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Let's Go Fly a Kite
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Күн бұрынWith the winds too high we broke out some stunt kites to fly.
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@DanielSponholz 6 жыл бұрын
Good job Keegz! Thanks Flite Test for being such gracious hosts and letting Keegan and the rest of the UND Drone Racing team spend some time at FTHQ.
@Ritlee 6 жыл бұрын
Although a little more complicated, I find the four line kites much easier to fly. They're easier because they launch easier, even if it's upside down you can get it in the air.
@debartellomartinez7214 3 жыл бұрын
beer out loud !
@earthsciteach 6 жыл бұрын
Great to see Keegan on an episode! He is already quite an accomplished young man. He's finishing his first year at UND studying commercial aviation (I believe), is already a licensed private pilot, was in charge of the 100%+ Cri Cri build at FT '15, is a musician and a really nice guy!
@desertweasel6965 8 ай бұрын
I just got a beginner kite, the Prism jazz sport kite. You don't realize just how addicting this is until you get some good winds. It is such a blast. The Prism kites can take a direct crash into granite at 60 mph and be just fine. I've crashed it straight down into rocks and it didn't even scratch it. The point is, start with a less expensive ( although very nice) beginner sport kite to learn how to fly and so you don't damage a more expensive kite. I've only been flying mine a couple weeks and I am ready to graduate to one of these foil kites.
@efremendez 6 жыл бұрын
Also called power kites. I had a 2.5 size from another brand. Super fun
@sleuth2077 4 жыл бұрын
No this is not a power kite. Close, but not the same thing.
@markthomas3853 6 жыл бұрын
great idea... I used to fly stunt kites, only did the air foils once but you're right they do pack up nice and small... I had a few smaller to mid sized stunt kites with spars... I love the ripping sound they make... I'll have to pull mine out and go flying again...
@Stevo71 6 жыл бұрын
I have the Prism Snapshot in 1.2m and 2.5m spans and an old 2m framed-kite. The framed-kite is super fast and maneuverable but a bit more work to get set up, launch solo and doesn't pack down as small as the foil kites. But for all out power and ease of use, the foil kites are the way to go. Also, as someone below me mentioned... try kite-buggying!
@cabbycabby1770 6 жыл бұрын
Love kite flying. Flew some kites at Kitty Hawk two years ago. Tons of fun.
@UncleManuel 6 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of the fun I had over 10 years ago! A friend of mine took me to a kite spot (just a big meadow in the middle of Bavaria) and I've got fixed on the power these kites develop just by harnessing the wind. I bought a PowerKites Beamer 3 (3.0 m²) and pulled the crap out of it up to 6 bft! And I've done some stupid sh*t like kiting large snowkites (North Husky LTD 9,3) at 5 bft gusting up to 7 bft - the result was the fastest 25 meter run of my life, followed by dirty clothes and a muscle fiber rupture in my left triceps... :-p
@didactylos4diddy474 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent alternative for when the wind isn't playing nice for flying. I'd love to see a sports kite fitted with a camera. Not FPV just the more traditional kite camera rig. They have the power certainly and though not as stable as a traditional lifting kite, could give great video or stills.
@algodude8713 6 жыл бұрын
I just realised Mary Poppins reference
@steveg6600 4 жыл бұрын
I just got my 140 with 20' tail and had a great time. Your video was great and informative on everything needed to get the kite in the air.
@banddad5011 6 жыл бұрын
Our whole family flies stunt and traction kites!! They drag us across the beach and we love it!
@jasetheace71 6 жыл бұрын
Wow.....just wow, i've had a flexifoil sky-tiger for about 10 years, she's my baby and i fly her when i can. She's a high-aspect-ratio wing, FOUR string, which means she has brakes :-) 30sq-ft....she drags me down the beach and i love it. So pleased you've coverd kiting :-) Oh yeah....i can dive her at the ground, pull the brakes and she will stop mid-air...then gently start to raise. I also don't need to go to the outer eqinox to land her, pull both brakes evenly and just "flutter" straight down. Para-gliding is my next step :-)
@colinbarnes705 Жыл бұрын
I remember my uncle Kurt flying a Prism from Klig's Kites at Myrtle Beach state park about 15 years ago. He handed me the strings and I almost got pulled into the sky!
