Slingshot UFO V2 Kite-Orange

In a world of lightweight materials like CoreTex and Aluula, Slingshot took the simple route of slashing those heavy struts, and it worked! The UFO is a phenom on the lightest wind days, its unique design makes for a flowy, machine of a foil kite. As a 160 lbs rider, the 8m can cover a wind envelope larger than anything I have flown. If you foil, you need this kite in your inventory. Get ready for alien light wind performance!

As a 155lb rider, I took out the 7m UFO in 17mph winds (15-20mph) with a foil setup (1000 front wing) and had a great session. The bar pressure is moderate and makes it easy to track the kite by feel. The kite develops power very smoothly and dumps the pull almost entirely with the bar sheeted out. So far relaunching this kite has been almost automatic, although I have not ventured into extremely light wind with it. . .yet.

It will flutter sometimes when passing through the power zone, but without a center strut, I find this to be somewhat expected and more of an aesthetic issue.

I could write a lot about this kite, but simply put its amazing. Obviously it’s a foiling specific kite, but If you want a kite that takes foiling from fun to enthralling, then buy this kite. It’s insanely fun, fast, stable, drifts, has so much power when you move it, but also depowers very well. The wind range is impressive and practically relaunches itself, literally. Slingshot nailed this kite design. Did I already say you should buy this kite? Buy it, you won’t be disappointed!

I got to try the 7m UFO V2 recently, and I was blown away by how much fun I had. The best way to describe the kite is lively. Flying that kite is like taking a wild puppy for a walk. High energy, all over the place, fast, spontaneous, just fun. The power delivery on it is very different than anything else. The power is not always intuitive or what you would normally expect from a kite, and that probably has to do with the fact it doesn't have any struts. Sometimes you have less power than you would think, and it has a lot of pull when directly overhead. But overall, its just a hell of a lot of fun. I also purposely dropped the kite a few times and found it easier to relaunch than the V1. The V2 does seem to be noticeably better than the V1. The earlier one would kind of swing wide when powered and was a little less controllable. This new one has better overall control to it, and its just endless fun. Can't wait to try it in more sizes.