John Barresi Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Hello @Ian Lambton, Welcome to KiteLife. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. And while it's never an obligation, we always love hearing about our new members if you'd like to share some of your kite stories, videos, and/or background. Your profile - View Member All the best, and welcome again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Lambton Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 27 minutes ago, John Barresi said: Hello @Ian Lambton, Welcome to KiteLife. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. And while it's never an obligation, we always love hearing about our new members if you'd like to share some of your kite stories, videos, and/or background. Your profile - View Member All the best, and welcome again! Many thanks John. I'm new to kite flying, sort of. I had one more than fifty years ago, which I recall flying just once and then about twenty five years later my daughter had one which we flew once or twice. I rediscovered the thrill of kite flying in September of this year when I bought a single line diamond for my wife to fly on the beach at St Annes (site of an annual kite festival), because she'd never flown one. A week or two later we bought a dual line stunt kite but couldn't get it airborne. A quick search of the ever dependable YouTube showed me what we'd been doing wrong and the following day I amazed myself. After an exhilarating hour or so in high winds, I managed to crash that kite on it's third outing, losing one of the spars and pulling the whiskers out of their locating holes and it awaits repair. A second stunt kite was bought immediately but hasn't been flown yet (storm force winds, torrential rain, bad back etc etc etc.) and a friend of my wife's has just bought us a small parachute kite which we're going to fly this weekend, weather permitting. Flying is great fun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted December 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Rock on, you're in good hands with the other fliers here - no question is silly or too small. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Welcome Ian, good to have you on board. Prepare to have some fun and share in our addiction. Any questions you have can and will be answered here. Someone here has probably flown anything you can think of, and then some. Have fun, smile and don't forget to breathe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Lambton Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Many thanks Makatakam. I can guarantee questions, some of them pretty basic. I'm new at this but both my wife and I are hooked. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHBKF Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Sounds like the same path many of us have been down. I really enjoy hearing of kite flying re-awakenings. I feel your joy & enthusiasm all the way across the ocean. Keep going, it's gets even better. Best wishes, SHBKF 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Lambton Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Thanks too to you SHBKF for your welcome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepinjeepin Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 I don't know much, but I'm willing to offer any misdirection you may need🙄 Welcome 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Quite a few pilots on your side of the big pond, and especially in the UK. Check the member list here and the member map. Make contact and it will smooth your journey, and cause additional smiles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted December 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Sadly, member map did not survive the forum upgrade - hopefully they'll support it again, lots of folks are asking about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 (edited) 4 hours ago, John Barresi said: Sadly, member map did not survive the forum upgrade - hopefully they'll support it again, lots of folks are asking about it. That is sad. It's a great tool for new members, and senile old farts like me. Edited December 19, 2015 by makatakam Original not clever enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted December 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I agree, there has been a LOT of chatter about it on the software forums, not unlikely we'll see it come back someday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbailey49 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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