At 11am, we had them up in the air, stationary and side-by-side, to commemorate the fallen.
With the wind being pretty much perfect, we were keen to try out a range of different moves and patterns, and especially keen to try and fly a series of moves called "Quadra Dazzle". Difficult to explain in words, so I'm showing a series of diagrams, which will hopefully make clear what the moves and patterns are.
We have flown the "Quadra Dazzle" with the team before, but never using Peter Powells, and never flying tails. It took some practice, especially knowing where the tails are relative to the kites, but we did it! And not just once, through sheer luck; we flew one "Quadra Dazzle" after the other! Don't just take my word for it; watch for yourself. There are four complete "Quadra Dazzles" in the video below, interspersed with other moves (Swiss Rolls, Cascade, Threads, Fountain, etc).
We didn't get them all right, let's be honest. A few attempts ended in the tail of one kite caught in the bridle lines of another. Not realising we had people behind us watching our displays, one of those tail catches was accompanied by a clearly audible "oooooh!" from the public.
Is this the first time ever that a kite team has flown the "Quadra Dazzle" with Peter Powell kites?
Video credit: Piyush Patel
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