@chriscrawford1958 6 жыл бұрын
You inspired me. I dug out a little two-line stunt kite I’ve had for almost 35yrs. New string and its back in the air after sitting in a box for almost 30 years!!! Oh yeah, I ordered a 2.5meter parafoil that came in today! Should be fun when it’s too windy for the Mavic Air. Still need to try a fixed wing.
@rclatebloomer7880 6 жыл бұрын
I remember back in the 80's we bought these kites called 'Skynosaurs" also with two strings and you could control them, and they had these long tails like the ones used in dogfighting, they were awesome like these ones on the episode, great one, by the way! Cheers!
@kdobson83 6 жыл бұрын
Josh, you been workin out? Looked like you had some guns flyin that kite!
@iflyitfpv9224 6 жыл бұрын
I can’t wait for flite fest in Ohio, I’m going for my 12th birthday!
@EverythingDigital5779 6 жыл бұрын
nice : )
@joshuamelvin 6 жыл бұрын
Look forward to seeing you brother! And happy birthday! :)
@VegitoTheBest 4 жыл бұрын
Now your 13
@capricol9938 2 жыл бұрын
Now ur 16
@iflyitfpv9224 2 жыл бұрын
@@capricol9938 dude 4 years ago that’s crazy!!!!
@Hoomi2 6 жыл бұрын
Our RC club had a "Farewell Snowbird Members" picnic last weekend, and the winds were too much for all but the most daring of flyers (only plane I saw getting flown was a wing), but I had my Revolution EXP in the car, and had some nice flying time with it. Still building proficiency on the quad line, but it's a kick.
@ruedogs 6 жыл бұрын
I love wind !! I know you have done a sloap soaring episodes . But one major version of slope soaring that you havnt coverd and is grossly under known about is dynamic soaring please show the world thae craziest most brutal version of rc flight !
@scoodles93 6 жыл бұрын
Rc kite?!?!? Never thought of that one Before
@l4tr7 6 жыл бұрын
I used to do this but fell in love with quads
@bringamosa8480 6 жыл бұрын
Time for some K.A.P. episodes now. Kite Aerial Photography
@lyingcat9022 3 жыл бұрын
Just bought 4 Prisms from REI today! Big sale day for their anniversary. Got a small and a large single liner and 2 of those stunt kites :) The 140 and the 170! Looks like a 8 knot wind off Lake Washington tomorrow. I really hope it’s a good day to go fly!
@ROG-ht5cz 6 жыл бұрын
Mary Poppins references on point.
@nickademuss42 6 жыл бұрын
I have several Prism kites they seem well built and if you shop around quite cheap
@nanettebarling1222 4 жыл бұрын
Never had the problem with twists winding it the other way. It twists on then untwists off. I have that same kite! So fun.
@tylerramey797 6 жыл бұрын
MORE KITE VIDS! Please? KZfaq doesn't have many. And what it does have are low quality.
@canyonbeater 3 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a Flite Test quality video on the 2 line sport kites and / or the 4 line Revolution kites.
@getdavemoore 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid, reignited my excitement for kiting AND nuggets of tips!
@rosedruid 6 жыл бұрын
I always throw a stunt kite in with my travel planes just to make sure I can get something in the air.
@nathansutter 6 жыл бұрын
It's so funny you just posted this, I was just out yesterday flying my kite. I have a couple that I keep in my car for days that it's too windy to fly my drone. But I have got some cool Drone footage of my friend flying the Kite and me zipping around with the Drone
@air-headedaviator1805 6 жыл бұрын
To windy for planes but not kwads!? Y’all outa try harder for my fixed wing loves! Why not explore that High speed slope soaring concept from 5 years ago?
@archiguitarchi 6 жыл бұрын
I've been flying stunt kites since the 80's. Great fun. You need to try the wings too because you can land them and take off again. They are much more elegant than the parafoil types. Someday you'll read the question I sent months ago asking you when you'll put an electric motor on a delta or wing type stunt kite. It's a project I've been pondering but I don't know how I'll steer the thing.
