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06-09-2021, 10:52 PM
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Kites
Any kite fliers out there? Four photos of a few in my collection.
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06-10-2021, 07:45 AM
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06-10-2021, 07:53 AM
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Back yard flier here, need to get them out more.
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06-10-2021, 08:08 AM
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I've flown my kite on the beach in Hawaii and Holland Michigan. Also the coast of Oregon and Florida...
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06-10-2021, 09:01 AM
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We haven't made it to the IKF in Long Beach, WA, yet, but it's on my list. I was watching some old video from the Festival, reminiscing about many of the kite makers that have come and gone over the years.
I keep thinking about doing a video of my old kites. I have some that I can't find any information online about the now defunct kite makers.
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06-10-2021, 09:11 AM
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I've got a couple parafoil kites we enjoy, especially on our OBX beach vacations. I like the way they 'pull' you. They have no skeleton, you can just fold it up in a little bag.
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06-10-2021, 09:21 AM
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This was at IKF two years ago
These were at along Beach last year, but not during IKF.
More of our kites
B Attachment 1
Not mine. Cannot afford it!
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06-10-2021, 09:40 AM
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Size of that parafoil, surprised it doesn't lift you right off the beach! Love the sea animal collection all flying together.
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06-10-2021, 09:49 AM
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We have two of those. That is the larger one. I had them made by Cobra Kites. I think they are in NJ. If you zoom in you will see that I have a trolly attached the the fabric handle. The kite is tied to the front of my Jeep as it requires 1,200 pound line.
I got the trolly from a zip line company. It makes bringing down the kites much easier. I once had a big kite up and the wind got so strong I could not bring down the kite by myself. I had to enlist the help of a few other flier who I did know.
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06-10-2021, 09:51 AM
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picturing your Jeep being dragged down beach with you chasing it, lol. Good story! 1200 lb line, WOW!
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06-10-2021, 10:02 AM
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The largest I've flown is a Parafoil 15. I found the easiest way to bring it down, wasn't to try and reel it in, but rather to have the line tied off to something sturdy and walk down the line, bringing the kite down until I could collapse it at ground level.
One of my all-time favorite single line kites was my Conyne-Delta. It would fly in very little wind, and produce a heck of a lot of lift. I dubbed it, "Conyne the Barbarian." There were times when I got that kite into the air, when the breeze was too weak for anything else.
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06-10-2021, 10:29 AM
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We will be in Long Beach at Anderson’s RV Park beginning August 27 for a week. We plan to fly kites on the beach several of those days. Perhaps some Frogs can be there also?
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06-10-2021, 10:32 AM
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I'll be gearing up to leave for OBX. Thanks for reminder to bring kites!
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05-20-2022, 09:27 AM
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Location: Fulltime RVers
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Tetrahedral kite
This flew only once. Indiana wings were too strong for it.
I am contemplating making a bird kite.
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05-20-2022, 10:04 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robertsmusings
This flew only once. Indiana wings were too strong for it.
I am contemplating making a bird kite.
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Aw YEAH! Google up some Bell Tetrahedral Kits. I've made HUGE ones and they fly amazingly. Even without a tail!
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05-20-2022, 12:34 PM
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Bell did a lot of interesting things with those kites. I should play around with making one again.
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05-20-2022, 02:44 PM
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We plan to attend IKF next year. The dates are August 21-27, 2023. We normally stay at Anderson’s RV Park. Most RV parks in the area are not very good. Very tight sites, and nothing on the ocean. Sites at Anderson’s are also tight, but there is lots of grass and the park is run by wonderful folks. Last year we were able to score perhaps their best site as it was on the end without a neighbor next to us on the one side. The picture shows the site but this was not during the IKF and was the morning before the Labor Day crowd arrived, but after check out time, so there were not many campers there at picture time.
There are paths through the dunes so you can walk to the beach from the CG. Also know that driving on the beach is permitted, but 4 wheel drive is strongly recommended. The beach is very big!
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