david1599968585 Posted December 15, 2003 Report Posted December 15, 2003 after thinking about it for quite a bit aidan and i finally got round to going night flying at richmond park yesterday. got out our big headlamps and charged them up (we used to use them for night orienteering in forests (for more details click here mines the 478, velcros to my helmet after a couple of fairly fruitless hours in rubbishy light wind we got the headlamps out, i tried (badly) to attach the lights i got off rayens to the little devil, first with velcro, then tying round the bridle. failed both times, quite funny watching the lights slowly float to the ground the flying was good, not really enough wind to buggy / board, although i did manage a bit. no major accidents except when some plonker (me) left his board in the middle of richmond park, and i managed to run over it in the buggy. doh! and sore backside funniest moment was the pedestrians who asked us where isabella plantation carpark was, must have been over 2 miles away, pitch black at night and the gates were locked. silly pedestrians attached is a little photo of aidan flying the blade, we flew a 3m blade, my frenzy and the 2.1little devil. oh for some more wind, maybe thursday night... david Quote
rayens Posted December 15, 2003 Report Posted December 15, 2003 Use the little black clips to snap them onto the bridles - never fall off then Quote
kitelunatic Posted December 16, 2003 Report Posted December 16, 2003 i regurlaly kite at night and i use no lights whatsoever. Quote
david1599968585 Posted December 16, 2003 Author Report Posted December 16, 2003 sounds scary / dangerous, i like the idea of being able to see where i'm going, especially at richmond where there's only a small area, with ditch on one side and trees on the other might try switching the light off next time though to see what its like Quote
TheFish Posted December 16, 2003 Report Posted December 16, 2003 It's great under a full moon and clear sky or a flood lit football pitch (like the one I use in Basingstoke ).. No lights required.. Bit Bl**dy Cold @ this time of year though!! Quote
alexb Posted December 16, 2003 Report Posted December 16, 2003 David, try contacting david fumage - he's the night owl of the Falkirk crew and often flies with glow sticks and a few bike l.e.d.'s... he probably wears a white boiler suit & mask too Seriously though, he'll have some good advice. David Furmage Quote
kitelunatic Posted December 16, 2003 Report Posted December 16, 2003 the lamps at the side of the road light the place up a bit though were i kite.have just bought a headlamp for crimbo Quote
jimlard Posted December 16, 2003 Report Posted December 16, 2003 If your using headlamps why not attach those reflective bike stickers / strips for kids (different colours for front and back) to the leading and trailing edge of the kite so you know in what position the kite is in and can judge your flying more accurately. Regards Jimlard Quote
david1599968585 Posted December 16, 2003 Author Report Posted December 16, 2003 that was one of the things we were thinking of doing, now i've found out how to attach my lights to the kite properly, so i'm not sure how much i'll need the tape. will try again soon.. Quote
Trippydisco Posted December 16, 2003 Report Posted December 16, 2003 My mate and I were flying after dark on purley way croydon. Lights from the nearby leisure complex were enough to see the kites, but the goal posts come looming up out of the dark when you least expect them, scary when you've got a bit of speed up. That's when you've got to make the split decision: try and steer or bail. Great fun. Where's the cheapest place to get glowsticks? I like the sound of that. Quote
PaulT Posted December 16, 2003 Report Posted December 16, 2003 i was thinking of night flying soon. Some of the blokes at work go night fishing and use little glow sticks that come with clips on the side. They are only 60p each from a tackle shop. Will brave the shop soon and try them out. Quote
rasga Posted December 16, 2003 Report Posted December 16, 2003 Originally posted by TheFish It's great under a full moon and clear sky or a flood lit football pitch (like the one I use in Basingstoke ).. No lights required.. Bit Bl**dy Cold @ this time of year though!! Where the hell are you flying? Quote
Sly Posted December 16, 2003 Report Posted December 16, 2003 Dam new I should have kept them night vison goggles lol Quote
rasga Posted December 16, 2003 Report Posted December 16, 2003 lol, sure there was some discussion before about night vision specs and the loss of depth of vision? Quote
Guest anton Posted December 17, 2003 Report Posted December 17, 2003 Me and my brothers have been flying at night all summer and we just use normal glow sticks. The blade flaps about abit dew to the extra weight but if theres a nice steady wind it should be ok.So to make it abit safer we stick glow sticks on are buggies and boards and on are selfs so we can see where each other are looks wicked when were jumping around just see these lights go up into the air.Try putting some on each end of a stack of flexis looks great Quote
TheFish Posted December 17, 2003 Report Posted December 17, 2003 Originally posted by rasga Where the hell are you flying? Click HERE The lights are on most weekday evenings and they light up all the pitches even though there might only be one in use . Strictly flying only though.. No wheels Quote
rayens Posted December 17, 2003 Report Posted December 17, 2003 We have a couple of pics on the SWATK site in the Gallery and on the Home page This was from the Light up the Sky night http://www.swatk.com Quote
david1599968585 Posted December 17, 2003 Author Report Posted December 17, 2003 Originally posted by TheFish Click HERE The lights are on most weekday evenings and they light up all the pitches even though there might only be one in use . Strictly flying only though.. No wheels might try that out sometime, i drive up the m3 after work most nights, so its only a small detour. anything else i need to know, or is it turn up, park the car & fly? cheers david Quote
rasga Posted December 17, 2003 Report Posted December 17, 2003 Ah right, that looks like downgrange . . is it? Yeah remember the no wheel ruling, thats the first place i flew my 4m, and then moved onto crabtree! Quote
TheFish Posted December 17, 2003 Report Posted December 17, 2003 Originally posted by david might try that out sometime, i drive up the m3 after work most nights, so its only a small detour. anything else i need to know, or is it turn up, park the car & fly? cheers david Just turn up, park up & fly There is usually rugby training on but they tend to only use one or two pitches (I guess if the training is not on then neither will be the lights!!) there is usually enough space to put a kite up no problem. I have only flown there on Tuesday & Wednesday evenings b4 and the lights have always been on then. I have never seen any other flyers there for some reason? Let me know if your heading up there.. Quote
TheFish Posted December 17, 2003 Report Posted December 17, 2003 Originally posted by rasga Ah right, that looks like downgrange . . is it? Yeah remember the no wheel ruling, thats the first place i flew my 4m, and then moved onto crabtree! You got it mate.. Down Grange Quote
mick knox Posted December 17, 2003 Report Posted December 17, 2003 heres a pic of me doing some night flying down at weston Quote
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