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Anyone doing this? I've made up a picavet mount for the GoPro which will take photos every 2,5,10,30 seconds but haven't managed to use it yet. I have had the gopro under the wing of a motor glider with some success, but of course every time I bank/turn it, I get shots of the neighbors paddock. Of which I have A LOT. But it seems a bit hit and miss. I like the idea of putting a kite up, attaching camera and then letting out the line to position the camera in the right spot. Found a good vid:
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Good morning everyone. I am a kitesurfer who for 10 years I live 600km from the nearest beach and can only practice 1 to 2 times a year, when there are wind conditions on the beach that flew. I am wanting to start the practice of kiteskating and decided to build a NASA kite and I am using the first version of the construction program (see the attached image), building a 3.9m² NASA. The first wing flew but I am experiencing instability problems in the nose, although it has a lot of traction, in the dives it closes the nose inwards, creating breath, loss of pressure and speed. I would like to know if someone can help me with this construction or if they can indicate a speci…
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Hi guys, I want to expand my kite bladder repair business and into the wonderful world (or the dark arts!) of kite sail repairs and stitching. Chook - I think you sew your own kites? What sewing maching (cheap as possible) would you recommend, what needles, what threads? And techniques will be helpful too as I have no idea how you would sew foil kites that have two layers for example. Cheers
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Think of a 3'-wide pillow that needs to hold 2-3 PSI. I have access to a sewing machine, but not to the elecronic fabric welding tool that the pros use. Tried hot-melt glue and it held for a bit before blowing out. Tried sewing a re-enforcing seam over the glue line, but the glue jammed up the sewing machine. Currently trying the green goop they use to seal bike tube leaks ("Slime") by attempting to get it to seep into a straight stitch. It slowed the leakage, but not enough. Does anybody know of a method? I wonder if my approach might be wrong and I need tb thinking in terms of an air-tight bladder inside...but that begs the obvious quest…
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Hi All. Newbie to the group. I have been flying on and off for the last year. Not been able to have any lessions apart from a day with a fellow kiter last summer when covid restrictions was lowered. I have a local playing field that I get to practice on when the conditions are favorable. I have my own buggy and landboard with 2 x 4 lined foiled kites. 2.5 and a 4.2 twister. I'm down in Newquay in the middle of july. Looking for the best places to get out and do some practicing and hopefully meet some local flyers. Mike.
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Hi guys, Any one recommend a rock climbing harness its for static flying, its for on the days i want to get some air due to a shoulder injury i stopped kiting but desperate to get back out. Many thanks
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So I have recently been left some kites, 11 in total and a big bag to hold them, the person who left them to me was an enthuisiast and in most hobbies he had he always bought good quality stuff, so reluctant to just stick on ebay etc without any knowledge. I know a few of these are probably cheapo (he wouldny have let the kids use his nice ones ) but what Id like is more information if possible regarding any of them. General plan is keep a couple of the cheap ones to fly in his memory occasionally(I've never flown a kite and as much fun as it looks, my partner will probably kill me if I got another hobby, and if it's anything like climbing gear then it can quickly g…
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Today I sold the final elements of my kite buggy equipment as advertised in the for sale section. (tear in my eye). Good luck to Tony from Brisbane who purchased it all from me. I just wanted to say a big thank you for the friendships that I formed from this website at the meetings I attended in Kingston and at Sandy Point, plus Bob here in Canberra. I learnt so much from members of EK and progressed my skills through your help. I have many fond memories of kite buggying with you all but it is time to stop due to nothing more than age! The body just cannot do it anymore as I reach 70! Good luck to you all and safe kiting. I shall remain on this website because I hop…
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Hi, i am new to the forum, apologies if the questions is a bit dumb... I am 85kg with gear, flying inland (old airfield, hard surface, but grassy) in usually gusty, shifty winds (gust factor ~20-25%, but can be 50% or higher also). Preferred to go landboarding, but later might opt for a buggy also… Looking for a new kite (at least for me) with good gust handling for wind range 3-5kn up to 25-30kn. Options I have in mind: 1. Flysurfer Peak in 6m or 9m size (new or 2nd hand) 2. Gin Shaman (2nd hand) 3. HQ Empulse 10m (2nd hand) 4. Ozone Explore V2 8m (2nd hand, like new) 5. Born kite LongStar 3 in 5.5m or 8.5m size (new) 6. Born…
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So lets see what we can come up with, brands that no longer exist or make kites? Airea Air-Evolution Gin U-Turn Others?
