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:: Kite
A light frame with thin material stretched over it, flown in the wind at the end of a long string [or two].
Sport kite flying is an environmentally sound activity, it doesn't increase your carbon footprint and it is a great outdoor exercise to relax and meditate. Ireland is blessed with an abundance of wind power. Go on & harness the elements ...
:: Freestyle
Denoting a contest or version of a sport in which there are few restrictions on the moves or techniques that competitors employ.
:: What is freestyle kite flying then?
It's a bit like some people use skate or snow boards. Tricks tend to be done close to the ground as part of a landing or take-off manoeuvre. Sometimes they are referred to as 'slack-line tricks'.
By throwing both hands forward, the kite can be stalled so it hovers and floats down on its face. Or it can even be flipped over onto its back, where it can hover while there is no tension in the flying lines.
A tug on one line will then send it spinning around on the spot. A skilled pilot can do a lot of fancy freestyle moves. Freestyle flying connects individual tricks together into a routine. Watch some of the very best freestyle trick flying on our video page.
:: Kite lines
There is a large choice of kite lines. Different ways of flying a kite will place different requirements on a kite line.
Most our sport kite lines are manufactured from Coramid, which is a high quality brand fibre among others such as Dyneema or Spectra. Coramid has the same basic characteristics as these (e.g. melting point) but performs better in all other areas.
A special braiding technique, through and through impregnation and a special polishing process give braided Climax lines their unique characteristics. The fibres have a tighter alignment and line surface becomes smoother and harder. A tighter braid reduces line cross-section by more than 50%. This results in a minimum of wind resistance (drag), and forces acting on your kite line are distributed more evenly among the individual fibres.
:: Force, Mass
1 Newton is the gravitational force of a bar of chocolate [weighing 100 g].
= 1 daN [deca Newton]
= 1 kp [kilo pond], equals the mass of 1 kg [kilo gram]
= 2.2 pounds [lb]
:: Wind Scale
:: Kite flying synonyms
- Decorate your sky
- Tug it for fun
- Say it with Icarex
- Dance with the wind
- Carpe voluptam venti
- A carbon framed out-of-body experience
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