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Earth Sciences => This Magnificent Planet => Topic started by: A51Watcher on May 23, 2014, 01:03:10 pm

Title: Off I go!!... The Kite Festival approaches!
Post by: A51Watcher on May 23, 2014, 01:03:10 pm
...into the wild blue yonder, at least for the weekend anyways.   ;D


Here's what goes on there -

Rockaway Kite Festival


[youtube]jzp5BcDg_L0[/youtube]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzp5BcDg_L0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzp5BcDg_L0)



For any who can attend, I will be the guy flying this one -


(http://www.brookite.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/B/r/Brookite_Shark.jpg)


 8)










Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: Somamech on May 23, 2014, 01:08:46 pm
Thats a pretty little bird A51 and good to see you mate :)
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: COSMO on May 23, 2014, 01:24:59 pm
OK, all you need is some aluminum foil, a corona wire and a few capacitors...

 :)

Cosmo
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: Elvis Hendrix on May 23, 2014, 01:41:34 pm
OK, all you need is some aluminum foil, a corona wire and a few capacitors...

 :)

Cosmo


Priceless, gold.
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: Back on May 23, 2014, 02:14:42 pm
Way cool.

My 4 and 8 year old girls flew ther first kites about 3 weeks ago ;D

Bless
Back
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: sky otter on May 23, 2014, 06:56:31 pm



A51...wow.. looks like you are goig to have some fun...

nice kite   ;D
Title: Off I go into the wild blue yonder
Post by: deuem on May 23, 2014, 07:10:15 pm
Did that kite come with a poop package so you can drop little presents on peoples heads?  ;D  Will you be posting the winners of the contest this year? Next year you do need the large UFO kite that beams up a small cow kite.  8)
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: The Seeker on May 23, 2014, 07:47:51 pm
way cool kite, 51; i want a dragon kite...

hope you have a blast, brother...

seeker
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: COSMO on May 24, 2014, 01:47:10 am
I wonder if this one is a fruit bat?   :D

(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSa-c7rP1GT9d3E1gEcjA43Ar9ZD9N-RuWcJ4JAWmS5VmuPXgjNTw)

Cosmo
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: Shasta56 on May 24, 2014, 01:31:40 pm
Naw.  Fruitbat lives in my Durango.  He's black with orange wings and googly eyes.

Shasta
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: COSMO on May 24, 2014, 01:59:16 pm
Naw.  Fruitbat lives in my Durango.  He's black with orange wings and googly eyes.

Shasta

or in a van down by the river????  lol

sorry...couldn't help myself...

Cosmo
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: A51Watcher on May 25, 2014, 05:07:46 pm
Just got back from the festival, had a great time!  8)

Here's a quick preview of some of the kites -
(click on image for full size)


(http://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l595/A51Watcher/P1010239_zps593a1518.jpg)

(http://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l595/A51Watcher/P1010265_zps8d38bad3.jpg)

(http://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l595/A51Watcher/P1010260_zps6d771113.jpg)

(http://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l595/A51Watcher/P1010255_zps63d258c5.jpg)

(http://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l595/A51Watcher/P1010267_zpsf0c5779f.jpg)

(http://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l595/A51Watcher/P1010267crop_zpsdac04e88.png)



The seagulls wings flapped quite realistically and performed flawlessly.






Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: The Matrix Traveller on May 25, 2014, 05:18:35 pm
These are absolutely Awesome ....

GOLD 4 U Watcher ...
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: A51Watcher on May 25, 2014, 05:59:49 pm
Thats a pretty little bird A51 and good to see you mate :)


Thanks mate, good to be seen!  ;)  ;D


Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: A51Watcher on May 25, 2014, 06:01:25 pm
OK, all you need is some aluminum foil, a corona wire and a few capacitors...

 :)



...and Uncle Fester's light bulb in my mouth.  8)


 
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: A51Watcher on May 25, 2014, 06:14:04 pm


A51...wow.. looks like you are goig to have some fun...

nice kite   ;D


Thanks sky, yeah it was. This event draws a lot of very nice and interesting people.

 8)

 
Title: Re: Off I go into the wild blue yonder
Post by: A51Watcher on May 25, 2014, 06:16:00 pm
Did that kite come with a poop package so you can drop little presents on peoples heads?  ;D  Will you be posting the winners of the contest this year? Next year you do need the large UFO kite that beams up a small cow kite.  8)


There is no contest D.

It's just a festival.  8)


Unless I hit the lottery, the large UFO kite with the alien on top beaming up the cow is out of my price range for now.


However this combination might be doable -


(http://www.brookite.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/B/r/Brookite_Shark.jpg)



(http://www.gombergkites.com/M-DIVE1.JPG)







Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: A51Watcher on May 25, 2014, 06:32:44 pm
way cool kite, 51; i want a dragon kite...

hope you have a blast, brother...


Indeed I did!  ;D


Perhaps you might fancy something like this?


(http://img.pandawhale.com/60299-Dragon-Kite--Imgur-hg7f.jpeg)



or this...



(https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t31.0-8/473373_399906793450016_966591882_o.jpg)





Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: Amaterasu on May 25, 2014, 06:37:43 pm
That gull of Yours looks almost alive.  [smile]  Were You the only gull in the flock?

Looking forward to see what You can afford next year and so glad You had a good time!
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: A51Watcher on May 25, 2014, 06:37:52 pm
These are absolutely Awesome ....

GOLD 4 U Watcher ...


