Wizard! That was the most elegant and graceful performance I have seen in a while. Lovely area indeed, and you drew a small crowd. Thank you for uploading that video; I shall add a few more views to your stats.
Marilyn made those tails from strips of polyester sewn together. They are flat (ribbon) tails made for lightness and shorter than we would normally use. Sometimes we use tubular tails for better effect but they produce more drag. Do not connect tails to the bottom of the kite because the drag will alter how the kite flies. Instead, make a loop around where the spine and bottom spreaders cross at the T piece, hang it out the back and connect you tail there. Sorry but we Don’t sell kites or accessories. Please check out your local kite retailer. 😀
Thank you for your comments. Here is a reply I gave to others on this channel further down ...You can buy rip stop nylon from good kite shops or chandlers/sailmakers. It is usually 1½ metres wide. you then decide how long you want each section. We prefer ribbon (flat) tails as opposed to tubes because they are lighter. We use pinking shears to cut each strip - they won't last as long as hemming each tail before fraying but much longer than straight cutting and we have so many that we circulate ..... The next question is length? If you are only using 100ft (30metre) lines then 70 ft max - especially more so if you are not using a full size, team kite. Be aware that the tails come out a long way down the field behind the kites and you should be wary of other people and careful not to overfly roads. NEVER fly upwind of electrical power lines. We aim to have our tails about 8cm wide to give good visibility and keep down the weight. Do not connect tails to the bottom of the kite because the drag will alter how the kite flies. Instead, make a loop around where the spine and bottom spreaders cross at the T piece, hang it out the back and connect you tail there. Sorry but we Don’t sell kites or accessories. Please check out your local kite retailer.
Unbelievably beautiful and skilful performance, hats off! Do the lines of both kites really cross each other? How long did it take you to get to this level of flying? Anyway, thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for you comments. Yes the lines do cross - they are slippy and ride over each other - this does not work so well with cheap or old lines. I can teach the basics in a few lessons starting without tails and the rest comes down to how many hours you want to put in each week. There are various moves all strung together and you can hear me calling them out and when to turn as we go. All learners are surprised by the amount of exhausting concentration that is required at the beginning but it always ends in a tremendous buzz.
Yesterday we tried to cross the lines of two kites and to manoeuvre on the opposite sides of each other. It's a bit tricky at the beginning but a lot of fun (and adrenaline) after all. Thanks for your assurance that this technique is viable!
From watching your video, I can see that you have good control. Stand side by side and, with the right side person leading (Number 1), have the left hand person (Number two) follow whilst flying a large infinity (Figure eight). Use the whole of the window. It is VERY important that when flying an infinity that the kites go DOWNWARDS at the outside of the window - that's clockwise on the right and counter-clockwise on the left. When trying the manoeuvre where the kites cross in the middle the number one should be the highest kite. Please use our website to let me know how you get on - kitedisplays.co.uk I will be pleased to answer questions.
Very nice respite from my outside chores and the heat of the day. (brickwork with my husband...ugh) So was nice to come in and see this..Fuengirola...? Not up on my geography...where is this? looks like perfect wind conditions ... lovely to watch and had a cool drink. Turned up the volume to hear the surf. Her phone sure did a swell job (as did she) in capturing this..perfect!
That's not a nice way to talk about your husband - lol! Fuengirola is in southern Spain about twenty minutes drive south of Malaga - About halfway between Malaga and Marbella (Where the rich people reside!). Jane (See video below, same part of beach but with wind blowing the other way) was the manager of the house we rented - I taught her to fly sport kites whilst we were there - yet another video I didn't get around to posting! I got Marilyn to fly around first so that I knew it would fit in the frame, then got Jane to use my iPhone to film us both. ua-cam.com/video/XQD5rdbuNcA/v-deo.html
I couldn't let him go it alone, now could I? It's 90 degrees Fahrenheit this week. Oddest autumn in a long time. But it was good to prolong getting outside things done. The hillside where I fly is loaded with concert goers..so might as well make chores while I wait for them to clear... I have some adjustments to make on the Drake..and am anxious to try it out again... In the meantime...glad you got away to someplace sunny and lovely..great share!
I am in America...In the Midwest rural area of Ohio.. Since this last post...Temps have dropped to 30 degrees Farenheit and wind is raging..Still not good weather to get anything aloft... Hope you are having better luck..
