Posted in Others on Mar 31st, 2009
The line always seem to be twisted after every flight of the kite. Since many people recommended swivel, I decided to give it a try. Below are the 2 types of swivel I had tried. The ball bearing type is better. It prevents twisting of the line better.
However, since all my kite flying line are “twist” line. [...]
Posted in Kite on Mar 22nd, 2009
After few flight of the delta kite, I got hooked on kite and fell in love with it. Kite flying really is fun and gives you a feeling of freedom. With that, I am thinking of getting more kite to fly.
Somehow, I came to know about this Chinese Dragon Kite and found it very interesting. [...]
Posted in Kite on Mar 18th, 2009
After the inspiration of making the newspaper flowform kite. I proceed and continue with the making of another similar FlowForm kite using polyethylene (garbage bag). The dimensions are the same as the newspaper version which are 80cm x 100cm. Base on this size, the kite could consider a FlowForm 10. I had used mainly 3M transparent packing tape and [...]
Posted in Kite on Mar 9th, 2009
I love flowform kite. I had purchased one small one previously. But, it is not so stable in strong wind. So, I ever thought of getting a bigger one for more stability.
Anyway, since I have some time, decided to DIY one instead of purchasing one. Inspired by many flyers using ripstop nylon to DIY their flowform; I decided to give [...]
Below are some of my kites. Most are for my kids. I could see the happy faces from them when they are flying the kites. This kind of delta kites are among the easilest to fly. While the wind is still blowing, better get them to the sky. Cheers!