@robertlunsford1350 6 жыл бұрын
I have a 12M wind surfing kite. Traction kites are a blast.
@nicholassheldon8638 6 жыл бұрын
I love trick kites! I flew it once right before a hurricane in the obx and it lifted me off the ground and flew me quite a ways 😂. I still enjoy them whenever there's a strong wind
@Dontbeweakvato 6 жыл бұрын
I wish you had a complete beginner's guide to getting into stunt kites they look cool that is something I would like to try. Now I need to find information about all of it
@navigator902 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent content again... I'm now an avid kite flyer with a variety of styles and types, extreme fun....
@tomholmez1236 6 жыл бұрын
i have a symphony 1.8, absolutely love it, it has been all over the world with me, england, france, spain, australia and new zealand. Would highly recomend buying one
@RWHITT 6 жыл бұрын
You will remind many of their kiting days and hopefully inspire some to get out and try it.......a long time ago now but I flew everything...single line, Indian fighters, stunt and quads, power....all amazing fun :)
@thenatedog 6 жыл бұрын
$46 bucks!! what the....buying
@SyphenHouse 6 жыл бұрын
Yep... Ordered a Prism Synapse 170 because of this video. Flew it for the first time today. Totally worth it! Had a blast in 10kt gusting 14kt.
@averagerider92 5 жыл бұрын
@@SyphenHouse fun I just got some, I knew about them but didnt care for them, I wish i did much earlier in life.
@walkstheman98 4 жыл бұрын
I was given one as a kid, this guy was in the park flying a huge one, and he told me he had a beginners kite. He taught me with that one, and told me to practice for a few days, and he told me he would be back to get it later in the week. I showed up every day, for like a month, and he never showed. A few months later he drove by and waved, since he didn't stop to get it back, I knew it was mine lol
@TezNguyen 4 жыл бұрын
@@walkstheman98 mad lad...made a kid smile and gave him memories
@michaelbaker4575 6 жыл бұрын
"...up to the highest heights!"
@daveeckblad 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome seeing you guys demoing these! My first 2-string was the Hotdog kite from Into The Wind. A really really good starter kite. The delta style stunt trick kites are also super fun!
@Total46 2 жыл бұрын
Hawaii Into the wind? Or someplace else?
@daveeckblad 2 жыл бұрын
@@Total46 The Into the Wind business that I know is in Boulder Colorado and they have a website by the same name.
@robmacfpv 6 жыл бұрын
I have the synapse 140 it’s a fun kite. Even more fun with a big tail! Amazon has some cheap. I fly a 20 ft but they make them much bigger!
@raymondo162 4 жыл бұрын
silverware for the world's biggest kite still rests in new zealand, i believe
@andrevanschaijk885 6 жыл бұрын
Next step four line kites so you can do some jumps
@cerfvolant11 4 жыл бұрын
Add a Prism 75ft striped tail and get 150% more fun! Silly, stupid, laugh out loud fun!
@wj8678 3 жыл бұрын
I love my prism kites!
@matad311 6 жыл бұрын
So i just got into kites just a year a go and i my first fun kite is a Prism quantum and i love it and so much fun. I always keep in under the back seat in my truck so if i do end up going some where i know i can always have some cool to fly.
@drwtrex 6 жыл бұрын
Love prism kites I have a 5 m and a 2.5 with a 100 ft. Tail it is awesome to fly....
@kevinmasters7189 6 жыл бұрын
Wow what a coincidence. I just bought both my kids stunt kites 2 days ago. Theyre cheaper ones but still dual strings and alot of fun!
@josiploncar2273 4 жыл бұрын
How much did you pay and where did you buy them
@kevinmasters7189 4 жыл бұрын
@@josiploncar2273 I actually bought them at a hobbyshop in Strasburg Ohio called magic hobbies. Can't remember what I paid now but they were fairly cheap from what I remember. They should have a website. I bought ours in person
@kevinmasters7189 4 жыл бұрын
@@josiploncar2273 wow I just checked online to give you a link to their website and it says account suspended. I know they're still in business. They have a Facebook page also.
