Newborn

Finally I had the time to make the maiden flight with the tattoo butterfly kite.

A 5 Panel rokkaku kite.

We used 70kg bridleline. Two times 2 skyshark rods for the spreader and a  8mm carbon fiber for the spine. We cut the carbon rod for the spine in two pieces of 82,5(that is the same lenght as a standard skyshark rod) and 1 piece of 15cm.  That is adding weight but now it's easier to carry on my next trip.
Total weight is 600 gr.

How a new butterfly kite is born...

Butterfly
Tattoo I
Tattoo II

2013

Hold tight .... and fly high.

Keep in touch

Bert

Some links:

Banner: Wintervuur

Banner: 2013

Banner: I Fly Higher When You Smile

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My Wau

 Wau, received as a present of Danny Kiteman.  Brought it with from my trip to Malaysia and Borneo. It was very difficult to get it in and out of the taxi. I was surprised that it was so easy to go through customs without passing through the scanner. (It was to big).

Some more links:

Wau's in Borneo

Feathers

Surprise, surprise!!!,
I just received a nice birthday present from Paris!
I am going to attach it immediately to my kite bag.

Thank you so much Thierry!

If you want to know more about the feathers made by Thierry;

Please check out his facebook page.

 

Palace of justice

KAP = Kite aerial photography: Taking pictures from a low altitude using a remote controlled camera (in this case a Canon G12) lifted by a kite.

This KAP pictures was printed at 1,5 meter by 1 meter.

It's hanging now in the palace of justice as part of the permanent collection.

(Thanks to Joan for the photoshop touch!)

 



Some more links:

- The equipment used for KAP

- Some KAP pictures photoshopped by Joan Vanden Bossche

- Some KAP pictures taken from 100 meter high
- This KAP pictures is now part of the permanent art collection of the palace of justice
- Some more KAP pictures
- Zoom 5x

- Flying the long way home in the income hall of the palace of justice

- Flying the iFlite in the income hall of the palace of justice

- A Bell kite inspired on the Palace of Justice

Other KAP pictures in Antwerp:

- Sadipo
- Harbor

The long way home

The huge income hall in the new palace of justice is becoming my standard indoor kite field. This weekend I was able to make some basic videos of the "long way home" kite.

Some more pictures:

The long way home I

Some more videos;

"The long way home" kite - Justitiepaleis Antwerpen - I
"The long way home" kite - Justitiepaleis Antwerpen - II
"The long way home" kite - Justitiepaleis Antwerpen - IV
"The long way home" kite - Justitiepaleis Antwerpen - V