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- From: jdc3538@ultb.isc.rit.edu (J.D. Cronin)
- Subject: Re: Stunt kite question
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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 22:05:54 GMT
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- In article <17653@umd5.umd.edu> jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu (Jeffrey C. Burka) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec21.013743.21060@ultb.isc.rit.edu> jdc3538@ultb.isc.rit.edu (J.D. Cronin) writes:
- >>
- >>A recently completed stunt kite flies OK except for one annoying
- >>quirk: If one line is pulled too far for a turn, the kite goes
- >>parallel to the wind and drops from the sky.
- >
- > (removed)
- >To some extent, it's the bridling. One thing you might try is to adjust
- >the length of your outhaul (aka "static line"). If you look at the bridle,
-
- Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try moving the bridle on the next windy day.
-
- >There are a bunch of books out there, including a few specializing on
- >stunt kites. One of the better books I've seen is the new translation
- >of "Stunt Kites to Make and Fly" by Nop Velthuizen and Servaas van der
- >Horst. Many of the other books which have gotten good review are in
- >German, with no translations currently available. However, the plans should
- >still be easy to follow if you've experience in building stunt kites.
-
- Could you tell us who carries the book? My 1991 Into The Wind catalog
- doesn't have it listed.
- >
- >Jeff
- >--
- >|Jeffrey C. Burka | "Show what you are / Be strong, be true |
- >| | Time for you to / Be who you are." |
- >|jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu | --Happy Rhodes |
-
- Thanks...Jim
-