we have been messing around with a helmet cam and it looks pretty cool

to check it out goto www.kiteforum.tv and seach for word 'cam' there are 2 - the nz one is teh one you want to check out

got some ideas for some more footage soon...

Very nice, what beach is that??

Cheers! balloon flyer beach - orewa

Technically it is tube riders who fly baloons. We simply fly bags.

Balloon flying is the art of keeping your kite at 90 degrees while downwind of other riders - the same angle as flying a.... balloon

so in probably a less constructive way i was getting at the fact that if anyone is downwind -standing in the water or riding - ettiquette is to get your kite low as possible on the same tack so the that person upwind can enjoy themselves/pass - and the person upwind of that - and the person upwind of that - if you get the drift - rather than a full stop onshore traffic jam if you know what i mean...


NJOI

i think you're talking about blimps. these were deployed in WWII to bring down enemy aircraft flying over civilian areas. they were characterised by a big bag of shit flying at 90 degrees exactly at the height required to effectively navigate the area. the blimp pilots would lie back with a good strong cup of tea and watch the carnage. rumor has it peter lynn developed most of his aerodynamic theories during this era.

They do seem to confuse people - i remember once at Orewa standing in the shallows flying my blimp with 2 other people on the water and out of no where a kamakazi pump pilot took my blimp straight out of the sky... I must have a bermuda blimp :roll:

Yeah, but what sort of kite do you have? :?