American eh? - That explains why your geography needs improving. Don't worry, at school I couldn't even find the Geography classroom! Weather today has been windless and about 1° Centigrade. Looks better for tomorrow (Monday) so will probably get in a few hours locally - I am determined to enjoy my retirement - don't have much money but do have lots of time!
You can buy rip stop nylon from good kite shops or chandlers/sailmakers. It is usually 1½ metres wide. you then decide how long you want each section. We prefer ribbon (flat) tails as opposed to tubes because they are lighter. We use pinking shears to cut each strip - they won't last as long as hemming each tail before fraying but much longer than straight cutting and we have so many that we circulate ..... The next question is length? If you are only using 100ft (30metre) lines then 70 ft max - especially more so if you are not using a full size, team kite. Be aware that the tails come out a long way down the field behind the kites and you should be wary of other people and careful not to overfly roads. We aim to have our tails about 8cm wide to give good visibility and keep down the weight.
The tails are tubular and scrunched on to sticks - it's just the noise they make when they are pulled - best explained by the video "Tails from Close Encounters" ua-cam.com/video/Sxun9cO8duI/v-deo.html It's quite a popular video, I must get around to adding it to our website at www.kitedisplays.co.uk
Thank you. This was made up as we went along by stringing together a series of moves such as "Circles left and circles right" or "Figure of eight". We do have routines choreographed to music.
@@talalshakur343 Some training is good to get you started - we do a lot of that - but practice, practice, practice is the main thing - we did that that and then some! Keep it simple because what feels easy to you will, most likely, look really good to an audience.
Wizard! That was the most elegant and graceful performance I have seen in a while. Lovely area indeed, and you drew a small crowd. Thank you for uploading that video; I shall add a few more views to your stats.
Thank you
that's impressive. never know kites choreography before
Thank you. It does take a bit of practice. I enjoy teaching others to do this.
Very skilful, Allan and Marilyn, and some good filming by Jane.
Beautiful! Who makes those tails? I want to buy one
Marilyn made those tails from strips of polyester sewn together. They are flat (ribbon) tails made for lightness and shorter than we would normally use. Sometimes we use tubular tails for better effect but they produce more drag. Do not connect tails to the bottom of the kite because the drag will alter how the kite flies. Instead, make a loop around where the spine and bottom spreaders cross at the T piece, hang it out the back and connect you tail there. Sorry but we Don’t sell kites or accessories. Please check out your local kite retailer. 😀
Mesmerizing craftsmanship. What is the length of the tail and is it flat or tubular? Thanks
Thank you for your comments. Here is a reply I gave to others on this channel further down ...You can buy rip stop nylon from good kite shops or chandlers/sailmakers. It is usually 1½ metres wide. you then decide how long you want each section. We prefer ribbon (flat) tails as opposed to tubes because they are lighter. We use pinking shears to cut each strip - they won't last as long as hemming each tail before fraying but much longer than straight cutting and we have so many that we circulate .....
The next question is length? If you are only using 100ft (30metre) lines then 70 ft max - especially more so if you are not using a full size, team kite.
Be aware that the tails come out a long way down the field behind the kites and you should be wary of other people and careful not to overfly roads.
NEVER fly upwind of electrical power lines.
We aim to have our tails about 8cm wide to give good visibility and keep down the weight.
Do not connect tails to the bottom of the kite because the drag will alter how the kite flies. Instead, make a loop around where the spine and bottom spreaders cross at the T piece, hang it out the back and connect you tail there. Sorry but we Don’t sell kites or accessories. Please check out your local kite retailer.
That's great. I've just got myself a new stunt kite after many years without one.Can't wait to get out with it.
There are lots of hints and tips on our website kitedisplays.co.uk - Let us know if we can be of assistance.
Great thanks I've just started watching them.
look under the "Tutorials" tab as well. There may be stuff you knew but there could be things you didn't or just wanted confirmed
Unbelievably beautiful and skilful performance, hats off!
Do the lines of both kites really cross each other?
How long did it take you to get to this level of flying?
Anyway, thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for you comments. Yes the lines do cross - they are slippy and ride over each other - this does not work so well with cheap or old lines.
I can teach the basics in a few lessons starting without tails and the rest comes down to how many hours you want to put in each week.
There are various moves all strung together and you can hear me calling them out and when to turn as we go.
