Peter and I fly some kites 

The legs didn't stay up for long, Priscilla, as the Octopus' line was really at too low an angle for them. I'll have to fly them on a different lifter next time.

@@JimNicholls I look forward to it..:)

Thank you!

Good to hear from you, Jo. Sadly, we have gone into total Covid-19 lockdown here in NZ, after the Delta variant was brought in. I hope it won't last too long, as I have lots of kites that I want to fly. I loved your last video - that piece would be a good soundtrack for a kite video, I think.

Thank you. We always try to have a bit of a variety, but Peter has a limited collection so I try to ring the changes with mine as much as I can. I, of course, have far TOO many kites!

Thanks, Donna. A small effort compared with what you put on, but I do my best.

I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. It might take you a few years to catch up on them all, but you're just a young fellow anyway. I'll be 80 if I get to October, so I don't know how much longer I'll be flying and producing videos.

You made my days, just beIN funny about selling popcorn, much much thanks. PS. I also fly fighter kites. We always flew kites. I made the papers here in Chicago, one sunny day after a snow storm my wife and two babies ,cleared the snow we had a picnic it was 35 degrees.

I hope you can keep flying kites through this current crisis - you've obviously got a cool head if you picnic in those conditions!!!

Thanks, David. I have two more snakes, but I think one at a time is usually enough.

Thanks, Francisco. For once, I found something suitable without too much searching.

Glad you liked it. I hope all's well in Texas.

Thanks, John. Yes, the snake is good, and I have two others that I use sometimes.

It was one of the better ones, Peter.

It's often not worth the hassle of trying to get things changed, Ken, as you know. Yes, the snake wheels are great fun, as long as you avoid tangling the lines, which shouldn't happen anyway unless one or more come loose, which is what happened to me with that smaller wheel.

Thanks, Michael. Good to see you've still been doing a little flying, but winter is coming to you too quickly I think.

@@JimNicholls Two more events this weekend. Weather in the 40s.

Thank you, Mark. It's always good when I have some company.

@@JimNicholls Yes, however, I fly alone as my kids/grand just aren't into it, which saddens me b/c I wonder who will fly them when I'm gone :(

That's my big worry for my kite collection, Mark. I'd hate to think of most of the kites being dumped, but that may well happen. I'll be 79 tomorrow, so won't be flying forever.

@@JimNicholls Well...Happy birthday, 'kid'! You keep flying that great collection. Maybe one day it will end up in a kite museum. Surely your family will fly them with many years of enjoyment and wonderful memories. I turned 70 in September, not slowing down yet, and many more years to fly God willing. Thanks for the daily show of beautiful kites you share with the world, enjoyed by all. Have a blast on your big day!

Thanks, Mark. Weather not suitable for a birthday fly today, but I do have a video to upload. No chance my sons will ever fly my kites, but I just hope they can pass them on to someone who will.

Sorry to hear that, Graham. A pity you can't be here - we haven't had a new case in about ten days, and seem to be about to have almost total freedom again - until someone brings the bug in again, no doubt! The banner looked great, and Peter was very impressed by how well it was made. Keep safe!

Glad you liked it. Have you made your bookings yet? And if you haven't already seen it, take a look at my video of last January's event: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CghpqrXiirk.html

Still very unsettled here, Raymond, with several days of rain coming, but the occasional good day is very welcome.

Thanks, David. We certainly enjoyed it.

Yes, we're lucky. I know how even a mile or so inland things are quite different, and in a city it's almost impossible to find a steady enough wind to fly anything.

Yes, and without a pattern, Vito. He just borrowed one of mine to have a look at it, and then produced something that was even better. He's self-taught, and I wish I had even half his skill.

Experience is a good teacher - I used to have problems when I started flying, but after lots of practice it all comes quite naturally now, although there is still a tangle on rare occasions. Using the right line is important - a lot of cheaper kites come with twisted line, which is easily tangled. Braided dacron is the only line I use, and the way you wind it onto your reel is important, too, to stop it ravelling up. See ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HUtYuu2eydY.html on this, and there are a lot more videos in my "How to..." playlist for help on other aspects of flying.

Yes they look great, Scott. I must fly all my sleds together again soon with the tails.

Don't count on making money from it - the viewing audience is always small, and sometimes non-existent! You'd be welcome anyway.

The biggest problem with putting on a bit of a display is all the packing up at the end!

Correct, Tim. I seldom fly it on its own these days - it's much easier just to put it on another kite's line, although the Octopus line was really rather too low an angle.

@@JimNicholls Come spring I will definitely give this a try! Thanks.

Meiumi, you are the only one who has asked that question - no-one else seems to have noticed. Actually, it's in one of the shots in this video, (you have to look carefully), but I'll show it fully sometime in the next few days.

Can't wait to see it up close, it looks rather interesting.

Soon!