I saw my mate boosting some huge airs on it yesterday,20 knots plus,preety good for a seven meter hey.He had a ball.
Hi There Mthomo,
I have a 7.0m Halo and also the 10.0m. I absolutely love these kites, but let me explain ....I decided on a change from Reactors and Lift Pro's from the last few years. Main reason I changed is I could see some real positives for wave riding over the traditional kites with big depower.
First time I flew "bow style kites" I was less than impressed. I found them to be difficult to "feel" their position and what they were doing in the wind window due to the 2:1 pulley system, I also found I was luffing them in bottom turns on the waves . With the luffing came relaunch problems and I was swimming them in a couple of times a session on the first two times I rode them.
These initial problems have now been cleared up as I relaearned how to fly these kites. Due to their pitching tendencies you just need to fly them higher in the wind window, this is a problem on "c" kites due to the upwards pull but with the depower it isn't a problem and over the last few sessions I havent had them crash let issues with relaunch.
The Halo 7.0 is quick and hugely powerful with a solid wind range. I've been comfortably powered in 20 knots whilst others are on much bigger kites and have been equally comfortably powered in 35 knots. Dont know what overpowered wind strength is as we haven't had wind strong enough yet, I would suggest around 40 knots. However, dealing with this kite in 35+ knots takes an amount of care.
Boosting is ridiculous as a couple of jumps I have been looking down on the top carpark at Scarborough and float time for ages, so much so that landings tend to be fast and hot. Too much time in the air 
Everyone complains about gusty days but I haven't had a problem, enjoying every minute on the water. Once you get used to the bar pressure and feel, there is no real difference to these kites and others in feel. The Halo is a step up in performance from other bow kites I have flown and thats where the trade off in stability for performance has come from.
To fix the stability issue I added an 8mm bungee to the bar to replace the stock 4mm stuff and this keeps sufficient light pressure on the bar to prevent luffing through slack bar pressure. It's now solid! All it took to rectify a minor issue was a dollar worth of Bungee
I would have to say that the 7.0m Halo is probably the most fun kite I have ever flown now that I am used to it and there would be little chance of going back to traditional "C" kites now I am more dialled in. This kite is definately a kite for the more skilled pilot, I wouldn't recommend them to beginners but to intermediate - advanced, it's a great ride.
Hope this helps
Hello,
I am in geraldton and i have only seen 2 different person using it so far.
Very bad .....from what i could see.
The bar pressure is very high and the kite does not stop folding and crashing.
No wonder nobody flies it around here.
Marc-a.
Hmmm...
Now to explain why no-one is on the Halo in Geraldton is pretty simple.
Most guys don't like to try out new stuff when it's nuking. I have tried out the halo twice with very different results.
The first time I tried it, it had been modified somewhat and I had the most exciting time in 25 knots and 3m swell that I can remember. It was simply cool. I had read all of the reviews and treated the halo very,very carefully and watched it very closely. I have to agree with Darren, it is the "way" for riding waves without doubt.
The second session that I tried the kite was a bit frightening and it resulted in a good old fashioned beach boosting. Thank goodness the Halo has incredible hang time as it was a bit frightening, but landed soft. I guess It found it's sweet spot without much help from me.
My jury is still out and I'm going to need a few more days on the Halo to get it sussed out. I have tasted the wave potential and that vision is firmly burned into the memory banks so I'll be back on the Halo. The bar set-up is going to take me a while to get my head around.
I strongly suggest testing this kite with experienced kiters there to help out.
hello,
i thought these were exactly the conditions (strong and gusty) made for kites like that !
i have also been reading lots about bow kites and the fact that they fold and you need to swimm back to the beach is recurant.
i find sad that a company would put on the market something unsafe like that just because it is the trend to have bow kites.
if they are that good, lots of people would fly them even here.
marc-a.
ps. how come did you not buy one ?
I have to agree with Hirsh, as to the jury still being out on the halo.
I took the same 7m out at Gero twice last weekend off South gates to do a run through the surf through to the Surf Club. The Halo definitely has the feel of a foil(on 30+ days I use a 5m Fly surfer Maniac) and one of the complaints from others who had flown it was it seem unstable. The kite is very quick, but great to throw around in the surf. I was only in fairly light winds 15-18kts but got going fine though impossible to stay up wind (hence the run).
I crashed the thing 3 times, but relaunched with no dramas.
One of the other problems some of the guys had was the kite roling. This seemed to be due to excessive depower and was fixed by adjustment of a stopper chicken loop line below depower strap.
It will be interesting to see how it develops, but I would certainly take it out again.
Franny
Marc,
To answer your question why I haven't bought one yet. Yet being the operative word is because I personally, and it's a personal thing; Don't have a need for one yet.
I am having no drama's in the waves or doing any kiting on the gear that I have. I personally don't see that flat kites are the "thing" as many would argue. Sure I will definately say that they are it and a bit in waves, but not so drastically more than a traditional "C" kite.
You have to work a "C" kite a bit more and really concentrate one step ahead in waves compared to a flat one. But to be honest, if wave riding gets any easier on a kite I'm just going to get bored and have to take up windsurfing for a physical challenge!.
The day will come when my wife comes home and tells me "Honey. I'm pregnant!" after the champagne bottles are packed away to the garbage man and the hang-over has worn off and I get a grip on life beyondmjust me, then you will see me on a flat kite as i will be only able to kite occassionally and I will choose to do that when the surf is good and then, and only then, I want to make it as easy as possible.
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Originally posted by hirschausen
The day will come when my wife comes home and tells me "Honey. I'm pregnant!" after the champagne bottles are packed away to the garbage man and the hang-over has worn off and I get a grip on life beyondmjust me, then you will see me on a flat kite as i will be only able to kite occassionally and I will choose to do that when the surf is good and then, and only then, I want to make it as easy as possible.
I had the pleasure of a 10m Halo demo kite over the last few weeks and once I got used to hooking in on launch and trim straps flapping around loved it! Used it over a variety of conditions including waves, mild and strong wind and the only thing I'd say is "can I try the 14m Halo!"
I'm currently testing a 12m Turbo Diesel and so far the difference is slower turning speed but that could be the larger size. Both kites ride very smoothly in comparison to C kites and soak up gusty conditions better. Thumbs up from me for the 10m Halo 
