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Full Speed, SlowMo, Full Speed of the Inverted Kip to 2 point landing

And the Full field Test for the Hive

The Hive, The Wright festival and a camera rolling at the right time.. about 8 seconds in and slowed to 30% to show detail..

Diamonds Flights from the Wright Memorial

First Flight of The Hive

Pretty Happy with all the results so far..

I'll know more after flying it tomorrow at the Wright Memorial.. 🏁

Would you believe Crazy Quilt is done!!! Ready for the Wright Memorial first Flight tomorrow..

I can tell you've never been around me and Snow Crab..

if you don't think that's strange at all.. A Golf Ball stake will definitely crack Snow Crab..

I truly try to learn more and more with every sail. Ones like this which I'm doing for me, I can play much more widely with the variables.. I don't want all of my sails to fly the same. I want each one to have its own personality.

@Paul LaMasters I know where you are coming from aesthetics wise and you are right.. Consider here though, I'm looking at the minor differences in airflow where a lap that goes with the airflow like a scale will be restricted less than a lap that has an edge along with the stitching.. With this many panels (close to 180), I might be able to incur different coefficients of drag depending on wind direction in the sail aspect.. Just starting this exercise. The Hive had a very slight forward bias. There should be slightly more drag than normal when inverted. I'm hoping that very minor difference emphasizes the feel of the sail in the inverted position. This one is more of an overall balance but with an angular bias from center along the diagonals outward and downward. I'm hoping to channel the air differently and learn more of the aerodynamics affected. There aren't too many people that would be able to tell the difference but you would for sure.. Really hoping to get together sometime and get your honest opinion of some of my refinements after flying them.

Every panel light, dark etc. has two edges frontside and 2 edges backside. It's a balance.. it shows more right now due to no sewing being accomplished yet.

Going off of the look of the Scrapestry, I decided to use the new batch of scraps to do an all color kite.. Some of the scraps were neutral White and Charcoal but I based the placement on the size of the scraps and not the color. Crazy Quilt has begun..

And I'm Ready to start sewing.. Center is done, Everything is basted.. LE will be Yellow or white and Edge Binding will be Orange.

1st panel basted and backlit.. Still a touch Stripey on the outside edge but I think it will look nice in the air.. Color mix was 100% determined by the size of the scrap and not by spectrum order or placement.

For Icarex, Kites and fun things. You can find them through the Skyburner site For Ripstop Nylon, there's Goodwinds and flymarket. Be warned, Icarex and quality Ripstop isn't inexpensive. Enjoy and please share your creations with us.. @Kalib perry I sent you a message with some good links for you..