Almost a failed kite-fly with Carl and Sarah
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- My 2,092nd kite video. Carl and Sarah Gillard made a short visit to Christchurch on the return leg of a long trip from Dunedin to Auckland and beyond. Unfortunately, there was almost no breeze, and the little that occasionally sprang up was blowing towards the sea. With only one kite each, we weren't going to put on a display this time, and even getting those into the air was a challenge.
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Finally.........I have 'all' your featured kites !
I like the pterodactyl flying in higher wind so the wings actually flap. The Manta I bought last year pre owned from Allan P.
Good to see Carl flying too.
Fair winds to you Jim !
There was one moment that I missed filming where the breeze gusted and the Pterodactyl's wings started flapping, but I agree that it's better in more wind (which we were expecting). Good to know that part of Mr Pothecary's big collection has passed into good hands. I don't think the Manta would have had much use before you acquired it, so probably as good as new! Make sure the wings are properly tensioned when you fly it - I had to tie new knots in the tensioning lines to get them tight enough.
@@JimNicholls Thanks Jim.
I'll check the tensioning next time I get it out. Cheers !!
Have fun!
Thank you for sharing....nice kites...hope to see them again on a better day...take care.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Craig. The kites have both been shown before, and will be again, and the Manta is especially likely to fly often during our coming winter when there are many light-wind days.
Both such beautiful kites!
They are, Sheryl, and there would have been a few more to join them if conditions had been more favourable. I'm glad you enjoyed it, anyway.
The Manta looks great with it's contoured wings. Can't wait to see it swim, I mean soar again.
It's a kite that is best in light winds (although preferably one that is more steady than it was this time), and it will probably be seen often in our coming winter, a time of year when there are frequent near-windless days.
Yes a brief fly and strange to see the kites flying out to sea but enjoyed the chatting and the occasional lift into patches of blue.
We did our best anyway, Carl. The weather patterns have definitely changed, and the forecasters are finding it harder to predict with any degree of accuracy, hence the absence of those easterly winds we were promised.
Now you see what we have to go though with our unsteady winds near Chicago. You're lucky to live near the ocean to get more consistent breezes.
That's true, Greg, and we do appreciate how lucky we are, although we still complain when conditions aren't good. If we didn't get plenty of days with on-shore winds (although these are fewer now than they used to be), I don't think I would have taken up kite-flying to the extent that I did, and maybe not at all.
Jim; when your kites won't fly. You are suppose to say to your kites: "up, up and away." AND blow real hard. Perhaps; that pterodactyl is so old it can't fly no more. Dinos haven't been around for a while.
I've been told that I'm a dinosaur - I don't even have a smart phone.
Jim; don't feel bad. I refuse to buy one. I only have a land line. People act; they only want to talk to me is when they call. Not when I call them.
Nice try Jim. Looked like a nice day even if no wind. Thanks Jim!
It was quite a warm autumn day, Dewey, and after we'd packed up the cloud all cleared as well.
Persistence pays off. Always good to see kites in the air.🪁🪁🪁
You're right, Jim. If we waited for perfect conditions, we'd almost never fly, so I like to get a kite (and preferably several) into the air at every opportunity. I know you feel the same.
Too bad the wind did not cooperate Jim but the kites are really cool. Ron
Thanks Ron. We had a good time anyway, mostly chatting but the attempts at flying were fun.
The beautiful bird looks like very hungry, didn't have breakfast,so have no power to fly.
The wind maybe just 15-20km/h？
No, Jiang, it was a lot less than that, and sometimes there was no wind.
@@JimNicholls ok. It is a very quiet day.
That’s kind of unfortunate, maybe better luck next time I guess
We can't control the weather, Evan, so we just try to make the best of it. Thanks for watching, and I hope you've found time to fly your kite.