Date: 12/26/2011 Place: 100 Acres Park, Moorhead, MN Kites: Rev 1.5-b "Sunset" 4-wrap on 70' Wind: 15 to 30 mph, W Weather: Cloudy, 48º 23 flights at $14/flight |
Monday, December 26, 2011
Happy Boxing Day! (Stand-by For a Bit of Turbulence)
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Christmas Nirvana!
Date: 12/25/2011 Place: 100 Acres Park, Moorhead, MN Kites: Nirvana on 100' Wind: 6 to 8 mph, SW Weather: Cloudy, 41º |
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Silent Night Flying
Date: 12/24/2011 Place: 100 Acres Park, Moorhead, MN Kites: Rev 1.5-b "Sunset" 4-wrap on 70' Wind: 8 to 14 mph, W Weather: Sunset, 39º 22 flights at $14.64/flight |
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Happy Winter Solstice!
Date: 12/22/2011 Place: 100 Acres Park, Moorhead, MN Kites: Rev 1.5 "Hawk" 3-wrap on 70' Wind: 6 to 10 mph, W Weather: Sunny, 38º 17 flights at $15.18/flight |
Happy Solstice! The sun is coming back again and the days will become longer.
Variety makes flying kites fun and flying a kite I haven't flown for a while is makes it so I never get tierd of this sport. The sun lit up the black and red colors of this kite so that it looked very striking flying through the deep blue winter sky. This kite has a different feel to it than the vented Rev. It feels more lively, more responsive to gusts, and less forgiving -- but definitely still lots of fun to fly.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Last Day at Microsoft
Date: 12/21/2011 Place: 100 Acres Park, Moorhead, MN Kites: Rev 1.5-b "Sunset" 4-wrap on 70' Wind: 9 to 14 mph, NE Weather: Sunny, 36º 21 flights at $15.33/flight |
I practiced infinity-signs and bow-ties (infinities with extra small loops in the center). The sun was somewhat in my eyes, but that made the sunset colors of my kite shimmer and look great.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
The Wind and Sun at My Back (at a Microsoft Field)
Date: 12/18/2011, Sunday Place: Microsoft Field, Fargo, ND Kites: Rev 1.5-b "Sunset" 4-wrap on 70' Wind: 8 to 14 mph, SW Weather: Sunny, 46º 20 flights at $16.1/flight |
The wind was very nice for the Sunset Rev. The sun and the wind (of course) were at my back. I did a lot of the usual flying. I worked a bit on hovering upside down and then sliding the kite sideways left and right -- a hard skill. Flying up and then (with no spinning at all) down at different slanting angles worked well today.
And, no, I didn't break any Windows at Microsoft!
Saturday, December 17, 2011
A Jacob's Ladder Monster
Date: 12/17/2011 Place: 100 Acres Park, Moorhead, MN Kites: Nirvana on 100 Wind: 6 to 8 mph, W Weather: Sunny Sunset, 35º |
My Nirvana kite was a Jacob's Ladder and Back Spin "monster" today (monster in a good way). Those two tricks went very well today. I only did one so-so slot machine. That trick is going to need a lot of work. I wore some new winter gloves and they seemed warm enough for at least today's temperature and wind.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Is it Spring Again Already?
Date: 12/11/2011 Place: 100 Acres Park, Moorhead, MN Kites: 4d on 12' Wind: 0 to 1.5 mph, NW Weather: Sunny, 44º |
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Happy Birthday Ron!
Date: 12/10/2011 Place: 100 Acres Park, Moorhead, MN Kites: Rev 1.5 "Hawk" 3-wrap on 70' Wind: 5 to 9 mph, SW Weather: Sunny, 36º 16 flights at $16.13/flight |
Ron was my 1st best friend until I was 10 and we moved from Livingston to Bozeman, MT. I still remember when his birthday is.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Infinity Plus or Bow Ties or Lazy 8s
Date: 12/3/2011 Place: 100 Acres Park, Moorhead, MN Kites: Rev 1.5-b "Sunset" 4-wrap on 70' Wind: 8 to 12 mph, NW Weather: Cloudy, 30º 19 flights at $16.95/flight |
I think that soon it will be too cold to fly outside in the Fargo/Moorhead area, though at least for now there is no snow on the ground.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)