eppo said..
Surfingboye and others how would a reo go honestly? Could he megaloop that baby. Ah that's what I should have called the post. Damn.
That way it could also serve as a wave kite option when the swell cranks.
I have a 2014 6m Reo as wave option and took it out in heavy winds a few times. It loops quickly and without a heavy yank, so good for practising but not soo much fun when you actually want that horizontal acceleration. It flies forward to the edge of the wind window a lot (as expected from a wave kite) which means from the zenit it will fly back unless you keep it busy, very busy. It gets me as high as my Vegas but I feel I cannot rely on it fetching me safely at all times. So would probably not recommend it for megaboosting/looping.
As someone said before, in strong winds = small kite sizes (depending on the weight again) 5 strut kites are more stable, less deforming and less flatter producing hence imo better, especially as the extra weight in strong winds is irrelevant.
The suitability of a high aspect ratio kites for reliable predictable loops I think you answered yourself already pretty much
Everything will loop in strong winds, most of the times, perhaps...
