Kite Lines - Vol.2 No. 4 - KiteLife
Kite Lines - Vol.2 No. 4 - KiteLife Kite Lines - Vol.2 No. 4 - KiteLife
Leas . . .Continued from page 8come onshore, but as soon as the air isover the land it will rise and circulate,coming down to the ocean, back to theland, up and down and in again-right atthe meeting of the land and the ocean . Akite up 50 feet will experience this . It isbest to pull in fast and get the kite quitehigh over the land again . If you want tosee what is happening, pull the kite inquickly, making it rise, and then it will goup into the offshore part of the air and asyou let line out it will go out to sea anddescend again . This can be repeated severaltimes if it's your idea of fun .MINISLEDS IN THE NURSERYI enjoyed Mel Govig's article on kite makingwith children (Kite Lines Winter 1977-78). I am especially grateful for his methodsof cutting many kites at once and attachingthe bridle with a piece of tape-theyhave saved me a lot of time this spring!I would appreciate clarification of thesled proportions given on page 65 . Arethe sticks angled as one would infer fromthe dimensions or parallel as pictured? Ifparallel, what are the correct dimensions?My own experience with classroomkites has been mostly with nursery schoolchildren, 3 to 5 years old . Until this yearI used the Minisled published in MargaretGreger's new book, More Simple Kites. Ibring in the almost-completed kite (sometimesleaving the straws to be attached atschool) for the children to decorate . Fifteento 20 feet of string seems to beplenty for this age group . The whole project,including flying, can be completed inabout two hours . (Preparation time is anotherstory-but it's a labor of love .)Carol MasterJamaica Plain, MAWe blush . The dimension on the sled'strailing edge should have been 13 inches ;the kite sides are parallel. Angled versions(a la Allison, Weathers, et al) work well,however, and the kite is forgiving enoughin that size to work with a 12-inch span .In our experience, the sled in the article isas small as a child can make without itsneeding a tail to fly .
- Page 4: Contents CopyrightMONUMENTALITY in
- Page 8: LettersCOFFEE STIRRERS TO THE RESCU
- Page 14: What's New. . .Continued from page
- Page 20 and 21: much debate among the Kite Linessta
- Page 22: are of low force, so that dowelstre
- Page 32 and 33: We've all seen kites like thishuge,
- Page 34: The Bedsheet O'dakoBy A . Pete lanu
- Page 37 and 38: My first impression of Louise Crowl
- Page 39 and 40: as if I were going to fly . Standin
- Page 41 and 42: evening of November 5, 1903 . The A
- Page 45 and 46: kite and had a flying line that cou
- Page 47 and 48: ENGLANDAnother new kite club has em
- Page 49: MATERIALS• Sticks (20) are 5/32 "
Leas . . .Continued from page 8come onshore, but as soon as the air isover the land it will rise and circulate,coming down to the ocean, back to theland, up and down and in again-right atthe meeting of the land and the ocean . Akite up 50 feet will experience this . It isbest to pull in fast and get the kite quitehigh over the land again . If you want tosee what is happening, pull the kite inquickly, making it rise, and then it will goup into the offshore part of the air and asyou let line out it will go out to sea anddescend again . This can be repeated severaltimes if it's your idea of fun .MINISLEDS IN THE NURSERYI enjoyed Mel Govig's article on kite makingwith children (<strong>Kite</strong> <strong>Lines</strong> Winter 1977-78). I am especially grateful for his methodsof cutting many kites at once and attachingthe bridle with a piece of tape-theyhave saved me a lot of time this spring!I would appreciate clarification of thesled proportions given on page 65 . Arethe sticks angled as one would infer fromthe dimensions or parallel as pictured? Ifparallel, what are the correct dimensions?My own experience with classroomkites has been mostly with nursery schoolchildren, 3 to 5 years old . Until this yearI used the Minisled published in MargaretGreger's new book, More Simple <strong>Kite</strong>s. Ibring in the almost-completed kite (sometimesleaving the straws to be attached atschool) for the children to decorate . Fifteento 20 feet of string seems to beplenty for this age group . The whole project,including flying, can be completed inabout two hours . (Preparation time is anotherstory-but it's a labor of love .)Carol MasterJamaica Plain, MAWe blush . The dimension on the sled'strailing edge should have been 13 inches ;the kite sides are parallel. Angled versions(a la Allison, Weathers, et al) work well,however, and the kite is forgiving enoughin that size to work with a 12-inch span .In our experience, the sled in the article isas small as a child can make without itsneeding a tail to fly .
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