Vortices At Wachula

Randy Kiting

Randy started the journey to paramotoring in July 2020 first by going to Springhill, La. for lessons with Kyle Oglee and once we got back home there was lots of kiting. We went to a nearby park and sometime just the front yard, It just depended on the wind.

Composite Aerial Petal, Mississippi

If it weren't for my husband, I don't know that I could handle the large Parasail kite that I use.  Sometimes it feels like it will lift me completely off of the ground if I don't let go.  He is there, behind me, maintaining the reel. 

Just recently, I read an article where someone suggested using a climbers rigging to help  reel the kite back in.  Perhaps that would help.

This photo is a composite and was take in Petal, Mississipi at Petal Friendly City Park.  It is a rather large softball complex.

Flying On Evelyn Gandy Parkway, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

July, 31, 2011 Waveland, Mississippi

New Parts

I had to order a couple of new parts.  My rig wasn't turning like it is suppose to.  I don't know if it's broken or if there is some glitch because sometime it works but doesn't seem to turn far enough and sometime it doesn't work at all, so, I am replacing the battery box and removing the IR controller and replacing it with a servo speed controller.  They are coming from http://brooxes.com  and should be here today. 

I also have Kap Klips to attach the rig to the kite line but I find them to be cumbersome and tend to slide on the kite line unless the line is doubled on the klip, so, I ordered  Brooxes Hangups and hopefully this will resolve the problem.

I Tried And I Tried But Couldn't Do It.

The wind just wouldn't cooperate today.  It seemed to be blowing every which way and each time I got the kite up the wind would suddenly die and the kite gently floated back to the ground. Once it turned the kite completly to the other direction and then dived to the ground.  Some days are just not kite days and this was one of them.