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.

Monday 3 April 2023

Six tails, ready for tangling!

Recently, I got myself a black kite with orange stripes, which we flew together with the black kite with flo-green stripes we already had. They look well when flown together, I think, but I felt more could be done to increase the spectacle. Specifically, both kites could be expanded to a triple-stack by the addition of two entirely black kites. Black tails on the front and back kite, with the middle kite in each stack having either a green or an orange tail. Should look really good in the sky!

Now to be clear, we've never flown two Peter Powell triple-stacks, with tails, together .... It will certainly pose a challenge for us: two triple-stacks means six tails that can get tangled up, with each other or with the many stacking lines!

Each of the stacks on their own look great on the ground as well as in the sky.




But what happens when we put them together?

Here goes ...





The key was to keep all moves big and be very aware of where the tails are in 3-dimensional space. We did have a few 'catches', though, I must admit ....


And of course, there is the inevitable aftermath of flying six tails ....



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