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    2012 events, provisional list

    By Felix

    Oh well, another year! <grins> Nothing is confirmed, as yet. 1st January 2012 12-16/04/2012 Berck-Plage, France 21/04-29/05/2012 Cervia, Italy 05-07/05/2012 Weymouth 26-27/05/2012 Exmouth 25-27/08/2012 Portsmouth Margate
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  • West Australian

    Flight Log and Thoughts about My Rev Kit.

    By West Australian

    No Arvo Flight Yesterday, Responsibilities are beginning to creep in on my flying time Well I Joined up to KiteLife… Very Happy about that. I feel that the Contribution that KiteLife makes to the Community needs to be supported. And all those Sweet Tutorials are Pretty good too I have been Downloading them onto My Ipod Touch. To Paraphrase SparkieRob, I have a John Barresi In my Pocket. This morning was nice, Light to Moderate winds when I set up the STD with 3 Wrap and 80# lines I got i
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08/11/2009 Blackheath

Blackheath was being 'cleaned up' after last nights fire works display. Parking restrictions meant that we convened to the west of the cricket field, uphill from the usual church field site. A fairly smooth easterly breeze was borderline between full sail/race rods(or heavier) and vented/3 wrap. We opted for the latter and enjoyed the hassle free feel of this configuration. Jade, Ashley and I completed some neat no-call close format railtrack following. Maggie was working on an expanded dow
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25/10/2009 Blackheath

It was sunny on Blackheath today as predicted. Wind speed was probably 15-20mph so at the top end of comfort level with 1.5 vented on 4 wrap. A 'not very scientific' comparison between Bazzer Pro and early iQuad vented indicated that the [EDIT] 'new' kite is easier to hold on a straight line. <grins> Flying the kite consistently very slowly is what I describe as 'treacle' mode. I have found that 'long arm' movements are required to maintain this mode of flight. I think that it would b
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18/10/2009 Blackheath

Martin, Jade, Ashley and I put the four 2 wrap framed ex iQuad kites up when a light breeze finally arrived c12:30 today. They felt crisp and consistent despite our differing selection of handles. 15 inch would be my preference now for sure in light breezes. We flew some simple, but deliberately slow, following moves and had some applause from passers by. Romney would have been proud... Felix
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11/10/2009 Blackheath

The post office has not delivered the iQuad kites yet... No formal OSOW fly on Blackheath today. A good breeze so vented 1.5 on UL spars for me. Treacle flying looking for straight arms as default. Habits are difficult to break despite the obvious advantages. Repetition is good for setting the precedent... Still waiting to hear from LOCOG. Felix
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Blackheath 04/10/2009

After the great hospitality laid on in Potsdam last weekend it seemed very quiet on Blackheath at 10:00am today. There was, however, a light breeze (c6mph) and no hard woody stems at ground level! In the interest of an ongoing discussion I set up the Pro B full sail with Race Rods on 13 inch handles and the Pro B mid vented, also on Race Rods but with the 15 inch handles. The object of the exercise was a simple comparison. I have to admit that it was very difficult to state a clear advant
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Potsdam (near Berlin) 26-27/09/2009

The team (6) flew to Potsdam on Friday. It was a great weekend, celebrating the 20 years since The Decs first visit to Berlin and our meeting with Jørgen Møller Hansen. We flew with Team4Fun in difficult low wind conditions but the weather was gloriously sunny so everyone was happy. Felix
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Bristol 12-13th September 2009

Arrived on site Saturday morning c9:30am to find the arenas not staked but vehicles parked as anchors in the SLK area. With the wind in the NE this arena is narrow and with inflatable structures for kids on the North side our traditional location was not viable. I have to question whether these inflatable structures are appropriate at a kite festival given the impact that they can have on low altitude kite flying? Large cabanas and tents around arena boundaries are detrimental to the flying c
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6th September 2009 Blackheath, Rev2

It is a long time since I have flown a Rev2. I set up the Race framed one kindly loaned to me by Baloo on my c50ft 90lb lines. I also set up the Red-Orange-Yellow Sedgwick prototype which I have been re-building with contemporary fittings. Jade lent me his 50ft lines! Both kites felt 'very' light but responded fantastically well to 'long arm' input. The prototype has a deeper V but I would be hard pushed to describe differences in handling. Slo-mo was very interesting, I think that I would
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29th - 31st August 2009 Portsmouth

A great weekend which included getting the 16 JMH kites (8 x 1.5 and 8 x 1) in flight with help from The Flying Squad and Sailor. (Thanks again J) I hope that images will be available somewhere eventually. There was limited space off arena during the festival after the special provision last year but we did manage to get some time between the funfair and the road to begin to put together the obligatory 'new move' sequence for the weekend. This was refined on Monday morning in the more friendl
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23rd August 2009, Blackheath

A glorious summers day with a rising southerly breeze and mostly clear skies, apart from vapour trails and some semblances of lenticular clouds. 10mph plus so JB 1.5 vented from the outset. Jade, Jacob, Ashley and I worked through some of the Decs routine stuff. Prior to Jacob's arrival we flew 'ad-hoc' with some great 'present and response' moves occupying the full window, mostly without repetition. I think that this is great 'training' for team flying as the pilots must observe the full wi
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16th August, 2009 Blackheath

