Kite flying

I saw a few kids flying kites over the weekend. It occurred to me: What
if they were flying the kites real high in the vicinity of GA airports? I
don't think there are any laws about kite flying off airport property.

Wow, how high were they flying those kits? 100 feet would seem quite
high for a kite. Maybe I'm wrong here.

-Robert

Some kites have up to 500 feet of line or more.
mike s

Robert M. Gary wrote:
Wow, how high were they flying those kits? 100 feet would seem quite
high for a kite. Maybe I'm wrong here.

-Robert

You might put 500 feet of line on the kite, but the catenary will not let it
go that high. I'd guess the 100 foot high would be really up there in terms
of kites.


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Some kites have up to 500 feet of line or more.
mike s

Robert M. Gary wrote:
Wow, how high were they flying those kits? 100 feet would seem quite
high for a kite. Maybe I'm wrong here.

-Robert

People often fly kites from a state park adjacent to my local airport.
There are signs, though, prohibiting kites from the area along the
runway centerline.

They even have kite festivals there... and I've passed kites while
flying at 1200' (though participants in the festival are *supposed* to
stay below 500').

-Dana

On 18 Apr 2006 14:04:14 -0700, wrote:

Some kites have up to 500 feet of line or more.
mike s

Robert M. Gary wrote:
Wow, how high were they flying those kits? 100 feet would seem quite
high for a kite. Maybe I'm wrong here.

-Robert

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Dana M. Hague wrote:
People often fly kites from a state park adjacent to my local airport.
There are signs, though, prohibiting kites from the area along the
runway centerline.

They even have kite festivals there... and I've passed kites while
flying at 1200' (though participants in the festival are *supposed* to
stay below 500').

-Dana

On 18 Apr 2006 14:04:14 -0700, wrote:

Some kites have up to 500 feet of line or more.
mike s

Robert M. Gary wrote:
Wow, how high were they flying those kits? 100 feet would seem quite
high for a kite. Maybe I'm wrong here.

-Robert

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Check Pt. 101 which regulates kites, stationary balloons, etc.

We have a small city park on the north end of our airport. It is not
uncommon to sometimes have to dodge kites on the approach to the
airport. Usually have the police go out and explain the situation to them.

Ross
KSWI

wrote:

Some kites have up to 500 feet of line or more.
mike s

Robert M. Gary wrote:

Wow, how high were they flying those kits? 100 feet would seem quite
high for a kite. Maybe I'm wrong here.

-Robert

Your City Council/Park Board should post signs in the parks.



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"Ross Richardson" wrote in
message ...
| We have a small city park on the north end of our airport.
It is not
| uncommon to sometimes have to dodge kites on the approach
to the
| airport. Usually have the police go out and explain the
situation to them.
|
| Ross
| KSWI
|
| wrote:
|
| Some kites have up to 500 feet of line or more.
| mike s
|
| Robert M. Gary wrote:
|
| Wow, how high were they flying those kits? 100 feet
would seem quite
| high for a kite. Maybe I'm wrong here.
|
| -Robert
|
|

"Ross Richardson" wrote in message
...
We have a small city park on the north end of our airport. It is not
uncommon to sometimes have to dodge kites on the approach to the airport.
Usually have the police go out and explain the situation to them.

Ross
KSWI

Ross ain't kidding! I flew into SWI a week or so ago to partake of the $2.76
100LL and had to dodge kites on final. Fortunately some kind soul warned me
on the radio before I got there.

I called the police dept. and advised them of it, and the kites were gone by
the time I left.

Dan
KGYI

Well I don't know about the folks in your area, but when I was a kid I had a
box kite I rescued from the surplus store. It was part of the antenna from
a life raft (came complete with instructions for connecting to a hand
cranked SOS transmitter). We had around a mile of heavy lacing cord on a
reel that helped us crank the kite up into the air. When all the cord was
released, we could just barely see the kite which was orange cloth on an
aluminum tube collapsible frame.

Come to think of it, I think I still have that kite. Fun 50 years ago. We
had no idea that we might be doing something illegal. Thanks for bringing
back the memory.

John Severyn
@KLVK

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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Wow, how high were they flying those kits? 100 feet would seem quite
high for a kite. Maybe I'm wrong here.

-Robert