THUMBNAIL
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DESCRIPTION Also known as. NOTES
Kite 1000sqft Flowform The Beast Three very powerful kites. Be very careful as they inflate, as when they lift there is no stopping them. Watch out for the drogue lines as they go past as they could lift you easily or take off a limb. Require very good anchor and lines 2500lb+. Only suitable for experienced flyers. ALWAYS fly with a safety line or else they may never come down.
Kite 650sqft Stratascoop. Owned by Arthur Dibble on permanent loan to The Club. Strat 9
Kite 300sqft parafoil The Albatross
Kite 120sqft Hagaman parafoil. Big Pink Another very powerful kite. Requires very good anchor and lines 1000lb+. Only suitable for experienced flyers.
Kite Rainbow flowform Carrington Nice kite to fly in steady low-moderate wind.
The Alien
Kite 120sqft flowform WHKF flowform Nice kite to fly in steady low-moderate wind.
Kite 67ft Martin Lester Divers Legs The Big Legs Easy to fly in steady moderate wind. Use 6mm line.
Kite 35ft Martin Lester Divers Legs Red legs & Blue legs Easy to fly in steady moderate wind.
Kite 7 Japanese koi carp. The Fish Wind socks flown on the line of a large lifter kite.
Kite 135ft wind sock National Power Requires a very powerful lifter kite.
Kite Pair of contra-rotating wind socks. New Socks Requires a powerful lifter kite if both are to be flown off the same line.
Kite Pink and blue wind sock. NOTES
Kite Purple and blue wind sock.
Kite Hagaman wind sock. Owned by Martin Croxton.
Kite Greens and Patol wind socks. Owned by Arthur Dibble on permanent loan to The Club.
Kite Kiteability wind sock
Kite Festival wind sock. Usually flown in conjunction with the WHKF flowform.
Kite 20ft tube.
Kite Play sail Great fun to fly for 1, 2 or 4 people. Pulls very hard in a strong wind.
Kite 3 off arches The Original, the AKA and the WHKF.
Kite 57 off 1m high flown on branched line. Design by Martin Lester. The Stickmen NOTE flying lines supplied and kept by Arthur Dibble to keep swivels clean.
Kite 120 disk chinese dragon style
Kite 40 section Yako stack. The disaster. We have never managed to get this to fly more than 6 sections without the top turning over.
Kite Eddy train
Some owned by individual members that are likely to be seen at festivals and displays.
Kite 40ft bol Owned and flown by Donald Capewell
Kite 7 off 120ft Thai serpent style. 7 dwarfs. Owned by Arthur Dibble, very easy to fly but requires one flyer per kite and they take a long time to put away.
Kite 240ft Thai serpent style. Snow White Owned by Arthur Dibble, similar to seven Dwarfs.
Kite Japanese train by Dan Kurahashi. Owned by Don Baggett.
Kite Deltas Morgan Megadelta 12ft wing span made by Sky Bums. A very popular kite in the club. Great for lifting Cameras or teddies.
Kite 20ft+ special delta. Raptor Owned by Arthur Dibble. A big lifter in medium winds.
Kite Flames Flowform Owned by Martin Croxton, made by Phil Scarfe.
Kite Butterflies Made by many members at a club workshop run by Kelvin Woods . A good light wind flier.
Kite Swan Made by many members at a club workshop by Karl Longbottom. A good light wind flier.
Kite Dela Porta 5x3ft Made by many members at a club workshop by John Freeman with bargello patchwork.
Kite 6ft Eddy Made by many members at a club workshop by Holme Struck. A classic kite made from traditional materials..
Kite Cody Many club members have one of these. They vary in size from a few inches to 20ft+.
Kite Condor A popular kite in the club. 8ft wing span soars very well in very low winds. Design by Danny Rice.
Kite Bears These are soft kites and can be flown individually but are often flown with a pilot to stabalise several in the same air space. Club members have a huge range of these including;- manta ray, humpty dumpty, octopi and others
THUMBNAIL DESCRIPTION Also known as. NOTES