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Bag design
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FLYSURFER makes awesome kites, but the travel bag that comes with the Soul- I don’t understand why they made it the way they did. So I got out my old Lite bag from my previous 12m only to find that the fancy ‘no jamming’ zip puller had corroded and that bag was useless until I can fix it with a new zip or zip runner. I commented in my review of the Gong Unik kite how much I liked the bag. Just simple things like useful pockets and a plastic chunky zipper. The FLYSURFER travel bag- at last they have put plastic runners on the zips- hooray, about time. But they still put the same ‘no jamming’ runner on the lite bag, so that thing will be useless in a year or two. …
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Hello - back in 2008, I think, I bought a HQ NEO 8m de-power kite, first generation. My son and me were flying flexifoil kites on nearby heath, and thought we'd experiment, but just used this a few times and am under pressure to clear out / sell it!. I do remember reading once that there was a fundamental flaw in this first generation NEO's - does anyone with very long memories know anything about this??
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What's the oldest kite people currently own that they still fly? Some of us have old kites that we keep for nostalgia, however what's the oldest one that's still part of your active kit that you pull out when you need it?
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I thought this was quite interesting.
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I am trying to find some help with plans to build a single skin power kite. I was talking to a forum that was titles "A new year...A new build" from a person called Big E. It was about a wonderful experience building single skin power kites of various sizes. I haven't been able to get in contact with this person. They haven't replied and it has been a while since they had visited. I am really just looking for info on single skin kite building and thought I would start here. If I could get a hold of this person that would be great, but any info on this subject would be great, but I also don't mean to bother this person. He used a program called Single Skin 0.3. Any body us…
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Interesting Closed Cell kite by Pegas, a brand located in the Czech Republic. The colours have me won over More info: http://www.pegas2000.com/en/kites/153-kites-revo-race-foil Found Pegas when going through the reviews: https://www.extremekites.org/search/?q=pegas&quick=1&type=cms_records8
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I know nothing about kites. I've seen other people fly them on beaches and on TV but never actually owned and flew one myself and I'm 35! My son is 9 and it'd be nice in the dry weather to take him to the local beach to learn how to fly a kite. I know I'll only need a low budget entry level one to see if he likes and enjoys it but are there any differences between entry level models or are they pretty much the same? Is there anything I need to look out for? Thanks.
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Flexifoil is due to release an updated Blade VI in September 2020. According to Flexifoil tweaks to the bridle and improved materials being used. The first size to be released will be the 4.9m. Check this page for future updates: https://flexifoil.com/collections/land-kiting/products/blade Talk about feeling nostalgic, is that a slight pulse I feel beating again at Flexifoil?
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Anyone on here from NI?
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kids bought me these for my birthday because I have had my eyes on them and yes adjustable bridle even on the rage ...check out the spacers no more knots ....
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Interested in what people use for night kiting, I'd like to go for a few night sessions for something a little different. These certainly look interesting ( https://www.lightmodehelmets.com ).
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New wind app developed right here in Australia, call OZ Wind Alerts free to download for iOS and android. https://apps.apple.com/au/app/oz-wind-alerts/id1527064911 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ozwindalerts&hl=en_AU&gl=US
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So what kites do you think are the 10 best kites?? Not just today's kites, but the ones that have got us here as well. Here's some I think should be in the list, or considered for the ten. The Cody box kite. Used for man lifting. Cody even sold this system to the British Navy to use as aerial observation. But his biggest claim is in the first manned flight in England, and further advancement in the manned flight area. He made use of Lawrence Hargrave's kite designs as a basis his first aircraft wings. The Hargrave box kite Sir Lawrence Hargrave's work was before Cody, and even before Alexander Grah…
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So you want to coat ur sweet kite, here is how you do it... Mix pure, new silicon sealant with turps/white spirit/mineral spirit (oudorless if possible). MIX thorughly then put into a clear water bottle and shake until the silicon is FULLY suspended, no lumps. Apply two coats to the extrados 1st coat 5:1, then, leave overnight and then 2nd coat, 3:1 (3 parts white spirit,1 part silicon sealant). Be aware that the first coat will soak through and you dont want a slippery floor ?. The turps evaporates fairly quickly the fully silicon cures up to 24hrs later The extrodos (outer surface) takes all the wear as its pumped up, deflated, and packed away on the sand…
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As I mentioned in another thread, I have a heap of material left over from building 1830 F-arc's. The f-arcs are made from good quality chikara ripstop and it is too good to just throw out, so I decided I needed to put it to good use. I have been playing with Surf Plan for a while now and although I can get a design that looks good, I have no idea if the design will fly or not. Then one day looking threw some old archived websites, I found a link to the surf plan design specs for a 6m p-arc. P-arc (P=parallel) was the original name of the F-arc, but was changed before release because Parc backwards is crap SurfPlan Download P-arc base.sle anywa…
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