mystainedskin Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Nice... enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmadz Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Sweet. Now you can fly all the time Happy retirement and Congratulations SHBKF ( did I get it right?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHBKF Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Sweet. Now you can fly all the time Happy retirement and Congratulations SHBKF ( did I get it right?) Yes, that's me. It's kind of a poke of fun at the fact that I don't know all the short hand that is so common these days from the texting world. So one night on chat I just made up one of my own. I have enjoyed it, almost a "handle" now. Thanks for all the kind congratulations. Join us on chat tonight if you can. SHBKF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy64 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Congrats Dayhiker, from another retiree!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Congratulations, DH. Enjoy and post pictures. I just retired too. Maybe all three of us should have a retirement kite party. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photomom Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Congratulations from one stack-lover to another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkieRob Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Congrats and well done on the retirement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyPuppets LimitVoodoo Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Congrats DH !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amexpmh Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Congrats Ralph. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHBKF Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Never really mentioned flying the prize kites but thought I should say something even though it has been awhile. Just returned from the best nearby flying field, only 100 miles away, Green Hill Park in Salem, Virginia. The wind was 13 mph, fairly steady & temperature was in the high forties. Pretty good for mid December in the mountains. The three stack assembled easily but I had forgotten to bring the tails. May not have had enough wind to really pull them well anyway. Did not use the supplied line set but put them on some 150 lb. 85 footers with standard straps. Staked out on the lines they were leading edge down & stable. I pulled the stake & picked up the straps. Pulling the top line until the front kite nearly fell over I then took a few steps back & pulled both lines when the lead kite faced upward. The two trailing kites flopped around & snapped into position. It was on. The big stack climbed perfectly with pretty good alignment if I did my part by flying smoothly. Loops, spins, dives, window edge stalls, precision ground passes, these historic kites do it all. Strong pull feels great & longer lines are even better if the wind is up. If you have never flown two line diamond kites you are missing out IMHO. Love em, SHBKF 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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