tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486869449923549152024-03-05T15:07:58.328-08:00Tako Kichi (Kite Crazy)The musings of a senior kiteflierAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006300555668942465noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048686944992354915.post-29149164902163941252017-03-28T16:10:00.001-07:002017-03-28T16:10:43.084-07:00Chico Kite Day was a winner!The winds were already above 10 MPH when I got up on Sunday morning. It looked like it could start raining any minute, so I dressed for wet weather. My flying buddy, Jim Stainback, picked me up before 11 AM, and when we arrived at Community Park, we found kites already in the air (Kite Day officially starts at noon). By 11:30 Jim & I had kites up, and friends, Mike Hagen and Rhonda Davidson, had arrived and were unpacking their wagon-full of kites. By about 12:15 we had at least eight kites in the air (surrounded by hundreds more) plus two stuntkites, a TOTL Hawaiian Team Kite and a Widowmaker.<br />
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By 1 PM friends and family arrived to make our little group a 'crowd.'</div>
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Like every Chico Kite Day (except for last year's rain-out), kids and families were in abundance and having a great time.</div>
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We didn't quite make it to 4 PM; a light rain let loose around 3:30, prompting us to wind it all in. As Kite Days go here in Chico, CA, this one was pretty darn good. The favorable winds were steady, the weather held, hundreds of kites were flown... and there were smiles and laughter all over the park.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006300555668942465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048686944992354915.post-7859387376271826052017-03-04T13:10:00.001-08:002017-03-04T13:10:36.294-08:00CHICO KITE DAY... Sunday March 26th at Community Park.<b>It's almost time for Chico Kite Day. it's a great day for families, kids and kids at heart.</b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006300555668942465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048686944992354915.post-30788171168337420122016-10-03T12:09:00.000-07:002016-10-03T12:11:09.655-07:00ONE SKY ONE WORLDA kite and the air it flies in represents the connection between everyone on the planet. This Sunday, October 9th, marks the 31st anniversary of this <a href="http://www.oneskyoneworld.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">world-wide event</a>.<br />
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This was my display for the 2013 event. My new HQ parafoil was only a couple of months old. Thanks to friend, Jim Stainback, for helping with the photos.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006300555668942465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048686944992354915.post-47034975095546657212016-03-28T17:06:00.001-07:002016-03-28T17:06:24.769-07:00Easter Sunday KiteflyI spent the better part of Easter Sunday flying kites and picnicking... with friends, Mike Hagen and Rhonda Davidson... on the meadow up on Table Mountain. The day was mostly overcast, so the colors of the wildflowers didn't pop like they usually do. The winds were light and somewhat variable, so a lot of time was spent relaunching. All in all though, it was still a great day up on Table Mountain.<br />
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Benjamin Franklin was more than America's "First American" and a Founding Father. He was an author, scientist and inventor... truly a renaissance man.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006300555668942465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048686944992354915.post-32058338684454368242015-12-24T10:47:00.000-08:002016-01-24T18:27:09.476-08:00I Got Braggin' Rights! ...'til Next YearIt took a few months, but now I can make the final post about this year's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZYEKyxvI34" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Washington State International Kite Festival</a> (held each August in Long Beach, WA).<br />
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Testing is being done practically in my own backyard; Minden is up in the High Sierras near Lake Tahoe. For more on this highly sophisticated sailplane go to <a href="http://www.flyingmag.com/perlan-2-glider-preps-for-flight-tests?src=SOC&dom=fb" target="_blank">Flying Magazine</a>.<br />
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<i>Max & Silvia make their beautiful kites out of paper & wood</i><br />
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The kids got to make kites in the afternoon; also, there was awards given to the best camps set up by kids.</div>
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Two more events were held in the afternoon... the Individual Rokkaku Battle and Senior Ballet. Somehow I didn't get any photos. Maybe I can get a few photos from Mike Hagen to post.</div>
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Day two is mostly a day for us to wander around meeting old friends, making new ones and taking lots of pictures. The days events included a camera workshop, a photo walk and judging of 'Club Camps;' Club camps are ground displays set up by teams and can include ground art, banners, flags, tents, kites 'at rest,' people in costume, pets and anything else your imagination can come up with. Judging is based on color coordination, artistic merit, innovation and overall presentation.<br />
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<i>Pirates... arrrgh!</i></div>
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<i>German heraldry</i></div>
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<i>...with a kite in those colors to match (the one on top)</i></div>
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<i>One of Robert Brassington's big box kites</i></div>
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A Brassington spinner and five of his deltas</div>
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Some jellyfish, a seal & a seahorse</div>
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The day also included Individual and Team Rokkaku Kite Battles. Using traditional Japanese rokkaku kites, contestants to see who can knock their opponent's kite out of the sky (usually by either tangling their kites or by cutting the opponents line with friction). Rokkaku battles are real crowd pleasers.</div>
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But, somehow, neither Mike, Rhonda or myself managed to be there to photograph or video the event. So... here's a YouTube video to show you what traditional Japanese kite fighting is all about.</div>
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Stay tuned for Day Three. There's all kinds of activities coming up, especially for the kids.</h4>
