At some point, Paul Powell floated the idea of creating a special PPKOG kite, available for anyone who had joined the group. Was there enough interest for such a special Peter Powell kite? Following sorting out some technical issues, and design of the logo (in which I had some input as well), the PPKOG kite was ready for ordering last month. In neon green, the colour introduced last year to mark Peter's birthday.
I decided to make my order a bit more than a single PPKOG Stunter, and ordered a 3-stack. PPKOG lead kite, plus two 'plain' neon green stacking kites. Black tails, as visual continuation of the black central stripe.
And to make it even more special, I asked Paul and Mark to sign the two stacking kites.
With our Flying Fish PPs signed by Peter, we now have 'the full set' of Powell lads!
First flight of my PPKOG 3-stack was in winds of mostly 11-18mph. It flew very well in that wind, and developed a solid pull; nothing that couldn't be handled, though. The neon green sails look fantastic against the grey sky, especially if they catch a bit of sun from behind, making them almost luminescent.
Of course, we had to make some videos (Irma flew the stack in both videos).
Paul has said that he is happy to make another PPKOG kite, with 2020 in the logo, next year, and to keep doing this annually, for as long as there is enough interest (in order to make creating such a kite financially viable, there has to be a minimum number of orders). I suggested purple, with a white logo, for next year. And if a 2020 PPKOG indeed becomes reality, I'm not ruling out I'll order another 3-stack. After all, flying a pair of PP 3-stacks is nice addition to Flying Fish's festival quiver, isn't it?
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