All learners are surprised by the amount of exhausting concentration that is required at the beginning but it always ends in a tremendous buzz.
Yesterday we tried to cross the lines of two kites and to manoeuvre on the opposite sides of each other. It's a bit tricky at the beginning but a lot of fun (and adrenaline) after all. Thanks for your assurance that this technique is viable!
From watching your video, I can see that you have good control. Stand side by side and, with the right side person leading (Number 1), have the left hand person (Number two) follow whilst flying a large infinity (Figure eight).
Use the whole of the window.
It is VERY important that when flying an infinity that the kites go DOWNWARDS at the outside of the window - that's clockwise on the right and counter-clockwise on the left.
When trying the manoeuvre where the kites cross in the middle the number one should be the highest kite.
Please use our website to let me know how you get on - kitedisplays.co.uk
I will be pleased to answer questions.
Just watched this, I must say that is quite impressive to watch. I must try a stunt kite one day
Very nice respite from my outside chores and the heat of the day. (brickwork with my husband...ugh) So was nice to come in and see this..Fuengirola...? Not up on my geography...where is this? looks like perfect wind conditions ... lovely to watch and had a cool drink. Turned up the volume to hear the surf. Her phone sure did a swell job (as did she) in capturing this..perfect!
That's not a nice way to talk about your husband - lol!
Fuengirola is in southern Spain about twenty minutes drive south of Malaga - About halfway between Malaga and Marbella (Where the rich people reside!).
Jane (See video below, same part of beach but with wind blowing the other way) was the manager of the house we rented - I taught her to fly sport kites whilst we were there - yet another video I didn't get around to posting!
I got Marilyn to fly around first so that I knew it would fit in the frame, then got Jane to use my iPhone to film us both.
ua-cam.com/video/XQD5rdbuNcA/v-deo.html
I couldn't let him go it alone, now could I? It's 90 degrees Fahrenheit this week. Oddest autumn in a long time. But it was good to prolong getting outside things done. The hillside where I fly is loaded with concert goers..so might as well make chores while I wait for them to clear... I have some adjustments to make on the Drake..and am anxious to try it out again... In the meantime...glad you got away to someplace sunny and lovely..great share!
Which part of the world are you from?
I am in America...In the Midwest rural area of Ohio.. Since this last post...Temps have dropped to 30 degrees Farenheit and wind is raging..Still not good weather to get anything aloft... Hope you are having better luck..
American eh? - That explains why your geography needs improving. Don't worry, at school I couldn't even find the Geography classroom!
Weather today has been windless and about 1° Centigrade. Looks better for tomorrow (Monday) so will probably get in a few hours locally - I am determined to enjoy my retirement - don't have much money but do have lots of time!
Where do you get your tails (or materials to make them)?
You can buy rip stop nylon from good kite shops or chandlers/sailmakers. It is usually 1½ metres wide. you then decide how long you want each section. We prefer ribbon (flat) tails as opposed to tubes because they are lighter. We use pinking shears to cut each strip - they won't last as long as hemming each tail before fraying but much longer than straight cutting and we have so many that we circulate .....
The next question is length? If you are only using 100ft (30metre) lines then 70 ft max - especially more so if you are not using a full size, team kite. Be aware that the tails come out a long way down the field behind the kites and you should be wary of other people and careful not to overfly roads.
We aim to have our tails about 8cm wide to give good visibility and keep down the weight.
what's that sound at the beginning? Are you using some type of air pump through the tail?
The tails are tubular and scrunched on to sticks - it's just the noise they make when they are pulled - best explained by the video "Tails from Close Encounters" ua-cam.com/video/Sxun9cO8duI/v-deo.html
It's quite a popular video, I must get around to adding it to our website at www.kitedisplays.co.uk
I don't understand how cords are not getting tangled ?
This is amazing, impressive ..
Thank you. This was made up as we went along by stringing together a series of moves such as "Circles left and circles right" or "Figure of eight".
We do have routines choreographed to music.
@@CloseEncounters You are welcome, looks that thing needs training, looking forward to make my own one
@@talalshakur343 Some training is good to get you started - we do a lot of that - but practice, practice, practice is the main thing - we did that that and then some!
Keep it simple because what feels easy to you will, most likely, look really good to an audience.
Very graceful
I love this
Very nice
Thank you sir!