@josiploncar2273 4 жыл бұрын
@@kevinmasters7189 ohh it doesn't matter but thanks for trying to help
@josiploncar2273 4 жыл бұрын
@@kevinmasters7189 thanks but I that is really far away from where I live
@keegansponholz9260 6 жыл бұрын
Oh hey!
@rmdcade1717 6 жыл бұрын
Always good to see the Sponholzes on the channel. :)
@chibineo24 6 жыл бұрын
Kites are awesome, especially if they generate awesome lift... just be careful of your landing
@nicoclement2098 4 жыл бұрын
great video! I just bought a Synapse kite on Amazon and I can't wait to fly it, great tips too
@andrewdutton3831 3 жыл бұрын
4:01 Krusty the Clown.
@mehulanand8623 5 жыл бұрын
Have you guys ever flown a traditional square kite??
@alexdavidsantiago3955 6 жыл бұрын
When the nitro beguinner series with the ultra stick comes, I need troobleshooting on muy avistar elite that just dies in mid flight, it has a nice mix and enough fuel
@fpvlegion 6 жыл бұрын
GET a BUGGY and go kitebuggy!!!
@AlexJoneses 6 жыл бұрын
wow josh's new beard is looking nice!
@stephenbillings 6 жыл бұрын
Beeing a kite flyer, hearing the lines whistle, means you were realy getting pull.
@markkmiecik9797 6 жыл бұрын
You need to check out quad-line framed kites. You'll be amazed at the amount of control possible. Google "revolution kites" and watch some vids.
@carazo321 4 жыл бұрын
You want to feel power? Get on a kiting rig! I started on a 3m now have a 7m a 10m and a 13 for light days.
@SyphenHouse 6 жыл бұрын
If I wanted to eventually get into kiteboarding (water or snow), would a dual line kite like that be worth getting for learning the kite initially when starting with zero experience?
@AliBFPV 6 жыл бұрын
Syphen House yeh it would. But maybe get a 2 line foil Kite but with a bar instead of handles. Much more relevant
@AliBFPV 6 жыл бұрын
Kiteboarding is 80% Kite skills. 20% board
@DarknessNam 6 жыл бұрын
You’d be much better off with a quad line foil kits. The bottom pair give you brakes and the ability to completely stall the kite. This can be necessary for safety. Make sure you equip them with kite killers too. I use mine for kite boarding with rollerblades and a skateboard. I run anything from 1.5 sq metres to a 10 sq. Metre sepending on wind conditions. Have fun!
@Sty1a 6 жыл бұрын
When i was 14 years old i had a 3 meter delta Kite on the beach i could do 15-20 meter leaps by flying in and out of the wind window :D
@jamey909 5 жыл бұрын
Lovely aerosol trails in the sky.
@RobertLErwinJr0224 6 жыл бұрын
Wow, yo dude... I never thought about the mechanics of kite flying! I just learned something new today Josh... nice video!
@EhhPope 5 жыл бұрын
Welp. Haven’t built a plane yet. But planning on. Buying a kite after this vid 😂
@mylesspear 6 жыл бұрын
FliteTest could you explain the wind window more? How do you know when you find one?
@joshuamelvin 6 жыл бұрын
Myles Spear lol. Guess I overdid that a bit. :)
@mylesspear 6 жыл бұрын
Josh Bixler all good!
@aidanfarley9566 6 жыл бұрын
75mph winds here in Denver. I think that's too much for a kite.
@Lucas_Schaar 6 жыл бұрын
What is that plane hanging above the x-vert on the wall behind you in the beginning? A new FT design?! PS just bought an x-vert and it is awesome!
@brubakerjm 6 жыл бұрын
That is a Strix Nano Goblin from ReadyMadeRC which they custom painted. They did an episode on it, I believe.
@Lucas_Schaar 6 жыл бұрын
Jacob Brubaker thank you! I thought the fuselage looked a little too rounded to be dtfb
@Kevin-pd5xh 4 жыл бұрын
You think that if you jumped off a roof it would work like a parachute?
@neonuser456 4 жыл бұрын
no 😂
@adayinthelife5772 6 жыл бұрын
Get a mountain board for some real fun
@davidwim 6 жыл бұрын
Once it crashes it’s useless like the brick phone.😂😂😂
@hellacooltommy 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I bought the synapse 140 after watching this and my kids and I love it. Thinking about getting the 200. Is it worth it?
