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Hi. New to the newsgroup, I work in the windpower industry. I am investigating some plans to build a small wind turbine without a tower; i.e. a kite wind turbine. A year ago or so I saw a discussion h...
Mike, First thing you really need to decide with 'zero wind' kites are they for indoor only or are you going to take them out and play in 'low wind' too. If your going outside you ...
Is there any web sites out there that will tell us wind speed on the beaches as I live 1 hours drive from the south coast and would find this info very
...rol). No tears; great condition. Asking $100. I'll pay shipping.
Also for sale: Kestrel Pocket Wind Meter. Like new. 'The Kestrel is highly accurate (to 3%), measures from 0.7 to 89 mph....
Hey, Having a PRISM FLASHLIGHT, I'm very happy that the wind drops below 2 bft on some days it flies wonderfull, steers like a train and flat-axels are easy as pie never tested it indoors thoug...
I'm looking for kite review, specially for the Feather and the Geenie from HQ.
...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.
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Southern Alberta, Canada, around the town of Pincher Creek, where they have The Children Of The Wind Kite Festival in July, is *famous* for it's wind. I don't have a link, but someone was te...
This is a single line parafoil?
In light wind, just let out a decent amount of line, anchor it, inflate, an off you go...
In stronger wind, launch on a short line, with the line wound round a ...
We flew kites from early morning till after sundown, despite wind from everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Including, of course, the Quadline Challenge, impromptu Team Stripes fly, and the second...
I can tell you that the Feather will do all kinds of tricks in light wind. It probably is just a matter of touch. But I have always thought light wind flying is just super
Well, while I agree that it takes a lot of wind to fly this kite, 20 mph seems a little on the high side. I was flying mine on the Mall in Washington, DC this past weekend at 12mph. Still, that's...
...l then mess around adjusting the bridle (and you can make things worse doing that) Also, any kite has a wind range that it will fly in. Below the 'wind range' and (of course) the kite will n...
I believe you mean 'line set' and it's different strokes for different folks, wind conditions and skill levels. 150' is generally good for beginners, high winds and ballet style ki...
... while.) I only really buggy at the park near my house, don't usually fly stunt kites as I like my wind a bit on the steady side and the park gets some very turbulent winds. I had recently commen...
We fly the Flashlight indoors (no wind). With a little practice you can to. Check out the indoor section of my website for some tips/instuction on zero wind flying. www.houseofphotography.com/kramer/...
...I can't remember the exact location as I haven't been there for nearly 25 years), which has a windmill and is remembered by the phrase: 'Brill on the hill, where the wind blows chill.&#...
...m to have made its way to America yet.
I have a Buena Vista Feather and a Prism 3D for those no/low wind days.
I am working on the backflips and lazy susans and can't seem to master those...
...it smokin, it's either that or an old Indian shaman, options are running low, haha.
To say the wind always blows in Corpus Christi would be true just about every day cept for today, first day...
if you are looking for a low wind kite you are going to pay. There's no way around that. Lower wind power kites require more material (have to be bigger) and thus cost a lot more. I do all my pow...
I hold the kite over my head by the bridles in a recommended wind range for the kite. If the kite rises and the nose of the kite comes up directly over you head you have the right spot. move you finge...
...9;t have experience with putting extra mass on two-liners. Because I don't have any clue about the wind (the frustration of every kiter), I am thinking of bringing and preparing enough kites.
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...;m sorry I can't give good details (it feels a bit like voodoo to me) but I seem to need a descent wind (6-7mph to howling). An equal pop to both lines, immediate slack, watch for the nose to ris...
Yeah Brian, first throw away the instructions and get two winders. Wind each side (2lines) separatly and then make two trips to unwind the two sets of lines. Otheres will tell you ways to keep the tan...
...would be 75% or so (which is more due to the kite than to me). Also, you can do this trick in very high wind. Once it's wrapped, the angle of incidence is such that even in ballistic wind it sort...
...th nasa's:
try pointing the buggy more at the kite than you would with a foil. i tried going upwind, pointing the buggy away from the kite but you just lose forward speed. i tried it with cyb...
...u would like to see posted on kitebuilder.com please let us know!
I for one, would LOVE to see more wind art type plans - banners, feathers, wind toys, line junk, tails, etc. - posted to the inter...
Hi folks, Must have been may,98, late afternoon, wind from the east (never good). Well benoit and I had been flying all afternoon, but the winds were pretty crappy. So I said to him, lets try getting ...
...ine. See the Airdynamics site again.
There is a difference between making the kite withstand higher wind speeds and genuinely expanding a kite's wind range.
Good luck in trying. (I think ...
That won't work unless you have extremely smooth wind though...
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