A blog detailing our collection of Peter Powell kites, and chronicling our flying of these kites. Plus a bit of PP kite history thrown in. Our collection to date stands at 77 kites and can be seen here. I am keen to expand the collection, so if you have an old Peter Powell kite, whether made in the UK or the US, gathering dust and looking for a new home, why not get in touch? Depending on the kite (does it bring something new or different to my collection?), its condition (is it flyable? how much TLC does it need?), and the price you ask (+ shipping if from outside the UK), we may well be able to do a deal.

Sunday, 27 November 2022

Razzle Dazzle

Been quite a while since we flew Peter Powell kites with our L-katz team! Yesterday, the wind was very good for getting PPs back in the air in team formation. 

We decided to try and fly a pattern called Razzle Dazzle, as we'd never flown that with Peter Powell kites before. First, we practiced it with our Impulse team kites, just to make sure we got all the moves right. And then we switched to Peter Powells, the 'Poppy' version to be precise.





Here's a brief video from yesterday. First, you see a Razzle Dazzle flown with our Impulse kites, and then the same figure with the PPs. 


Flying a pattern with tails, whether Razzle Dazzle or anything else, always presents the extra challenge of avoiding flying into another kite's tails. But we did pull it off, as you can see in the second part of the video!

And, talking of tails, the unavoidable aftermath ...

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  1. Allan Pothecary29 November 2022 at 01:53

    Not sure if you ever flew tails with us but my instruction to the team before and during a tails routine would be "Fly to miss the tails!" As for winding them up, you need to get a friendly duo like Flying Fish to help you.😂

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