Thanks, glad you enjoyed them Matrix!    ;D

Also the children are one of the best parts of the festival.  8)



(https://scontent-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash2/t1.0-9/306104_223622947745069_1225769051_n.jpg)






Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: A51Watcher on May 25, 2014, 06:47:40 pm
That gull of Yours looks almost alive.  [smile]  Were You the only gull in the flock?

Looking forward to see what You can afford next year and so glad You had a good time!


Thanks Amy.  ;D

Yup I was the only one. It would sometimes hover and sometimes sway back and forth.

I got several comments saying it took a minute to determine if it was a kite or not.   8)



 
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: The Seeker on May 25, 2014, 07:04:31 pm
51, since Zorgon is of the Red Dragon and mine is purplish, I think both of those would work  8)

just need a Peggy logo on each one...


seeker
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: A51Watcher on May 25, 2014, 07:05:16 pm
Way cool.

My 4 and 8 year old girls flew ther first kites about 3 weeks ago ;D

Bless
Back


That is great to hear Back!   ;D

Did you show them the video in the OP I hope?  8)



Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: A51Watcher on May 25, 2014, 07:07:48 pm
51, since Zorgon is of the Red Dragon and mine is purplish, I think both of those would work  8)

just need a Peggy logo on each one...


seeker

Ahh well then, how about this one? -


(http://starlisablackphotography.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/rockawaykitefestival_6684-3.jpg?w=588)


 8)





Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: The Seeker on May 25, 2014, 07:21:23 pm
Excellent, 51; altho I am not that skinny, dude...


(http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/e0/42/e8/e042e8a87fd2ab11c28fad3ad3ffeec7.jpg)


this is more realistic...


seeker
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: A51Watcher on May 25, 2014, 09:27:06 pm


Seeker -

I think a model of that one would require independent thrusters to get off the ground.  ;)  ;D


 
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: Back on May 26, 2014, 04:27:17 am
Yep I showed my girls the video. They loved it. My 8yr old really loved the arobatic kites.I had to go to the city Saturday morning to get lawn mower parts. I stoped at the hobby shop to get a new kite. They were pretty much sold out :( But I did pick up a nice box kite. Our luck no wind to fly it.

I will be looking on line for kites.

Bless
Back
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: deuem on May 26, 2014, 04:34:30 am
A51, on the big balloon Dragon kites. Is there another kite above them to help? To keep the head up or to move it around?
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: The Seeker on May 26, 2014, 05:10:50 am

Seeker -

I think a model of that one would require independent thrusters to get off the ground.  ;)  ;D

Yup, definitely gonna have to have some kind of assist at launch  8)
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: Fruitbat on May 26, 2014, 05:51:08 am
or in a van down by the river????  lol

sorry...couldn't help myself...

Cosmo

I'm not black. I do have googly eyes though.
I wish I could afford a van, but that's probably because I'm not as good a motivational speaker as Mr Foley.
(As we all know! :)
Gold for making me laugh cosmo!
Gold for making such a beautiiful kite A51.
FB.
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: Littleenki on May 26, 2014, 08:20:56 am
...into the wild blue yonder, at least for the weekend anyways.   ;D


Here's what goes on there -

Rockaway Kite Festival


[youtube]jzp5BcDg_L0[/youtube]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzp5BcDg_L0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzp5BcDg_L0)



For any who can attend, I will be the guy flying this one -


(http://www.brookite.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/B/r/Brookite_Shark.jpg)


 8)

Nice kite, A! We have a club here in Clearwater Beach who flies huge kites once a month, very enjoyable to watch....
as for that seagull though, the real ones here have a bad name, so you might want to bring down an Osprey if you ever visit!LOL!
Have fun!
Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: Somamech on May 27, 2014, 11:18:51 am
Thread Full of Win....d  ;D

Thanks so much for these great pic's, great commentary and more importantly great unified passion in the comment's for a change!

This little kite  :D  swims another day LOL

Title: Re: Off I go!!... The Kite Festival approaches!
Post by: A51Watcher on April 17, 2017, 01:22:54 am
The annual event approacheth once again!

My favorite vacation time of the year. Here are some highlights from past events -


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLVq_-vJ0Ig


Title: Re: Off I go!!...
Post by: biggles on April 17, 2017, 01:35:12 am
Have the greatest time there.  :)
Title: Re: Off I go!!... The Kite Festival approaches!
Post by: A51Watcher on April 17, 2017, 01:56:30 am
Have the greatest time there.  :)

Thanks!

If there's one thing that's dependable in life, it's having the greatest time there!  8)

Title: Re: Off I go!!... The Kite Festival approaches!
Post by: robomont on April 17, 2017, 03:26:07 am
tease!
i just last month got this idea to make a kite with an old tent,and some barbed wire for string,then strap my pig Peanut Werks Monotony in it ,pull it with my car and make a youtube video.
Title: Re: Off I go!!... The Kite Festival approaches!
Post by: robomont on April 17, 2017, 03:29:36 am
i was gonna call it P.R.S.A.,for peanut and robomont space administration : )
Title: Re: Off I go!!... The Kite Festival approaches!
Post by: space otter on April 17, 2017, 06:59:52 am



and just what kind of kite are you flying?

have a great time   8)
Title: Re: Off I go!!... The Kite Festival approaches!
Post by: A51Watcher on April 18, 2017, 12:46:22 am


and just what kind of kite are you flying?

have a great time   8)

Oh yeah thanks, the shark kite. No scuba man yet but he's on the list.  ;)

Got a lawn chair with cup holder so good to go!  8)