I remember one day, we had our first plastic hi flyer kite, a 2 stick with flat wood sticks. It was breezy and i recall my mom calling us in for lunch, and the kite had 150 foot of line out, so we tied it to the swing set while we had sandwiches and soup. It was still flying when we came back out.
@billkuhl44210 ай бұрын
Thank you sharing that memory.
@richardhayman4868Ай бұрын
From what I could tell, it looks like you were flying in an aerodynamic bowl...frequently difficult to lift out of those things and get up to good air.
@HollisSankar5 ай бұрын
Well done Bill. Lesson ...keep trying and you will succeed. Lovely Physics in action.
@billkuhl4425 ай бұрын
Thank you, I will
@daffers23453 ай бұрын
I just bought a box kite. I've wanted to learn to fly one since I was a young kid. We had kites, but they were rhe delta style because those are easy to fly. I hope I can learn without getting too discouraged!
@billkuhl4423 ай бұрын
I do not think the box kite is hard to fly it all but it takes a good deal of wind to get it to climb, I fly mine last Saturday.
@billkuhl4424 жыл бұрын
Yes this kite is rather heavy and not too much surface area.
@danokitemano93163 жыл бұрын
Even so, the winds you had showed to be enough. Maybe it was too turbulent right there to get a clean launch wind. Any kite can be fickle if there's muddy wind.
@Jonas-jt8vs Жыл бұрын
cool. my sons and i are just getting into kites
@adambamf9365Ай бұрын
its funny you know when you fly a kite it is about being satisfied with your flight
@aeromodeller14 жыл бұрын
I have square box kites like that one. Sometimes flown on the diagonal, sometimes flown flat. I stand it on its tail and unreel a hundred feet or so of line, keeping tension in the line to keep the kite from blowing over, then a quick pull gets it up out of the slow ground air into the faster air above. Box kites are generally heavy and need more wind than flat kites.
@chaseedwardsedwards5404 жыл бұрын
Not nessary. Not all box kites can handle strong winds especially those that carry the wings
@johnkelston-merrett12114 жыл бұрын
The mistake people often make is not to let out enought line when trying to get the kite up of the ground.
@Snag30M12 жыл бұрын
Looks like Sugar Loaf to me! Im about 50 miles south of Lacrosse. Go up to Winona 4 or 5 times a year! Nice box kite Bull!
@billkuhl4422 жыл бұрын
Correct
@urtfools10 ай бұрын
that was frickin awesome. Thanks Bill
@RR_DM5 ай бұрын
Please 🐝 careful!! Have fun
@ethanh65574 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bill, great video!
@Foggghunter3 жыл бұрын
Dry eyes? Clear eyes!
@chaseedwardsedwards540 Жыл бұрын
Adujust the bridle on the kite It is a possibility the bridle is too low If the bridle is too low the kite will give trouble in ascending .
@billkuhl442 Жыл бұрын
It might help but the kite is rather heavy. It does wonderful in strong wind.