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.

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.

Well done Bill. Lesson ...keep trying and you will succeed. Lovely Physics in action.

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!

Yes this kite is rather heavy and not too much surface area.

cool. my sons and i are just getting into kites

its funny you know when you fly a kite it is about being satisfied with your flight

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.

The mistake people often make is not to let out enought line when trying to get the kite up of the ground.

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!

that was frickin awesome. Thanks Bill

Please 🐝 careful!! Have fun

Thanks Bill, great video!

Dry eyes? Clear eyes!

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 .

what kind of reel do you use?

Is ki talawen/not kese bandte hy

Hahahaha