Big kites, big tails, and a (crazy) Octopus

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Big kites, big tails, and a (crazy) Octopus

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Күн бұрын

My 2,121st kite video. Another short fly in a gap in our unfavourable winter weather.
Anyone wanting to check out all my "How to..." videos on various aspects of kite-flying can now find them all easily on my Playlist at / jimskitesnz .

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@cyntil4362 Ай бұрын

Very nice display Jim...the music really adds to the calmness of the DC's flight...although, that octopus' performance at the end there was pretty wild!..

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

It was the wildest that I've seen with an Octopus. But that older type is only a good flier in near=perfect wind, unlike my newer Octopuses, which are super-good fliers.

@craigh3381 Ай бұрын

Thanks Jim for another fine display...gotta love those box designs.

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

Those Sun Oak kites are very good, Craig. They have been in and out of production several times, and I don't know if they are currently available, but I'm happy to have mine.

@gregr.9643 Ай бұрын

@@JimNicholls I have 3 Sun Oak kites and the all are good flyers. I like that they are made right here in the U.S. Excellent construction, spars are made from Basswood, grown on their farm, which is unusual. I was recently trying to look at their website and had no luck getting on. Apparently they are on hiatus which I've seen before, or given up making kites altogether. I have also sent texts to certain people there with no response. Hopefully, they're just taking a break. It would be a shame to lose another quality kite maker.

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

@gregr.9643 I agree, Greg. But I have the impression they may have stopped permanently this time. Their kite-making seems to have been as much a hobby as a money-making endeavor, and they never made large numbers of anything. I'm glad I've got mine. I have a French Military from them also, which I don't often fly.

@longbeachpeninsulawaphotos Ай бұрын

What an interesting octopus. With all of that movemdent it was FUN to watch; not knowing what it would do next. What wonderful ocean waves. They look like ours here (Ha,Ha) on a nicce Summer day.

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

They are the same waves, of course, just on the opposite side of the same ocean. They may have originated in the same spot, somewhere in the middle!

@SingaporeCityWalks Ай бұрын

The untamed monster was fun to watch from the comfort of my home. You must be hectically trying to tame it. Put it in your storage till it learns to behave. A nice fly day as the fog didn't come in.

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

I was pleased that the fog behaved better than the Octopus. Some days that could be really nice are spoiled when the fog rolls in.

@julianamartinvlog Ай бұрын

Hi Jim Wonderful day for the kites fly high 2:15 impressive Thank you 2:39

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ronstewart9792 Ай бұрын

Very cool Jim. I have never seen an octopus get that wild. LOL. Ron

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

It was a very sudden transformation, Ron, but that type of Octopus is never happy unless the wind is perfect. The newer Octopus design from Ma Chinghua is far superior, and I've never had mine misbehave.

@user-ce7ic1ze2u Ай бұрын

Nice!

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

Thanks, Evan!

@NB_KITES Ай бұрын

best..the tail looks interesting i really like it

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

Those tails are really good, but the company that made them closed down a few years ago.

@deweygravesjr.122 Ай бұрын

Nice video Jim. The bubble tails are cool. I wonder why the octopus went crazy? I'm glad it didn't take the Deltas down. Thanks Jim!

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

Those tails are great, Dewey, and another example of what a loss the closure of Gomberg Kites was.

@kiteflyingdownunder....car6272 Ай бұрын

Like the Delta design the Conyne kite is hard to beat for reliable flying and versatility to add tails etc. I wonder if the Octopus was just feeling the cold winter wind.

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

It's got colder since then, Carl. Frosty mornings again for a while instead of the rain, I think.

@SMALLsails Ай бұрын

Good looking kites with great tails. Sometimes small octopuses behave that way, I think it was trying to get released?

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

It may indeed have wanted to escape, and I've never seen it fly so wildly before. But it's not good at coping with strong or gusty wind, unlike my newer Octopuses which handle almost anything.

@AwwsmGaurav Ай бұрын

Hey Jim, I have been watching your videos for a while now, they always give me really nice chill vibe... I can't really catch every video tbh... But i love when I do. I'm not really familiar to kites, and thought lets give this a go, but I don't understand which one to get, I need something that is decently sized and easy to fly as a beginner, and should be portable, easy and quick to fold up to keep in car's boot, and be carry able attached to backpack if not in it... If you read this, please recommend a kite, and thanks for getting me into kite flying hobby!

@AwwsmGaurav Ай бұрын

There are many kites in India but they are very hard to learn to fly because they are just handmade by sticks and paper... I'll get one from Amazon.

@cyntil4362 Ай бұрын

A nice delta would probably fill that wish?..

@Me-4766 Ай бұрын

In my opinion, a delta in the 6 to 9 foot range are very easy to fly and relatively cheap to buy.

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

Like the other people who've commented, I think a good delta would probably be the best kite to start with, but I don't know a specific one on Amazon that I could recommend. I haven't bought kites from there. I hope you have a lot of fun with whatever you buy.

@michael22846 Ай бұрын

Hi Jim, these Octopus kites seem to be quite delicate reaching their upper end of wind range. I have two of the Emma Octopusses in 10 an 15 m length and both of them tend to be dancing when the wind becomes too strong. Otherwise they are absolutely perfect flyers and uncomplicated in use. On this years Kieflers Meeting on Fano/Denmark I didn't even unpack them because of too strong or too low windspeeds.

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

Yes, Michael, those kites have very definite wind limits, and once the limit is exceeded they become very badly behaved. In the right breeze, however, they fly happily all day and are great kites as you say. I don't fly the 15m one very often, but it makes a great show and I must get it in the air again soon.

@jaco177 Ай бұрын

@@JimNicholls i don't know. those are the least attractive octopus kites as their shape just looks like an afterthought and not really octopus-like. a much better design are the ones designed by Ma Qinghua which i've seen in your other vids.

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

@jaco177 The Ma Qinghua kites are the best available, great fliers and better by far in my opinion than the more expensive ones from Peter Lynn Kites, which are basically line laundry anyway. The older Chinese ones like the one in this video were good for their time and price, but outdated now for sure.

@jaco177 Ай бұрын

@@JimNicholls thanks for the reply and love your vids. i've got one of Ma's on order and not needing a lifter is a huge bonus but it's kinda surprising that they're not offered in more color combos. i've got a couple of 12 meter line laundry types that i'll be flying for the first time this weekend. they are the best looking IMO and have so much more color variety.

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

@@jaco177 The colour range of the Ma kites is certainly limited. However, Kaixuan Kites (official makers) offer them in custom colours, albeit at an increased price, which I guess is to be expected, and still better value than the PLK products.

@kenkingsflyingmachines2382 Ай бұрын

What happened with the octopus? Was the wind just too strong/weak/gusty? I really like those big conye kites.

@JimNicholls Ай бұрын

Not sure, but I think that kite, unlike my newer and better Octopuses, can't cope with higher winds, and the breeze had certainly increased at that time.