A little Micron in a good wind

[theflyingmick]

The wind was blowing 23-28 mph, so time for some speed.

Let out the Micron.

To get the shot I placed the Iphone on the ground under the kite and let it film.

[John Barresi]

Whaaaa, that's wicked Mick!

Nice one, the Micron really hauls butt, eh?

[Hedgewarden]

Micron in moderate winds is my reflex trainer. Wouldn't try it in those winds - pleading age related paucity of video game experience.

Reminds me, though, the next time there are some heavier winds, to try the tail.

Very Kowl Mick.

[tonycarl60]

Flying 2 Microns at the same time is even more fun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQPz-y1HwIY

[theflyingmick]

Thanks, cant go pass it in the heavier winds. I Love the speed!

Flying 2 Microns at the same time is even more fun

Great vid Tony I want to try.

Do you use a bar for each kite for control?

i"m going to buy a second Micron tomorrow.

[tonycarl60]

Yes I do, you can make your own using an old wooden broom handle or dowel cut to about 8 inches. Practice flying with one first, switching hands. Or you could just jump in and try both at once. Tails help, I use 48 ft. skywriter tails from Gomberg on 75 ft. lines. Have fun!

[John Barresi]

Tony, just to confirm a rule of thumb for folks who might want to experiment with MKF...

1. The longer the handles, the more responsive and potentially twitchy the kites will be.

2. The shorter the handles, the less responsive and more predictable.

Would you say this is true?

[tonycarl60]

Absolutely ! I prefer twitchy, it gets me in to trouble faster, but I can also get out of trouble faster I like to fly the smaller kites (Cherry Bombs/ Microns for MKF because of the small field I fly on and It's less tiring. I noticed Ray Bethel uses relatively short handles in relation to the size of the Kestrels he flies which I'm sure contributes to his smooth flying.