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...uld bring the Smithsonian Kite Festival right to you! here are several videos. You can nearly smell the wind
This one is my favorite
last but not least
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...es, these kites can capture more power than even the highest topsail of a clipper ship. With favorable winds, even large cargo ships can see substantial fuel savings, greater speeds or both.
this...
...riction between the line and the caribiner keeps it from sliding down the string. If it is a very light wind day I just add a few more turns. It works pretty very well for me."
I'm sure each one h...
...ss a useful discussion on the way to cope with the difficulty of bringing the kite down safely in heavy wind.
Crisp explained how he applied a creative solution of Henry Jebe to the problem.
Henry...
Happily, the winds returned while the kite was still above Evans Hall. I spent another 15 minutes getting the kite back to altitude and, again, battling overly fresh conditions. Eventually, the winds
...Air Enigma $80 Active People Trick Tail $200 Eolo Tango $ 140 Flexifoil Stranger $ 150 Seattle Air Gear Winddance2 $125
Again, if you would like to see these kites please visit the web page listed a...
Hello,
I have a parafoil kite that is pretty close to this one:
http://www.intothewind.com/cgi-bin/detail.cgi?itemnum=5195&sql=air
Almost every time I have flown it, it seems to want to go in ci
Hi All.
I set-up a section on my web page for pictures of the Toronto Kite Festival.
Winds were pretty steep, I tested them with my wind meter & winds were 10 -18 mph.
Enjoy the pictures, btw I
The moon has not come up yet. No electric light is visible in the Ramon crater. The wind lifts the kite towards the clear sky. The kite disappears in the darkness, only the sound of the tail hints to
This Saturday I went to fly my kite on the beach, it was quite windy and I was trying out a new kite I've just bought (double line kite).
Just after take of a gust of wind popped out of no where an
...ne with measurements to email them to me please..
I believe the Mirage 2 is an extremely stable / low wind speed 2 string kite which would be ideal for me to begin my new kiting hobby with. Ty in ad...
...UL Midi Sandpiper & Level Two) like a cat would with a mouse. Flying near it would cause changes in teh wind which would send it off in another direction. At times I would lightly tough the line with ...
...icks $ 145 Gemini $ 185 and a really cool kite I got to fly for the first time a few weeks ago, the sidewinder for $110. It's by no means a precision kite, overstear all over the place, but it's a bla...
...month. My first kite was a Prism Flashback (Instant Addiction!) but I soon purchased a 3D for those low wind days (I use the Flashback line) Any links, advice, etc. would be welcome! ps any advice on ...
looking to buy a Flexifoil Psycho or a Benson Matchbox for those higher wind days.
I would welcome any comments from those who have flown these kites.....
I am not an expert but have mastered a fe
Hello all,
Anyone got a wind meter? Are they worth having? Do they tell you the direction too? Which one have you got? How Much? Where from? (SOOOO many questions....!)
Or....Should I just pull up
I need a smaller kite - my 4m Blade gets a wee too scary in high winds. I'm thinking of a 2.2 C-Quad. I need it to power my buggy in high-ish winds and to pull my canoe occasionally (I believe that th
...ne used tails with just a bunch of 'bowtie' shaped thingies sewn to the ribbon similar to what Into the Wind sells?? That way I could use up some scrap, and alternate the primary colors for the kites?...
...t slightly, so I cant pull my hand out easily.
When my Elliot was snatched out both hands in a strong wind some weeks ago, the 'kite killer' cuff saved it. It then became a bundle of washing flappin...
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On many power-kite sites there is a table in the technical specifications telling you about KGs and wind-speed (Bfts). What does that mean? Here's an example with a table for wind-speed by Advance...
...ction activities but at the same time I want a kite that I can still fly for the sake of flying without winding up in the next county. I know the Symphony 3.3 can be flown 2 or 4 line (once converted ...
... a while now, and finally decided to really start flying it.. I'm a little disappointed.. Just how Much wind does it take to make the thing fly?? I'm not real good a guessing wind speeds, but compare ...
... only managed about 10 secs in the air before it started to spin, fold and then fall to the ground. the wind speed was around 7mph is this too little for this size kite or was it just incompetence on ...
...n Ainsdale beach yesterday jumping off sand dunes with my trusty Elliot Ekko 2.2. Man it was fun!
The wind was quite strong, so I started off by gingerly jumping from dunes about 5 to 8ft in height ...
Hi,
Going to Tenerife in the next few weeks. Anyone know what the wind conditions tend to be like? Also, can you recommend any good spots for flying.
Thanks - J.
I went kite skiing with my JOJO 9.0M RS kite yesterday. There was such little wind that I had to RUN to be able to launch the kite but once I got it about a third of the way up I was able to get pulle
...re. I am trying to reach Mike Eason so if any knows where I can email him hook me up. Thanks, Kathy Goodwind...
Finally got enough wind to get my new Revolution EXP Quad up today for the first time. What a blast!!!! A couple minutes into flight I shattered one of the shafts!!! dohh!! I guess that wingtip touch
... considering to participate but I need a kite to fill the gap between my Innerspace and my Gemini. High winds are covered with my new MiniGem.
I'm thinking of reframing a Gemini, since Benson doensn...
...ll JOJO fans, can anyone make a comparision in performance and behavior between those too fine kites?
Wind greetings 2 everybody
Nuno Franco...
...ts kept the hawk just where it wanted to be as the air moved around it.
'The hawk is dancing with the wind!' he exclaimed.
At that moment, the hawk moved its wings slightly. It began to circle upw...
Still no wind in NWest England
..pray for us!
:)
...land. Baffin was an amazing place to go kite skiing - it had 24 hours of daylight, near hurricane force winds, mind blowing scenery and perfectly flat sea ice in the frozen fjords. The purpose of our ...
Hi, I have a Flexifoil 3.3 which I had out flying most of the weekend in the really high winds we had on the south coast. Needless to say the kite spent quite a bit of time staked to the floor while e
... kite-in-a-box kit from Debenhams as an excuse to go for a picnic. We went down to the coast, where the wind was folding the trees, and launched(?) our wee kite. It fluttered around at head height goi...
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