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Going to the Washington State International Kite Festival with Mike and Rhonda means taking the long way around... and it's a real pleasure to get there that way. The long way around means going up the Oregon coast, taking in all it's beauty. It’s a long drive but worth it for the
scenery. After driving all night (except for an early A.M. breakfust stop) we stopped around 7:30 A.M. for a restroom break at this beautiful little beach just
north of Newport There wasn’t a soul on the beach.</div>
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After making a stop in Tillamook for grocery supplies at Costco and Fred Meyer's, we crossed the bridge over the Columbia river and made our way out the peninsula to Long Beach, arriving around 7 PM. Time for some serious sleep.</div>
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On Sunday we drove down to Ilwaco Marina to visit our favorite local artist, Don Nisbett. Don is a water color artist and has done several posters and merchandise artwork for the festival, including this year's.</div>
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<i>Artwork for this year's poster</i></div>
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<i>Crab flying a kite on the beach</i></div>
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We returned to Long Beach after lunch and walked down to the festival site to purchase official merchandise... tee shirts, mugs, pins, etc. Fliers were already out on the beach a day ahead of time practicing stunt kite routines or just enjoying one of their kites flying on the smooth beach wind.</div>
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After making our purchases we walked the length of the boardwalk and then walked into town to play tourist. We did a little shopping and saw what there was to see.</div>
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Monday, the first day of the festival, was devoted to train kites and arches on the main competition field. My mission was to fly 'Big Boy' out on the giant-kite field. However, there was some fog in the morning; it had an eerie look, so I took a few photos before launching Big Boy.</div>
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The fog was no match for the sun, burning off fairly quickly, leaving occasional wisps blowing through for another hour or so. Here's a short video of the last of the fog:</div>
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Here's some of the trains and arches.</div>
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About 1 PM I brought big Boy down, got some lunch and headed back to our cabin for a shower and some rest (launching, flying and recovering Big Boy is really hard work on sand). Later in the afternoon Mike and Rhonda showed up from their day at the beach and suggested we go see Disappointment Lighthouse. It was worth the .6 mile trail hike to see it and the views.</div>
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Along the trail we saw this very secluded cove and beach.</div>
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If you've never been to a major kite festival, you should put it on your bucket list. It can be a stop-off on the way to another destination. Remember... there's at least one kite festival going on somewhere in the world EVERY WEEKEND OF THE YEAR. Just on the Oregon-Washington coast alone, there's at least six kite festivals from June through September.</div>
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Solar Impulse 2 is headed for Hawaii! Andre Borschberg is attempting the longest leg of the around-the-world flight under solar power. Lifting off from Nagoya, Japan last night, Andre will take 20 minute power naps and do yoga exercises for the duration of the 5 day flight. He will need all his faculties for the landing when he arrives at Honolulu Int'l Airport on Friday.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006300555668942465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048686944992354915.post-85825629947559774652015-05-31T07:36:00.000-07:002015-05-31T07:37:46.813-07:00Solar Impulse begins the long flight from China to Hawaii<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg has taken off on the longest leg of Solar Impulse's round-the-world-flight. Andre will be in the air over the Pacific Ocean for well over five days. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The experimental aircraft, which has a wingspan bigger than a jumbo but weighs little more than a large car, left Nanjing at 02:39 (18:39 GMT).</span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006300555668942465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048686944992354915.post-3702210456805767452015-05-21T07:53:00.002-07:002015-05-21T07:53:31.576-07:00Undersea kite-turbines in Wales<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's a pure, renewable energy source from the ocean's currents.</div>
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This first <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/20/wales-launches-25m-underwater-kite-turbine-scheme" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kite-turbine system</a> will power 8,000 homes.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006300555668942465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048686944992354915.post-9628548695183304382015-05-19T07:03:00.000-07:002015-05-19T07:03:19.189-07:00New Wind Turbine Generates Electricity Without Rotating Blades<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">A Spanish company called </span><a href="http://www.vortexbladeless.com/home.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vortex Bladeless</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;"> has produced a wind turbine that takes advantage of the vortices produced when wind moves around an obstacle.</span></span><br />
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It has no propeller blades that would kill many</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006300555668942465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048686944992354915.post-11339677294428917982015-05-01T18:40:00.000-07:002015-05-01T18:40:05.941-07:00Why do we put a tail on a kite?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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check out this article on <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-kite-tails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kite Stability</a></div>
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And if you've never seen it, this is one of my favorite videos of indoor kite flying. Daryl Yeh is the pilot and designer of the 'Zen Glider' indoor kite,</div>
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