Chook

Fingers crossed.............

Being in a rural area John I don't have access to the required bit's and pieces and thought there may be one out there complete ready to fly. The video cracked me up!!! Thanks. Your right I'm being lazy. Thanks for the info though.

Hi, I'm in Australia and looking for a Quad Piggy. If anyone has one buried in a kite bag somewhere that they would part with, I'm keen. Many thanks.

Lovin' those colours.

Wow I'm green with envy!!! Bet you had a ball. All sorts of kites too. I didn't realize that. I thought it was just traction kites and sailers. Thanks for that link. Chook

Thanks for saying so. Welding is a practiced task. I love teaching my student how to do it well. I'm 50yrs old and don't bounce well, so I don't risk it. Always have an out is my motto. Was out this arvo with my 6.8 sq/mtr Viper kite in much lower wind. 10 knots and had a ball. I did 35.4 kms of cruising up and back along the beach. It's 17 kms one way. I stopped and spoke to the couple of people fishing along the way. Also windofchange thanks for the info on Greenbird. There is a video in the multimedia section, that happened on Lake Lefroy. I cross this lake every time I travel to Kalgoorlie 450kms to our north. I had not heard a thing about it. Nice to find out about it from the other hemisphere, Ta for that. Keep smilin' Chook

Hi, yes it is very hard on your upper body when you are learning. You wear a cuff velcroed to each wrist called "Kite Killers" and they connect to the brake lines with a 400mm bungee cord. When it all goes wrong, just drop the handles and this applies the brakes only and the kite depowers and falls to the ground. Most times not even tangling the lines. In the photo you can see a small pulley that the strop (line connecting handles) is running through to each power line on the kite (it's connected to the back of the handle as the lines go right through). The pulley is attached to a "Whichard quick release" on a climbing harness, so if in trouble, DUMP the kite handles and all with a pull of the release tag. This results in much untangling as it blows away. I now have an "Ozone" harness that is more padded and comfortable. It spreads the load to your upper legs and waist. Very little load on your wrists. They fly very much like a Rev. Yes I built the "Chook Chaser" my self, as I have a good workshop with Mig welder, lathe, mill, plasma cutter and pipe bender. (My wife reckons I live in there). Here are some links. I got to 76.4 Kmh yesterday on a salt lake 2 kms from home. Had 15mm of rain last night so won't be back there for a while now. http://popeyethewelder.piczo.com/?g=1&cr=7 This guy is a star!!!! http://www.powerkiteforum.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=7 http://www.extremekites.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=12517 http://www.extremekites.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=12978

Yeh they are Blokarts. Here is my kite buggy with a 3.8 mtr Reactor traction kite and home made buggy. Cheers Chook .

Hi John, seasons greetings from Western Australia the hot land down under. Just the Rev 1.5 and got a French Connection for chrissy. Having a ball as the wind has been very even for the past few weeks. Been giving the Rev a hiding. Cheers from Chook in Esperance "The Bay of Isles"