Sport Today

> good job! I've been wanting to try my hand at kite building, been
> considering a Circoflex (sp?). My girlfriend has a sewing machine, just
> never have time to sit down and do it!

> Is that your first kite? or have you built others? Truly an inspiration to
> those of us who think, me build a kite? right, I'd have a better chance
> building a buggy, and I'd have no chance at that! haha.

> be sure to mention how it flies if you get some wind.

> > So. That was the challenge. Design, build and fly a steerable kite in 24
> > hours.

> A couple of years ago, Peter Lynn was in a jam - they needed an
> octopus *urgently* to take to a festival and they didn't have one...

> So, working all day and all night as a team, they turned out an
> Octopus in 24 hours ellapsed time, just in time to get it on the
> plane.

> > > So. That was the challenge. Design, build and fly a steerable kite in
24
> > > hours.

> > A couple of years ago, Peter Lynn was in a jam - they needed an
> > octopus *urgently* to take to a festival and they didn't have one...

> > So, working all day and all night as a team, they turned out an
> > Octopus in 24 hours ellapsed time, just in time to get it on the
> > plane.

> Hmmm... I bet he had a belt on his sewing machine :O)

> Aik

> > good job! I've been wanting to try my hand at kite building, been
> > considering a Circoflex (sp?). My girlfriend has a sewing machine, just
> > never have time to sit down and do it!

> Well, I had two, a hand one and an all dancing electric. The hand one
> went to a good cause a few weeks ago, so I was left with the super duper
> electric model. As I sat down to sew the kite, PING!, the belt broke, so
> I ended up pumping the (very small) wheel by hand for all the seams and
> stuff. My arm was near dead at the end, but I'm sure it helped me to get
> straighter seams. :O)

> > Is that your first kite? or have you built others? Truly an inspiration
to
> > those of us who think, me build a kite? right, I'd have a better chance
> > building a buggy, and I'd have no chance at that! haha.

> Well, not the first, maybe fifth or sixth, but the first to my own
> design. I had the same thoughts as you, but it really is simple. Just
> take the time and go slow to start. As with all things (well... except
> one :O)) speed comes with time and practise. Oh, and I bought my buggy.
> Seemed a *whole* lot easier that way. :O)

> > be sure to mention how it flies if you get some wind.

> Well, I got the wind yesterday and it actually flew first time with the
> first bridle! Boy, was I surprised. Well, not much, but it's nice when
> it happens. As for the flying, I'm not a tricky person, but I'd guess if
> I were it would be perfect for such. It is fast, very fast. So much so
> that I had to move the tow points out almost to the LE's to control it
> (I was on about 35 m lines). I seems to have a mind of it's own -
> without trying really, just from old and fading memory it turtled with
> barely a tremor, and axled almost before I'd popped the line! A bit more
> work on the bridle and I may let y'all know the sail plans and such.

> Aik :O)