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Pros & Cons
Pros
This little gadget is great for registering the wind for shooting long distance. Great item to have when flying rc planes.
Very satisfied. No complaints. No complaint. Great customer service.
The kestrel is lightweight, durable and accurate to plus/minus 3%. Comes with a signed certificate that it has been tested and found accurate. It's lightweight and provides accurate & reliable data.
Kestrel has a full line of pocket sized weather instruments. I carry mine on all my adventures, whenever i need to make a decision based on the weather, especially in the mountains it can be a life saver! It's also waterproof & floats! We use it w... Read More
Cons
The wind meter is off by 10 knots! It looks cool, but even the pitot tube devices were measuring far more accurately than this thing. I still think that it is far from presenting a reliable wind data to enable me to decide which kite should i use.
Highlights
Quality
A quality item that meets my expectations
Great meter use it in a lab setting and get consistent results from it
Calibration drift lt 1 after 100 hours use at 16 mph 7 ms
Air flow range with accuracythis is the specification range not the entire operational range
Price
Would give it 5 stars for what it is intended for and price
I would buy it again but as you can purchase replacement wind vanes inexpensively this should last a lifetime
3rd party certification available at extra cost national institute of standards and technology milspec drop tested milstd810f p... Read More
I just wish it was more in the 50 dollar range though but time will tell if its worth the extra cost
Shipping
I transport rv trailers and knowing wind speed is helpful in making sure i get to a dealer safely
Fast shipping works great just wish i would have gotten a few more extras
Swapping impeller experiencei ordered a replacement impeller the fan paying extra for next day service and replacing it was super easy
Competitiveness
Before committing to this model i suggest reviewing their other models in their lineup on their nielsen kellerman website
Better than the weather brand which i returned
Im sure its better than the cheaper anemometers the large sporting good chains sell
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- This product had a total of 309 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 22 2024.
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The manual says all model’s except the 1000 includes it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Otherwise it seems great bought it for spot metering for powered paragliding
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Hes a hunter plus we live in an area thats often quite windy
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Accurate very sensitive and comes with a case
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I just wish it was more in the 50 dollar range though but time will tell if its worth the extra cost
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This type of meter only measure air flow down to about 0
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