the UltraFoils are the Killip range as I mentioned - a lot more money! There are also the 1.6 and 3.0 KAP Foils from HQ Kites, very well made kites. I sold my 3.0 as I preferred the UltraFoil, but it's a good kite.
@seewindАй бұрын
@@JimNicholls I recommend the Power Sled 24 and also the KAP Foil.