Getting a little off topic here. I once saw a doctor and his child
flying a kite right in the easement path of power distribution lines. It
got to me so much that I had to stop and tell him how dangerous that
was. He said that he understood and had it under control. What some
people will do, even educated ones.

Ross
KSWI

Skylune wrote:

by Dylan Smith Apr 19, 2006 at 02:29 PM


On 2006-04-19, Skylune wrote:

LOL. So the kids I saw were in violation of the FARS!!! That is
hysterical.


Why is it hysterical?


Kids flying kites should study the FARs. LOL.


If you engage in any activity at any age, it behooves you (or your
guardian, in the case of kids) to at least have a passing awareness of
laws that may be governing you. Flying kites on 1000 foot strings on an
airport departure path is every bit as brain dead as letting your kids
ride their bikes on the wrong side of a main road



It is ludicrous because the rules say you cannot fly a kite within 5 miles
of the airport boundary, not simply off the departure and arrival ends of
the runway. 5 miles! LOL.
The kite manufacturers should have liability warnings on the kites. Who
on earth could know that?

I suppose there are rules against raising carrier pigeons near GA airports
also. If those stupid little new hover crafts become popular, I am sure
that the FAA will somehow limit their usage as well. What about small
model planes? Are these also restricted?

Damn, I'm starting to understand why the STN people say that GA airports
should be required to purchase all land in a 25 mile radius. ;-)