Well, it’s been 4 your since our last post but we haven’t been totally idle in that time. As well as a bit of kite flying here and there we have been off pursuing other things. You know, generally relaxing. So what has driven this return to the blog? Read on. The Prologue Many years […]
Things are moving on apace with testing of the quad version of a Vietnamese Flute kite. Good news though, it now has a name. Let us introduce you to the 2G. Lots of testing has been going on since we first flew this 4 line kite back in June 2014. It was good then, it’s even […]
It’s not often that a new kite comes along that is at once familiar and at the same time new and exciting. That is just what has happened with the new quad kite developed by Cao Quan from Vietnam. A seamless blend of modern and traditional kite making skills. Kites have been made in Vietnam […]
Set in the beautiful countryside of the Haute-Normandie region of northern France, Dieppe is an historic town, strategically important since the 11th Century. There is a magnificent Chateau and an eclectic mix of architecture that add a sense of character and history to the town. All this was the back drop to the Dieppe Kite Festival 2014, one of […]
Last year’s annual Dunstable Downs Kite Festival was the best attended on record. That is until now. The Dunstable Downs Kite Festival 2014 was a weekend of hot summer sun, cool gentle breezes and kites, kites, kites! The festival has the special mixture of wonderful displays of colour, shapes and sounds for the public and at the same […]
Yes we know, you are expecting us to talk about how very (that’s VERY) windy it was at the 29th Ostend Lotto Kites International. It was indeed very windy – with wind speed well over 60 kph and another kite festival further east on the same coast recorded gusts of over 100 kph. Saturday saw […]
The world famous Berck sur Mer Kite Festival (Rencontres Internationales de Cerfs–Volants ) is without question one of the must attend festivals on the kite circuit. With everything kite related from miniature kites to the world’s largest kite, art kites to sport kites, banners to wind gardens this festival really does have it all and in […]
As you finish sewing the final Dacron reinforcements onto the sail it is easy to think the kite is nearly finished! However, there is still a lot of decisions to make and construction left to do. First on my list was choosing the right spars for the job. Comparative spar stiffness and weight is a […]
For our last kite festival of the season we were lucky enough to be off to Berlin. At first glance it seems a long way for a one day festival so was it worth it? Well, of course it was! This was our second visit to Germany this year and we have to say we […]
So here it is, the second installment and the real beginning of the story. Two years ago Gee Thomas turned up to one of The Flying Squad’s team practice with a new dual line team kite he had designed. In fact, he had made a whole set! These kites looked fantastic with the panel layout […]