p23brian Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 I found a place near my office where I can duck out to for a little flying when conditions are good. This should come in handy. Today is sunny and relatively warm, wind SE 0-10 so I tried it out for about 45 min. Still working on the hovers and getting better at them. Much easier when the wind is consistent. Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 That's the field I lost. Please return it. Last time I checked it was right in my backyard, and then, POOF, it was gone. Yeah, this crazy kite thing has you checking out real estate everywhere you go. It's worse than fishing and twice as addicting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 1 hour ago, makatakam said: Yeah, this crazy kite thing has you checking out real estate everywhere you go. It's worse than fishing and twice as addicting. And learning the locations of ALL the flags in your area, can't help but to notice which way they're pointing. HINT... if they're pointing UP, don't even think about getting the bag out... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p23brian Posted January 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 On 1/10/2017 at 8:45 PM, RobB said: And learning the locations of ALL the flags in your area, can't help but to notice which way they're pointing. HINT... if they're pointing UP, don't even think about getting the bag out... The Weather Underground site is really good for getting current local weather conditions. People who set up their own weather stations in their yards feed data to the site. You can see the location of these stations on a map and click them to pull up the current condtions. This is the wind data from one of the stations that's about .5 mile from the new soccer field I just found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelp3586 Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Check out sail flow app! Great app to use. Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Make sure your field is listed on KiteMap.org, if it's a good one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p23brian Posted January 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Make sure your field is listed on KiteMap.org, if it's a good one. [emoji6] I've already added the park near home where I usually go to fly. I'll try the soccer field a few more times to make sure I don't get chased off or anything before I add that too.Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHBKF Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 1 hour ago, p23brian said: I've already added the park near home where I usually go to fly. I'll try the soccer field a few more times to make sure I don't get chased off or anything before I add that too. Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app Good idea to make sure you don't get chased off. I flew at a location several times a year until the one day that a particular security officer decided I was a danger to others.... Well, it was a mall parking lot. SHBKF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p23brian Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I flew for about an hour at the soccer field today. Wind was better than usual, steady 8-10 with gusts 15+. My hovers are getting better but still need some work. I had to move my top lines in to the 3rd knot on the leaders to keep the kite from pulling too hard in the gusts. It helped a lot. I met another guy there flying a Parafoil. He said he's there fairly regularly and hasn't been chased away, so it's probably safe to put this spot on the map. I wouldn't recommend planning a kite flying vacation here but if you find yourself in the neighborhood it'll definitely do in a pinch. Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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