is often associated with harvested fields and bales of straw. Here in Dortmund, the grain harvest was repeatedly delayed by the wet weather. The straw bales also lay in the fields for a relatively long time because they simply could not be brought into the barn dry. Good for me and the opportunity to take …
What was foreshadowed last year at the KAP meeting in Fanø actually happened: the lens of my Canon S110 extended only reluctantly and then unfortunately did not retract again. The error message was “lens error”. What to do? After some research on the internet, it turned out that this is a well-known problem with this …
A few pictures from our holiday during the Kite Fliers Meeting 2023. They are both aerial shots and pictures of kites in the sky, and real kites, with sticks and stuff . I hope you like them
After I had paid close attention to the correct clamping when reassembling, the new cotton cody flew quite excellently. Of course, you have to take into account that we also had wonderful conditions: onshore wind with 3-4 Bft, everything flies there. But I am very satisfied that it stood almost motionless in one place in …
The short-winged cotton Cody has successfully completed its first flight. In overcast skies over Fanø, it went up almost flawlessly at 4 Bft. I adjusted the bridle a bit because the kite was heavier than expected and I still have to make a few fine adjustments. But for the beginning I am very satisfied.
In a post from 23.03.2016 I expressed at the time the intention to complete a cody made of cotton as a new project until the kite festival in Fanø/DK in June. To my apology I have to say that I did not write the year to it. Today, more than 7 years later, I can …
Rape brings colour to the landscape! Since April and May are the rape blossom season, I went in search of some beautiful motifs for my aerial photographs. On my last bike ride, I had already looked out for rape fields that offer good accessibility with the kite, and now that the wind is also favourable …
I gave my kites a thorough inspection and found that they needed some reworking. No wonder after years of use and lack of care. Today I tested the first kite, a short-wing Cody. Unfortunately, it has been raining all week, sometimes for longer and heavily. But today I was able to use a short break …
When the weather outside is not exactly conducive to kite flying, let alone KAPing, you can take good care of your equipment. That means you can now make repairs or improvements to your equipment or build new kites and jigs. I used the time to redesign a kite that I have owned for a long …
Even though there was no news from me for a while, I was still active: here are a few pictures I took in the meantime. The weather was anything but autumnal, so I didn’t have enough wind to get the camera in the air a few times. Even on my short holiday at the Belgian/Dutch …
