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@ Ranger:
Ideally you need a large flat open space for the best, most-even wind conditions - the old adage of being on top of a hill is rubbish as there the air will be very turbulent which means the kite will be much harder to control. A beach is ideal.
Buy a medium power kite - say a flexifoil stacker 8 or 10 - and learn to fly / control it / explore the power zone. Once you have the hang of it move on up to a bigger kite - say a peel 3.6 or a 5.0.
Or you can do what I did - start with a Peel 3.6 in a 40mph wind. I had no idea what I was doing, and when the kite launched I discovered what people meant by the power zone, and took off... landed 50 yards down the beach.... it's that power you need to be able to control if you then start kitesurfing/kiteboarding
Start with the flexifoil - it's a well made fast kite and is a good way to learn. In a decent wind it has a fair bit of pull, but it's manageable