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CJQ Master Kite Builder


Joined: 27 Dec 2003 Posts: 674 Location: Coopersburg, PA - USA
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 4:47 pm Post subject: flying locations |
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Bernie ,with all those power wires in your flying field your kites must be electricaly operated !!!!!!!
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Mountain Man Kitebuilder of the Year 2003


Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Posts: 966 Location: NB Canada
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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well not by choice! should not be flying there but the next place is Parking lot in Moncton 30 miles away ! oh well
c'est la vie!  _________________ Bernie
the Mountain Man
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mhartzel

Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 558 Location: USA, Michigan, Fraser
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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sort of related...
Does anyone else have a log or chart of their local flight spots and what winds are best for that location?
I just created one tonight as I live in the middle of suburbia and the open area's are somewhat few and far between.
My best spot is out at Metro Beach Metro Park about 10 miles away. Not too conveinient for a quickie test. Some of the areas near me that are big enough to fly in are usually oriented in a specific direction to fit the area. There are fields that work great with east or west wind, but aren't that great for north to south...
Click for a better view. _________________ Mark
Sand, Street or Sky... I love to fly.
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Fool

Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 183 Location: Dayton, OH
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:49 am Post subject: |
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I need to create a chart like that for my new home location. Where I used to live was 30 minutes north of my new apt. And there was a large flying feild 3 minutes away. Now I'm in the thick of the miami valley near moraine where a glacier stopped and left hills everywhere. Crap for a steady breeze. I gotta find a close area to fly at that doesn't have baseball players on it all summer. I needed a flying fix last night but with driving a half hour to the best ones I know of I would have only had a half an hour to fly before the light disappeared. In a few months there won't be anything to worry about since I'll have nearly 5 hours of sunlight after I get off work. But usually in the summer the winds are calm if there's any at all. _________________ Chris Taylor
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Quinton
Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Mississippi
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Hey all, New here and thought I would say hello to everyone. I just built my first Kite, a 8' Rokkaku. I'm into KAP and purchased the materials to build the kite from here. I fly my rig in my backyard mostly because there's plenty of wide open space. All farmland. |
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KiteSquid Master Kite Builder


Joined: 29 Aug 2003 Posts: 3496 Location: USA Virginia King George
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:12 am Post subject: |
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I always like the KAP photos that have the kites line in the photo, that way you KNOW it was not taken from an airplane!!!!!
Looks good and like you are having fun!!!!!
Have some Zapp's for me!!!!!! _________________ VR/
KiteSquid
AKA TakoIka
AKA Harold
King George VA
P.S. Yet another post by the Squid..... Doesent he ever shut up???
P.P.S. The wind is like the air, only pushier. |
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