The RPM Kea is an overstable midrange with low glide. Three fade against three glide at 4 speed is a short, steep flight that finishes hard and stays close to where it lands.
The low glide is what makes it a utility disc rather than a distance one — it does not float on, so what you throw is roughly what you get. RPM describes it as reliable in any conditions and adds that it works as a putter in wind, which is a fair reading of a small-diameter 4 speed with this much fade. Infinite reviewer averages of 4.5 / 3.9 / 0 / 3 have it flying a touch faster and glidier than rated with the same stability. Worth knowing: the mold was retooled in 2023, so an older Kea may not match a current one.
That puts it in the overstable-approach slot: headwind upshots, forced hyzers, forehands, and flex shots that need to come back now rather than eventually. It skips predictably off a low angle. There is no straight in it — thrown flat it starts fading almost immediately — and at 4 speed with three glide there is no distance in it either.
The kea is the South Island alpine parrot, found around ski fields and mountain huts. RPM’s page dwells on its intelligence: it solves logical puzzles, works cooperatively, and has been filmed making and using tools, with a curiosity that is both its survival advantage and its main source of trouble around people. RPM names its lineup for New Zealand native wildlife throughout. PDGA approved in February 2018 and retooled in 2023; made in Strata, Cosmic, Atomic, Magma and Glow.
How much the Kea turns and fades depends on how hard it is thrown. These three shapes are drawn from the manufacturer’s numbers, not from measured throws.
Measured by the PDGA when the Kea was certified. Each card names discs that share the number, so you can feel it in the hand.
