Nothing fancy. Just a simple list of links to files. I'm aiming for a "Retro-Net" look.

A short movie clip of the first trial, mp4 format, 344 kB. (very light wind that day)

Test flight, on very short lines, not even any control handles yet. Photo 1 – Photo 2

Posing with me and the walnut tree. treeandme_f2kbwr_3719.JPG

Some construction detail photos: greentape3694.JPG - le_mid_seam_a3697.JPG – le_mid_seam_b3698.JPG – le_mid_seam_c3700.JPG

Used as a tail on my Pilot 18:
- hanging as line laundry.
And a short movie, in MPEG-4 video format (4.5 MB) or Quicktime MOV format (1.3 MB).

The pattern is based on Kitemonger's Spinsock Pattern. When I made the panels I pieced them together from fabric cut across the end of the 5' roll, not along the length.

A 1.8 m wide two-line foil, designed by David Holt.

July 11, 2009: new photos and stuff.

FF04A Flowform now with matching tapered tube tails

August 8, 2009 update: first flight with the tube tails.

April 18, 2009: Sunshine, snow is gone, some light wind, and the ground is thawed enough to put a stake in the ground. Woohoo! Test flight of my One-Piece Cody box kite.

May 29, 2009 - Kite Anchors

A half-baked idea.

July 11, 2009 - SUBwoofer

(page under construction) A resonator device to amplify the sound of the wind in a kite line.

August 15, 2009 - Pearson Roller (some photos, text still under construction)

Kite # 5 - This was built during the Dieppe 2009 International Kite Festival, at a workshop given by Karl Longbottom. As near as I can determine, it was the last kite out of the sky on the last day of the Festival, just before the wrap-up banquet.

It is an excellent flier, although the lines connecting the top to the lower wingtips may need more careful adjustment in stronger winds.

August 30, 2009 - Dunton-Taylor Box Delta

Kite #6 - Another very nice low/moderate wind kite. I had read many favourable comments about this design, and had to make one for myself.

Oct. (?), 2009

Umbrella Rotor - built from the skin of a broken golf umbrella.

Nov. 15, 2009 - An idea for a DIY fitting: bowed spreader bar to leading edge spar.

January 4, 2010: Borelli Glider Kite

Kite # 7. I have some construction details, but it still has not been flight tested under proper conditions.