My-Best-Kite Site BlogWelcome to the My-Best-Kite Site Blog! Are you looking around for general info on flying kites? Perhaps even thinking of making your own kite? This blog will keep you up to date with all the latest changes or additions to this website.
However, if you are more interested in the kite flying activities of Tim, May and Aren, be sure to keep an eye out for posts with Kite Flying Report in the title. You can even post your own kite-making experiences here! Keep an eye out for the latest photos and stories from others, down below...
Subscribing To This BlogLook for a little square orange button near the top of your browser ... found it? If you are using Microsoft's Internet Explorer, click the button, then click the Subscribe to this feed link. Maybe you are using Mozilla Firefox for your browsing. In this case, click the orange button then click on the Subscribe Now button. Soon you won't be missing any new information which goes up on this site! Mar 8, 2010, 2-Skewer Box Kite - Kite Flying ReportWe had the 2-Skewer Box kite in the car, just in case winds were too strong for the Dowel Rokkaku during our weekend away. Back in town again, we drove past a flying spot on North-East road, and decided to stop for a fly. Winds were gusting to moderate and even fresh from time to time. Spent quite some time coaxing the little box kite up and out of the wind shadow of the fence and houses on a rise just upwind of the grassed area. Also had some trouble with looping, so shifted the towing point forward a bit. Eventually the average wind strength picked up a little, and the box kite soared up past tree-top height. A thermal boosted it up to an unaccustomed 55-60 degree line angle at one point! To sum up, I punished my 50 year old leg muscles by scampering from one side of the small reserve to the other, and back again to keep the kite away from swaying branches. When possible, I let a few more meters of line out to get the kite up into smoother air. But it was tricky, dodging the tall gum trees as the kite gained and lost height, and tracked left and right in the wind shifts as well. After a while I just brought it down to avoid the classic kite-in-a-tree conclusion! All in all, a bit of fun, making a change from the usual high, sedate flying. About This Post: There are 2 kinds of Kite Flying Reports at MBK. Reports like this one are short comments on a recent outing, which keeps you up-to-date with the latest kite-making and flying activities here. No pics or video, although there might be a link to a related web page. The shorter Flight Report listings here link straight to a new page on the website, complete with video and in-flight photo of the kite on the day of the report. Permalink -- click for full blog post "2-Skewer Box Kite - Kite Flying Report" Feb 24, 2010, 1-Skewer Dopero Kite - Kite Flying ReportI've been promising some video of the original 1-Skewer Dopero kite for I don't know how long. Possibly over 12 months! The kite itself seemed to be lost, but unexpectededly turned up, out in the shed beside our house. I was looking for something else at the time. So, today we dusted the tiny Dopero kite off and took it out for a fly down at the Wilfred Taylor reserve. Getting out of the car, the breeze was ominously fresh. Actually, moderate strength but gusting to fresh. However, having taken some time to get the little black kite in perfect trim, it handled the wind remarkably well. We got plenty of video and some nice close-up in-flight photos. You can see samples on the How To Make A Dopero Kite page, which I updated this afternoon. About This Post: There are 2 kinds of Kite Flying Reports at MBK. Reports like this one are short comments on a recent outing, which keeps you up-to-date with the latest kite-making and flying activities here. No pics or video, although there might be a link to a related web page. The shorter Flight Report listings here link straight to a new page on the website, complete with video and in-flight photo of the kite on the day of the report. Permalink -- click for full blog post "1-Skewer Dopero Kite - Kite Flying Report" Feb 24, 2010, How To Make A Dopero Kite - Template, Tips, Plus Step-By-Step eBook.Here's how to make a Dopero kite! The MBK 1-Skewer design. The Template and Tips might be sufficient, otherwise try the step-by-step eBook. Feb 22, 2010, Melaka International Kite Festival Jan - 2010 MalaysiaUjal Shah Chairman Ahmedabad Kite Foundation ujalshah@gmail.com Permalink -- click for full blog post "Melaka International Kite Festival Jan - 2010 Malaysia" Feb 22, 2010, The 2 Skewer Rokkaku Kite - Kite Flying ReportAn opportunity came up to pop out with our 2 Skewer Rokkaku kite for 30 or 40 minutes. The breeze outside was light and warm... Permalink -- click for full blog post "The 2 Skewer Rokkaku Kite - Kite Flying Report" Feb 20, 2010, An Interview With Glenn Davison.An interview with kite educator Glenn Davison, conducted on 17th Feb. 2010. Permalink -- click for full blog post "An Interview With Glenn Davison." Feb 20, 2010, International Kite Festival 2010, IndiaAn International Kite Festival is held at Ahmedabad on January 14 every year, to coincide with the festival of Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti. Makar Sankranti Permalink -- click for full blog post "International Kite Festival 2010, India" Feb 19, 2010, The 1 Skewer Delta Kite - Kite Flying ReportIt was a rare very-light-wind day. Perhaps a day to try the 1 Skewer Delta kite again. Permalink -- click for full blog post "The 1 Skewer Delta Kite - Kite Flying Report"
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