TOTL Hawiaian UL Best Beginner kite?

[Wayner]

Just thought I would share this success story. 

Replaced original rods with p400.  Reduced the weight on my Hawaiian by 1/3

Turns out to be a good fit for new flyers. Had my 5' 2" sister learn on this kite and the pull is greatly reduced in lighter winds.

Rob has been coming out the our weekly fly for months, has a Quantum and has flow a lot of todays kites; WM, Talon, Tekken, Mongoose etc, Always asking to try different kites.  He is a consistent flyer well past the crashing stage.  Gave him the Hawaiian in 7-10 mph winds. Rob found a corner of the field and flew it all night even when the winds dropped in UL range (I had my WM UL). I was surprise at how low a wind he was flying in and he had no interest in any other kites.

This week Rob first question was. Did you bring that kite! Sad to say it was a SUL night. ProDancer SUL and Amazing were the only kites out of my bag.

With its speed, precision and solid feedback on the lines, this very old school kite has always seems to work for beginning flyers.  Now the lighter frame opens the kite to a much lower wind range.   

[coop]

Yup. I use spin offs as well for new flyers. The older kites turn slower, I put a beginner on my Mamba once and when they would panic and pull the lines hard the fast spins just made things worse.

I used P300's on my Spin Offs and NSR.

One of my Hawaiins is P300 spine/speaders/battons/ and G Force leading edges.

[Wayner]

I used P300's on my Spin Offs and NSR.

How do you like the upgrade.  May do the same for my Spin Off and NSR.

[coop]

I used P300's on my Spin Offs and NSR.

How do you like the upgrade.  May do the same for my Spin Off and NSR.

I like it. I put a 5 gram weight in the tail of the NSR, when I redid it I got rid of the metal ferrel thats low on the spine and the kite was a tiny bit nose heavy before the weight.
Although I think Im going to redo the NSR with Skyshark Black Diamond rods. I like the look of the wrapped spars.

[Wayner]

Although I think Im going to redo the NSR with Skyshark Black Diamond rods. I like the look of the wrapped spars.

I like the look too.  It the price that give me pause.

Should look and preform well.

[white wing lover]

After starting him out on a "Hot Avalanche" (I call it a "prismatic paneled go fast") I put a Hawaiian into his hands and told him to sit down or let go if he got scared. Well, that 12 year old flew that kite for the better part of 10 minutes in 15 mph winds. A few crashes and some hurried footsteps  across the field when he was hit with a gust or two. I look over at him and he had assumed a squatting position with a foot braced in front of him, a budding pro  from the looks of things...
And, this was the first time he'd ever flown a "sports kite"... Though he liked the speed of the first kite, he really liked the power of the team kite... Woo Hoo...
Good starter kite? He thought so... 
He's looking forward to the 15th when we have a family fun fly scheduled at the field...
TMF, can't that be said of all the TOTL kites?