@RepublicStuds 6 жыл бұрын
I’m Mary poppins y’all
@hugoyoung4890 6 жыл бұрын
HISHE?
@xxXtomn14756Xxx 5 жыл бұрын
I've got a flexifoil 4m and fly it in around 15-20 mph winds takes you off the ground to around 10-20 feet that's some fun
@eric4079 6 жыл бұрын
you guys should put josh scott on a kite board!!
@kentuckybluegrass8695 4 жыл бұрын
Perfect wind for that kite. I have the same one and flew into 35 to 40 mph gust. I had to sit and got drug, I was doing some 3 ft jumps through the power window it’s an absolute blast
@kalumleboe284 2 жыл бұрын
Me and my friends just put our kites on fishing rods and then battle them in the air
@jc-aquatics191 6 жыл бұрын
Looks like a mini parachute
@matthewkunz3887 6 жыл бұрын
What are you going to do about the sec 336 problem?
@fetymann 6 жыл бұрын
Because of this video, I bought a Prism Tantrum 220 and some Peter Lynn padded wrist straps on Amazon. Just waiting for decent wind now. :(
@immie7278 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome guys!!
@sk8force419 6 жыл бұрын
Kite Test
@robertwren2289 3 жыл бұрын
I have the 1.9 still in the package, so on the next windy day, I'm going to take it up.
@hopewellsmit7819 2 жыл бұрын
now folks look at your gains in arm muscles
@johnw889 3 жыл бұрын
What size kite is suitable for a six year old?
@sirsparv6427 6 жыл бұрын
I fly a Revolution 1.5 RX. It was about 380 dollars. I also compete with a prism quantum special edition.
@debartellomartinez7214 3 жыл бұрын
then make a video, who gives a damn
@sirsparv6427 3 жыл бұрын
@@debartellomartinez7214 bruh this was 3 years ago lolol
@m0ther_bra1ned12 6 жыл бұрын
I've seen these at Myrtle Beach when we go every year. They look like tons of fun. I have a growing kite collection. Might have to get one of these some day. XD
@nap7725 6 жыл бұрын
Do a video on fixed stunt kites, or even the 4 string ones! Good video you all (btw try to fpv them)
@sebweb2492 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know how but you make that 200 look small, and I have a 200 and it’s not small, compared to the synapse 140, just wow 😯 (200 6ft and 140 4ft)
@dannuttle9005 4 жыл бұрын
"gusting to 40 knots" I have a 200, and from my own personal, painful experience, I would never put that kite in the air if there were gusts that strong. It has yanked me forward and slammed me into the ground. I no longer put the loops over my wrists because of that incident. If I hold them, I can quickly let go of one in an emergency. I also have a 140 that I can safely fly even when the gusts are so strong that the wind itself is pushing me forward.
@scalerc2842 6 жыл бұрын
strap 3 drones together in a triangle and have 3 pilots work as one live the trojan episode bur this time you have your own done to control
@Catiadr 3 жыл бұрын
Try flying the kites wearing fpv goggles, it is a blast! Just stick an aio vtx on the kite.
@algodude8713 6 жыл бұрын
I love those things
@markfannin3975 2 жыл бұрын
Should make more of these type of videos. Wouldn't it be cool to tie a camera on the kite and get a high view of the area... .just sayin'. Great tips on flying the kite. Many thanks.
@karlihrig3301 6 жыл бұрын
Take some kiteboarding lessons. You’ll love it!
@NETBotic 6 жыл бұрын
Lol I was literally just looking at these yesterday thinking about making an RC paraglider.
@KylesWalk2Fame 6 жыл бұрын
Great stuff!! Way to find good content even in less than favorable fixed wing weather!!
@kapukruisers4874 3 жыл бұрын
I have a 5m, 10m Sling shot. Then I have a 10m Ozone. Then my Liquid Force 8m, 10m, 12m water kites. Pair any of those with a Libre Kite buggy with Bigfoot tires your off and running.
@andrewstotty1146 4 ай бұрын
Love this fun video
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