kenny_dilger Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 It seems like most of the people in Europe are very lucky. It seems that kiting is very organized with many large places to go buggying. What size field is okay to buggy in? I have scouted a few out which are in okay locations. Probably a few football field sizes. Wish there were other people around to get involved with. The US is always behind the times... I bet there are hardly any power kiters in the local area, if I am not the only one... Thanks, Kenny Quote
oc1rob Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 It seems like most of the people in Europe are very lucky. It seems that kiting is very organized with many large places to go buggying. If that is the way it seems, that sure is not the way it feels what with local councils here in the UK imposing bans all over the place. Maybe even this is better than in the US. You know what they say... The grass is always greener on the other side! A football/Soccer pitch upwards will do but you are not going to break any speed records. Good luck in finding some other flyers and a better site Quote
HORLEY_KITE_NUT Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 i see you live in the US (don't know where exactly you are though so this may appear as a silly answer considering the size of your country ) but they do a lot around Las Vegas (Nevada) - could be a good place to go for a weeks holiday if you are no where near it :- http://www.flyaboveall.com/lasvegas.htm Quote
kenny_dilger Posted April 2, 2004 Author Report Posted April 2, 2004 Yes, the grass is always greener on the other side. But I have seen some really nice green photos of fields on your end . I live in the Midwest (Indiana). Indiana has a kite flyers club but it appears most of its activity is about 200 miles north of me. And its also appears that most of their type of kite flying is one line kite designing. Vegas is about a 20 hour drive, probably more. Some day I will get out there for the Spring Break Buggy Blast. There is also a good event in November down in Texas. Kenny Quote
kenny_dilger Posted April 2, 2004 Author Report Posted April 2, 2004 You want to know the worst part. There are actually hundreds of perfectly flat lush inviting fields all around the out side of town. They are all just filled with corn Kenny Quote
Lofty Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 I personally have always wanted to go boarding on those huge salt flats you see all the land speed attempts on ! couldnt ask for more space ! could set a new buggy speed record ! (watch out for those jet propelled cars tearing around though! Quote
oc1rob Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 Yes, the grass is always greener on the other side. But I have seen some really nice green photos of fields on your end . Oops! Thay may be my fault! Quote
kenny_dilger Posted April 2, 2004 Author Report Posted April 2, 2004 http://users.powernet.co.uk/rebel/mkkiteflyers/KPField_pics.htm Okay, honestly... Tell me how you get access to such a well groomed field? Is this purpose built or are you just lucky enough to be able to use it. Who maintains it? Nice... Quote
blondie Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 I wish I had access to a field like that near me. Any idea where it is??? Blondie Quote
king_of_the_sky Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 if you think fields are good try looking for pics of pendine sands and hoylake, oh my god is hoy lake big!!!! Quote
SkintMonkey Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 What a small world this is. Wow....i can tell you where that field is. Its just outside a small Village called Sherington. The local farmer has an agreement with the local shop and allows kiters to fly on it for a cost of about a pound an hour. An amazing place to fly and where im currently learning to fly with a mate of mine on his blade II 4.9. Hopefully i will get a kite soon:o Anyways if you dont know where sherington is its near a place called Newport Pagnell (where the Kite planet shop is by the way) oh and if you dont know where Newport pagnell is its right next to Milton Keynes bang smack in the center of the country. Yeah we are quite lucky in the fields round us. Just outside my house and not far from the one in the pictures is a 20 acres one with no obstacles whatso ever. Good luck in your search for the perfect field.... Quote
Muttley Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 the best field by far... http://www.burtskitecam.co.uk/photos/album03/CNV00003.jpg (courtessy of burt) middle wallop & its getting close Quote
oc1rob Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 http://users.powernet.co.uk/rebel/mkkiteflyers/KPField_pics.htm Okay, honestly... Tell me how you get access to such a well groomed field? Is this purpose built or are you just lucky enough to be able to use it. Who maintains it? Nice... More details in this thread http://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/showthread.php?t=35908 more photos here: http://www.mkkiteflyers.co.uk Quote
kenny_dilger Posted April 2, 2004 Author Report Posted April 2, 2004 Thanks for the link. That gives me a really good idea though. I am pretty sure that farmers in the US are given breaks (or possibly even paid) to not farm certain bits of land. I believe its a way for the government to control crop production and such... So... if a local farmer could be found that has a nice large plot like this, and a club could be organized I bet the farmer would take care of it just like your field... Win win for both parties... Nice... ~k Quote
king_of_the_sky Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 i might hav 2 see about sum big fields near me Quote
oc1rob Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 So... if a local farmer could be found that has a nice large plot like this, and a club could be organized I bet the farmer would take care of it just like your field... Win win for both parties... Nice... ~k Leaving a field fallow is different to laying down grass and treating it like a lawn. Or at least it is here in the UK Good Luck! Quote
Aeryk01 Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 Kenny... I'm in PA just north of Philly & run into the same problem you have alot... Believe it or not, I find the winter time is the best time for me to buggy as I use state parks with BIG frozen lakes (covered in snow of course)... Also, I use a few of the local high schools around here as they usually have VERY large campuses... in the summer, I'm usually at the beach every weekend which is only 1 1/2 hrs away... you should try & get to Wildwood, NJ @ the end of May (Memorial Day weekend) for the ECSKC & Int'l Kite Festival... BEST beach on the east coast, hands down... Quote
shrimpo Posted April 2, 2004 Report Posted April 2, 2004 Not to bad for us Essex Boys, we get to use a big field, that is open, so only get gusty winds from the West. Problem is they let the grass grow and after the end of April it gets to long to buggy on, then a farmer cuts it arounf Auguast for a big music do called V, and we can the nuse it. During the summer we go to the beach at Camber Sands, but have to keep away from the packed end. Good thing about the UK, 200 miles and you can find loads of places to kite, buggy, surf, just don't get the sunshine, but pleanty of wind, so that's OK. Keep looking. the small park by me is 4 football pitches long and 1.5 wide, is OK for a quick blast, but always having to turn. Quote
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