Stop For A Moment, Fly A Kite In Your Head
FLIGHT REPORT below ... The 2 Skewer Roller kite seemed a good choice, since it was a classic 'light wind and thermals' day.
Once we arrived at the reserve, it didn't take long to float the Roller out to a line length of about 15 meters (50 feet). From there, a bit of line-pulling got it up a little higher where there was just enough breeze to keep it air-borne.
If you're new to this site, have a guess which country I'm in. Here's a clue - these other flying objects kept the kite company at various times...
- 9 magpies
- 20 galahs
- a passenger jet heading East after taking off from Adelaide airport
Don't worry, the jet was at several thousand feet! Every new kite you make is an adventure!
Let me help you have loads of kiting fun with the downloadable book 'Making Skewer Kites'. It has..
- Detailed step-by-step instructions for each and every design.
- A clickable Table of Contents so detailed, there's 7 pages of it!
- 20 kite designs, which will cover you for a wide range of weather conditions.
- 269 pages of single-line kiting goodness!
- More than 350 illustrative photographs, many of them close-ups.
- Detailed 3-view plans for most designs.
- Appendices for Knot Tying, Making Tails, Making A Winder, and more. Hence the instructions are rather complete.