After our visit to 'Humber Woodland of Remembrance' on Friday I realised that although 120ft lines were OK on that occasion it might very well be useful to have shorter sets available for tighter spaces in the future. It is a long time since I flew on short lines. The Decs were flying on 125ft lines prior to the 2008 events. I ran out a c50ft set today using some fat sleeving that I had obviously prepared years ago and never got around to using. (The fat sleeving will be replaced as soon as
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9th August 2009, Blackheath

A light wind day with news of the [Edit, no capitalisation] Zen to contemplate. Parallel multiple diamonds with Jade and Ashley came about almost spontaneously. I can envisage some moves being generated from 'not organised' interactive flying but as with 'the grid' a certain level of capability is required. We did manage to lock up the three kites at right angles at one point. Careful with those lines, even in light wind. Back to the Zen I'm thinking that even though JB has said 'Also, for
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Fun Fly

I've went from attending none to seeking out any that are within a reasonable travel distance. I don't know if it is the flying or just the general camaraderie of hooking up with old and new friends while there, but certainly a ton of fun. I've already covered the Taber fun fly from this past May. This entry I'll touch on the Pincher Creek fly and a local fly that I am trying to get off the ground (no pun intended) for the summer months here. Pincher Creek had an actual festival up to last ye
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2nd August 2009 Blackheath

Light to start but a Three Kite day on Blackheath, Standard, Mid and Vented. I was intent on noting handle position and can confirm 'palm down' with minimal grip. The line pressure holds the handles against the fingers... I am very conscious of enabling a full pull past legs at thigh/knee level and making an effort to avoid 'body blocking' such moves. I have also found that the archery stance, one leg forward, one back, is good for anticipating movement on the ground. Be prepared to be mobi
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Stokes Bay with Hampshire crew

It's been a busy few weeks. Our house buying adventure is nearing the end (oops... should I touch wood now?) and we're seriously starting to clear out random crap we've accumulated over the years. It doesn't leave much space for flying, but I wasn't going to miss meeting up with the guys (and Tine!) at Stokes Bay on Sunday. As everyone on the forum is probably aware by now, it was Mr. Git's birthday and he was bringing his new Shockwave to test. But more than that, it was an opportunity to get t
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26th July 2009 Blackheath

After Dunstable last weekend, yet another windy Blackheath. Ashley and Jade followed into some slo-mo flying without issue. I will have to figure out how to loosen up after the concentrated effort in order to avoid fatigue. It is a bit like remembering to breathe in the mega fly... Felix
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Flying at Stoney Cross

After acquiring my new vented B, I couldn't resist temptation and went flying to Stoney Cross a couple of times after work this week. I'm slowly getting used to the longer lines (120'). I've been using vented kite and race rods - a combination I couldn't understand when I first read about it, but in practice it just makes so much sense. I love my vented kite as it absorbs sudden changes in wind, it gives me more time to react and it's that much more stable. Inverted hover is coming along nicely,
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Brighton kite festival 2009

Despite the forecast Sunday morning looked quite promising as we loaded up the car and set off for Brighton. Only an hour and a half to Brighton and I actually quite enjoyed that drive. Going towards the kite festival surely had nothing to do with it! We pitched our little beach shelter in a corner out of way when Jonesey turned up and stated he's parking himself right in the middle of the field, with the rest of the guys following this trend. I couldn't be bothered to move all the stuff, so we
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12th July 2009

Windy on Blackheath, 12-18 mph today. Flying the 1.5 full vented trying to figure l/r arm transitions. Keeping the handle set in a forward flight mode I was finding some 'long' movements to maintain altitude with a precise stop without wobble. I wonder how anyone else can describe this 'snap' stop? Felix PS Please support Bristol 2009.... See the top of the thread at the following URL! http://www.revkites.com/forum/index.php?sh...amp;#entry54311
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Race rods in action

I had a really frustrating day today, chasing stupid insurance people to finally sort out my car, receiving the call from the garage saying that it may not be worth fixing... generally, just a rubbish day. Until this evening. I packed Cal's BB guns into the car so all he had to do when he came from school is change clothes and go. We then quickly picked up my hubby and by 6.15pm we were at Stoney Cross. I realised I should have brought a jacket, it was quite windy and really, really cold. Well,
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I just had to say....

YEAH! My race rods arrived this morning. Unfortunately, the weather has been rather rubbish so I didn't get a chance to try them out. I'm sure there'll be plenty of opportunity soon enough, though. I am SO happy.
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4-5th July 2009 Washington/Sunderland Friendship Festival

It was a great weekend on the Northern Area Playing Fields at Washington, Tyne and Wear. We flew eight and joined with Flying Squad/FLIC (Stephen, Susan/Ben, Caroline) and Mike Mossman for a 'mini' Mega Fly using the JMH Rev 1s and 1.5s with one of Mike's custom 1.5s. I hope that some images will be posted soon.
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What a beautiful day...

What a beautiful day Sunday was. 15mph SW winds, perfect for flying in Stokes Bay. As I've never been there before, hubby suggested we try to find it. Our son decided to be a miserable 14 year old and stay at home, so the two of us set off on our own. There was an accident on the motorway and we took a detour, but it turned out too many people had the same idea so we ended up stuck anyway. Hot and miserable in the car, with not much in the way of good music on the radio it looked like it was goi
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