DIY kite – Grassroots Mapping http://grassrootsmapping.org Stories of community based mapping projects Sun, 01 Apr 2018 14:24:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.5 Kite Flying Tree http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/danbeavers/2-16-2013/kite-flying-tree http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/danbeavers/2-16-2013/kite-flying-tree#respond Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:02:08 +0000 http://grassrootsmapping.org/?guid=986e4f06d1304cf171e93dea0f5c9ea3 http://publiclaboratory.org/sites/default/files/imagefield_thumbs/IMG_02... That tree between the pines likes to fly kites. I was a lit...]]>

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That tree between the pines likes to fly kites. I was a little upset with it because it was my kite. The tree finally got bored after about 45 minutes and let go so I am not too upset. It took me a couple of hours to find the kite but when I did there was absolutely no damage to it. I love Tyvek! The wind was very gusty and the line got snagged by the tree during an extended lull.

]]> http://grassrootsmapping.org/2013/02/kite-flying-tree/feed/ 0 Easy Cut Delta Kite simplification http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/danbeavers/2-2-2013/easy-cut-delta-kite-simplification http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/danbeavers/2-2-2013/easy-cut-delta-kite-simplification#respond Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:15:30 +0000 https://grassrootsmapping.org/?guid=1df07ccee4d991ffa79f251fc3765c92 Wintercamp activities included working on simplifying the kite build. From the left. A pocket for the sp...]]>

Wintercamp activities included working on simplifying the kite build. From the left. A pocket for the spar spreader that we were not really happy with. Next is the mini-caribener and pex plastic pipe. This was the standard attachment. The solution we arrived with eliminated the additional parts. Next are 3 mock-ups of folded pockets. The last item is the almost final form.

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