http://www.my-best-kite.com/kite-flying-blog.html Stay up to date with the kite flying activities of Tim, May and Aren of the My-Best-Kite.com website. We buy and make new kites on a regular basis. Learn more about kite making and kite flying as you come with us on our kiting adventures! en-us Wed, 3 Sep 2008 20:50:23 +0930 Wed, 3 Sep 2008 20:50:23 +0930 Easy Blogs ( http://www.easyblogs.com ) http://www.my-best-kite.com/200809.html#e78 http://www.my-best-kite.com/200809.html#e78 Wed, 3 Sep 2008 20:50:23 +0930 Today Aren and I headed out intending to fly the 2-Skewer Rok, since the breeze seemed fairly gentle around our house. However, by the time we had parked at the Wilfred Taylor Reserve, it was obvious that the breeze was probably too fresh for the Rokkaku. Hence... http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e77 http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e77 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:06:38 +0930 Just a short post here to document our little trip down to the reserve near the school to fly the re-made 1-Skewer Diamond. Conditions were perfect for it, including the wind direction. What's so special about the wind direction? Well, the little diamond positioned... http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e76 http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e76 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:39:43 +0930 Well, I just checked, and even Wikipedia doesn't list the traditional meaning of the word zephyr! As far as I know, it's an old-fashioned term meaning 'very gentle breeze'. Often used by poets in the 19th century and earlier. At least that was my understanding... Anyway,... http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e75 http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e75 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:48:53 +0930 This was going to be the moment of truth. Would the new 2-Skewer Rokkaku Kite be the first MBK kite to fly for more than a few seconds without a tail? We came close with the 1-Skewer Rokkaku many months ago. That little Rok ended up being a bit heavy and turned... http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e74 http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e74 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:26:48 +0930 We needed a few extra pictures for the new kite-making eBook coming out soon. So it was down to the, you guessed it, Old Reynella reserve again. Below the pram were packed the 1-Skewer Barn Door and the dusted-off 1-Skewer Rokkaku! My wife May shot some photos... http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e73 http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e73 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:09:39 +0930 Huh? It's the sound! In a stiff breeze, the latest 1-skewer diamond gets up a very rapid flutter, in the strongest gusts. I have no idea whether it was the leading or trailing edge. We were down at the Old Reynella reserve, as usual, just Aren and I. Back-pedaling... http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e72 http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e72 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:49:44 +0930 Seems I'm in a blogging frenzy right now, I think this is the 4th day in a row I've posted... There was enough sunshine to warrant going down to the Old Reynella reserve to get some footage of the 2-Skewer Diamond kite. The number of kite construction pages... http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e71 http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e71 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:15:52 +0930 That's right, I just popped out for a quick fly at the Old Reynella reserve to snap some new photos of the big orange sled. Well, big by my standards so far! I once had a lady, toddler in tow, make some comment on my 'little kite'. Yep, it was this one, the... http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e70 http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e70 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:17:07 +0930 Well, the sun was shining and the wind was blowing so how could I stay inside? Lot's of work to be done on the upcoming eBook, but the weather tempted me outside to fly the 1-Skewer Barn Door kite and capture some video for its construction page on the website. Down... http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e69 http://www.my-best-kite.com/200808.html#e69 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:40:34 +0930 Still chasing some decent flying footage of the updated little barn door kite! Hence, when the sun popped out from behind the clouds this afternoon, I couldn't resist taking a chance and heading down to the Old Reynella reserve. There had been rain squalls...