Was talking today about the pro's and cons of the reactor and the flow and thought I would share the outcome as it is a bit of a thin line for me personally .

Not the differences but which kite I prefer and why .

The Reactor is the performance machine . It flys faster than any kite I know and turns much the same .The depower is very sensitve and by letting the bar out to the end of the chickenloop you depower more than any std kites I know .
The reason this kite is good is because it does all of this AND is still user friendly . The tag " EXPERTS ONLY " does not really apply any more .

The steering is progresive and the bar gives lots of feedback allowing you to feel exactly what the kite is doing . Looking at the kite it looks like a low aspect and this has given it heaps of stability despite its ability to fly fast and forward into the window .

Due to this ability to fly forward , the kite can be held in stronger winds more easily . Given its flat foil and speed through the air it is able to use apparent wind well, giving them great bottom end , therfore giving these kites a very large useable windrange .
To use these kites to their full potential you do have to be on the ball but the results can be mind blowing , big boosts , lots of range of power and super manouverable for waves .

The Flow .
These kites fly slower , are super stable and turn on thier axis .
These kites are the "no brainers" to use . You can cruise around and concentrate on the tricks you want to do or the wave you are riding because any mistakes in flying are easily corrected .
They have a smaller windrange and do become a bit nonresponsive when depowered too much . They have lots of grunt and don't really need to be worked much to use the bottom end range .
Despite not giving huge boosts they have great hangtime again without having to work the kite .

I ride waves only , on a surfboard set up with straps . So I don't boost but I do use some kitepower to ride the waves .
I usually throw the kite around a lot to get the power and depower I need for the different turns on the wave .
This is why It is a tough choice between the flows and reactors .
I chose the flows in the smaller sizes 8 and 10 because in stronger wind a I can concentrate more on the waves and less on the kite.

For my lightwind kite I have gone for the 12 Reactor . I have tried a 15 Reactor but because I am riding the surfboard have found the 12 gets going just as soon but is a lot more manouverable allowing me more scope on the wave . The ability to work the kite to get going and then being able to throw it around enough to still be able to do what I want on the wave is the perfect combo for me .
It takes a lot more awareness flying the 12 in light wind but the alternative is not being able to ride the waves.