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KaiKite
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Joined: 04 Feb 2009
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Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
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 Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:39 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, welcome to the snap. For stromger wind go to garden store and buy bamboo. Combine 2 with a brass ferrule - flew mine at quite some wind  - no breaking.
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Bitter Jeweler
Joined: 16 Oct 2008
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Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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I stuck some RET30's in it and gave it another go. It was too gusty, so i only flew it for like 3 minutes. The Bee is awesome. It doesn't spin, and the wings actually flap  Video soon.
I didn't even think of getting a side view of the keels. 
Oh, and someone called it The Springtime kite. 
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Fore Check
Kite and Kitebuilder of the Year 2009
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
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Location: The Montessori School of Kites (near Findlay, OH)
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| Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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*THAT* is crazy cool, man! Good show!
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Bitter Jeweler
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Fore Check
Kite and Kitebuilder of the Year 2009
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
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Where's the emoticon for the guy doing a backflip and doing the happy dance?
The bumble bee drogue ROCKS! Congrats, Bitter!
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gkiteguy
Joined: 15 Feb 2006
Posts: 50
Location: Pasadena, Texas
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| Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 1:44 am Post subject: Project finished Fled |
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I finished the project with some minor changes. I guess the seams were acceptable with the winds 14-18 with really heavy gusting. I only flew it for a few minutes to get the pictures. I then pulled out the Flying Bulldog. Much more appropriate to the conditions, but I think the Fled will be better for KAP!
After seeing the other graphics, I am considering appliqueing an eye, so I can have an "eye in the sky" for my KAP kite.
Great project!
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kytgrl
Joined: 31 Jul 2007
Posts: 40
Location: Harlingen, Texas
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| Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:06 am Post subject: |
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Love the bee drogue, Bitter Jeweler. That's a fled that you look up at it and it brings a smile to your face for sure.
Gkiteguy, we'll have to do some KAPing in Rockport this June with our new fleds!!
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wdrwilson
Joined: 25 Oct 2003
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Location: Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax
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| Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Bitter Jeweler wrote: | I stuck some RET30's in it and gave it another go. It was too gusty, so i only flew it for like 3 minutes. The Bee is awesome. It doesn't spin, and the wings actually flap Video soon.
I didn't even think of getting a side view of the keels.
Oh, and someone called it The Springtime kite.
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Hey Bitter,
That's excellent!! The drogue is really really awesome. I am glad it doesn't spin, and the video on you tube is excellent. The Keels with the same design really works well, as it moves side to side the graphic is still nice and visible!
Cheers,
Bill
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wdrwilson
Joined: 25 Oct 2003
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Location: Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax
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| Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:08 pm Post subject: Re: Project finished Fled |
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| gkiteguy wrote: | I finished the project with some minor changes. I guess the seams were acceptable with the winds 14-18 with really heavy gusting. I only flew it for a few minutes to get the pictures. I then pulled out the Flying Bulldog. Much more appropriate to the conditions, but I think the Fled will be better for KAP!
After seeing the other graphics, I am considering appliqueing an eye, so I can have an "eye in the sky" for my KAP kite.
Great project!
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Looks great gkiteguy... color combo is great! You should share your changes.. anything that others might want to try?
Cheers,
Bill
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gkiteguy
Joined: 15 Feb 2006
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Location: Pasadena, Texas
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| Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: Project finished Fled |
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| wdrwilson wrote: | | gkiteguy wrote: | I finished the project with some minor changes. I guess the seams were acceptable with the winds 14-18 with really heavy gusting. I only flew it for a few minutes to get the pictures. I then pulled out the Flying Bulldog. Much more appropriate to the conditions, but I think the Fled will be better for KAP!
After seeing the other graphics, I am considering appliqueing an eye, so I can have an "eye in the sky" for my KAP kite.
Great project!
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Looks great gkiteguy... color combo is great! You should share your changes.. anything that others might want to try?
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The only real changes were using hot tacking instead of tape. I had real trouble with the gumming of my machine and dropping stitches. |
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