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hapes

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  1. The Windjammers guys did have to work to launch, but once they were in the air, the stacks worked in their favor. And, yeah, I see how low wind skills help in higher wind. But hyzakite could get it airborne, so it was a skill thing, which is what frustrated me the most. Just that I don't have the skill. I'm going to make a Reddit post about my experience, I'll link it here.
  2. So, at the end of the day, despite hyzakite's assistance, and the use of one of his kites, I didn't manage to get a quad in the air. The wind was basically trash, and yes, low wind can be fun, but I am not good enough to handle learning that and quad mechanics at the same time. I have some video of the Wind jammers from Detroit, which I will post when I get somewhere with WiFi. Doesn't help that I have a headache, probably from staring at the sun (slight hyperbole) without sunglasses, idiot me. Anyway, I'll try again next chance I get.
  3. Well, the wind freshened up, but still having trouble with my kid's small dual
  4. Here now, and the wind is utter crap. Though I suspect it'll pick up later in the day. At least based on what one guy with fighter kites said about yesterday. Still early in the day, thankfully.
  5. Maybe. WeatherUnderground and WillyWeather both say between 4 and 8 MPH winds, that seems low. Flyable, but low.
  6. Great info, thanks! I'll be sure to check out the Rev flyers where you point out in the handy dandy image. When you say "a handful" I hope that means "enough that I can mooch some flying time"
  7. We decided to go to Cleveland on Sunday the 23rd for the Kite Festival. We're driving up Sunday morning at like 8AM, it's only 2.5 hours each way. Stay the day, maybe hit dinner out there, then come home.
  8. Thanks everyone for responding. Answering everyone in one post, coz I'm like that! Hartwood Acres is the one place I had already planned to test out. According to WillyWeather, it gets around 7MPH wind, which should be enough. But I've been there (it's about 15 minutes from my house - well within reach), and don't recall that much wind. If it does work out, I would put it in kitemap.org And I'm not about to drive to York for kite flying. I mean, sure, I enjoy it, but that's basically the whole day shot driving. The Cleveland Kite Fest sounds intriguing, but I'd have to take my son, and next month he's in school. It'd be a tough sell. [Edited:] The Cleveland Kite Fest is actually near the end of August - 8/22 8/23. More viable. I've emailed Windstar/Con Engels, but got no reply. The Fly Pittsburgh Kite Club website hasn't been updated since late 2013, so I wonder if he's fallen off the face of the earth or something.
  9. York is "only" three hours away. NO PROBLEM ok problem. Thanks for the info, John
  10. Does anyone know of any good fields near Pittsburgh (north side of the city preferable) to fly kites? There's a Fly Pittsburgh Kite Club, but the site hasn't been updated for over a year, and email seems to go into neverneverland. Any information would be great.
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