Soft KAP kites

A Sutton Flowform #30 A Pilot and a #30 flying side by side (Note: In this picture the Pilot looks smaller but it is bigger!) The KAPiCA/03 KAPilot Gerco de Ruijter's KAPilots (the higher flying is a Maxi, a modified Pilot 75) The Hoogoog Pilot with fuzzy tail that was used to test the eventual KAPilot	The Sutton FlowForm The Sutton FlowForm is available in a wide range of sizes. From the small 4 sq.ft. #4 to the real big #450. For KAP you'll need a #16 or a #30. The #16 is good to lift light rigs in medium winds. The #30 is for heavier rigs and/or low winds. See what other KAPers said about the Sutton: Aber: "FlowForm kites are known as smooth and stable flyers under moderate to strong wind; they are ideally suited for KAP." Benton: "I like this kite (the #30)." Clements: "No sticks to insert, the Flowform only requires the cells to be filled with wind in order to fly." KAPER: "I like the ability of packing both sizes and all my KAP gear into a packsack to carry anywhere quickly and easily. (Henry Jebe)" Prinzler: "With a lift more to the leading edge the angle of attack can not increase too high and the kite will fly stable even if there is more wind."
	The KAPilot KAPilots are new but will soon emerge as one of the most significant and usable kites in every serious KAPper's bag. Simple and straight-forward, KAPilots aren't fancy, they are just effective. Peter Lynn developed Pilots as "sky anchors" for his big inflatables. You can use them to help stabilize a larger showpiece, lift larger spinsocks or inflatables. They go up easy and stay up in the strongest or lightest winds. Although a great lifter it wasn't perfect for KAP. Brooks Leffler did a lot of fine tuning on the original and ended up with a soft kite for KAP that has an unbelieveable good low wind performance: the KAPilot.
	*KAPpers TIP:* Pilots are a bit on the wallowy side without a tail, i.e., they can get some rotational oscillation going. That's how they fly reliable and strong-pulling in most windconditions but it might cause your rig to swing more than you want. The solution is simple: fly it with a (fuzzy) tail. The stability of a Sutton FlowForm will also benefit from being flown with one.

Both Suttons and KAPilots are avialable in various colors. We'll send an email with the colors in stock.