JoneZ

Consider yourself whipped and cracked.

So I've been rogue web designing now for years -- falling in and out of it, as thats what I do with a lot of my hobbies (lol), and finally decided to get off my duff and create a website for my music production. The site is still in its Beta stage -- hoping to get some on demand music samples up on it in the near future, but in the interim all my albums are on last.fm which I link directly to on my website. No official domain name as of yet. I had let my old one expire and just haven't got around to re- registering. http://jonez.freehostia.com Enjoy all. ~Jon

I LOVE this kites design. Got my fingers crossed on this one. Whats the wind range?

You just let me know when and where brother, and I'll be there.

hehe, would love to, if I had a quad line. Thats a little far off yet, I still want to get a competition class dualie first.

How fast it flies huh? I mean, Here it is January, and you're going mad planning for your wedding for July, thinking that things are going to slow down afterwards only to find out that you are completely wrong -- time stays the same -- things get more busy -- money gets tight -- and then BAM!! Its friggin Fall!!?? Now there's not much more time left for flying, and here I am thinking about waterproofing my kite so I can fly in the rain! o.0 Seriously.. I'm doin it.. I haven't been flying much since the wedding. Kiting was a major stress outlet for me during the planning phase -- also a major distraction. My life has a way of wandering sideways if I don't keep a close eye on it -- behavioral patterns, ways of thinking, inaction, etc... -- which was fine when I was single I suppose (but not really), but since I moved to be with my now wife, my life kind of went a little sideways over the course of the last 3 years. So needless to say, I needed to cut my distractions off, face forward and get back on track -- mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually -- which is why I haven't flown much since August. I've been reconnecting with myself, meditating, reading, getting back in shape, climbing out and rising above of the conservative sh1thole job I must endure and not get swallowed into each day. Everything in moderation right? My friends back home use to call me "Jonez". Moderation wasn't in my vocabulary. Its there now, but when I turn sideways, it disappears, so the key to my success in life is to not turn sideways. lol So I've been geting back out there in the flying field, in moderation -- 2 times this month -- and of course, its like getting back on a bicycle -- you always know how to ride, and when you get back on "the horse" things are easier, more natural, and you can focus better on the things that were giving you such a hard go when you threw the bike down in anger the last time you fell off. Whats the point of this post? Who knows. Guess a part of me is just venting, and wanting to fill the community in on my absence. Mostly I think its so I can nail my life into reality (as real as ones and zeros can get, if ya dig) -- nail something to the wall to look at and for others to look at. So umm That's it I guess. Thanks for reading KL. -Cheers ~JoneZ

Hey man Congrats! Both look like great flying machines!

Nice. Those look like hauntingly beautiful kites. My Fortune cookie last night said "an admirer is concealing his feelings for you". The waiter was looking at me funny... My wife opened hers, and she got the exact fortune. o.0 Maybe my luck is on these bad boys lol -cheers

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! The Whistle Goes WOOOOO!!!!

15 more days. Whos counting? ummm ME? hehe Haven't been posting much lately. Real life's been kicking me in the ass HARD. Spending too much time trying to sh*t, when I need to just get off the pot. lol Anyhow,, Im still alive and kicking -- not flying too much, thus the kicking -- and counting down the days til the draw. Cheers KL. Good Winds And Safe Travels. ~Jon

Quantum = pretty damn indestructable. I've never seen carbon spars flex as much as the quantums do. That is what my wife flies (the rare times she does).

If you can, try and mimic the Kinetic Dissipator system that the Prism Quantum has. Fancy word for Shock Absorber. Takes the impact off of the frame during nose crashes, and redirects it to the elastic that is installed.

hehe, yes wayyyy too much time. lol I realized that the spine was on the wrong side, so I corrected that. It left a nice "vinyl glue" mark down the mid section of the kite, so I grabbed one of my Wifes filigree stamps, loaded it up with some silver paint and stuck a design on it. hehe. I'll upload a pic tomorrow perhaps. Sleep.. now...

I should have made it collapsible. I just went out and flew it. It flies great, although its very whippy, because of its size. Maybe because Im using heavy duty sewing thread for a lineset. lol I may just have to make a 6ft. lineset of 50# dacron for it. Heres a few more pics.

Hah! Things to do when your home from work: Be bored... Check Grab a handful of straws from BK... Check Scoop up extra thread and nylon... Check Build a finger stunt Kite... Check! Heres a pic. Wingspan 22 1/2" Height 9" Does it fly? Heck yes! lol I think I need to weight the tail. Heres a pic.

Thanks to UPNET, NOT New Tech Kites..... for these bridle measurements. 15 1/4" - upper outhaul 13" - middle stabilizer 16 1/4" - Lower outhaul 20" - inhaul After months of being ignored by New Tech, I asked a fellow member, and got the measurements within 10 minutes. Thanks bro! Is NTK always like this? I mean, I emailed, called, emailed and called (and got told to email. lol), and got no response. At no time was I rude or brash -- quite the contrary actually. If I was a kite dealer, I don't think I could do business with them in good faith, having gone through that. They may produce a few good kites, but man... Customer service = Fail!

Hmm. One of my tow points was sliding all over the place and actually broke at the prussik point today! So I've shelved that bridle for now, until I can find out something to use for a tow point that wont slip. I've thought about tying an overhand knot on either side of the tow point on the outahul line, but that would comprimise the strength of the outhaul line itself. Any suggestions?

Dude, thats awesome! lol You should put this down in a word document with diagrams and such. Yet another marketable invention by the Guru! YOU Keep it up! ~Jon

Even the Poly blend is still prone to slipping with prussiks. If the tow point is made from the same material as the bridle (ie. spectra/poly) that greatly reduces the slippage from the prussik. I've had to tie double overhand knots for all of my pull tabs, and 2 single overhand knots to make my loops for the bridles end sections. Just finished it last night. Going to stretch it out after work today (yeay!! I have work!). I think Im going to have to re-enforce my lower spreaders where the line will rub.

Right. It basically feels like 50# spectra when its wrapped a few times. lol It's funny how the universe works -- just as I was unwinding the blueberry's, getting ready to make a bridle for my widow, you had posted this. lol The planets are aligning. -cheers m8 ~Jon

I've got this polyester braided 140# spectra line (thanks Duane), and I was thinking of making a bridle out of it, as it is way lighter than my widows factory bridle, and only 10# weaker (fair trade off imo). I was wondering if anyone has done this. Pro's and Cons? ~Jon