My
Kite Accessories
Kite Ferry
(In the picture on the right, you can barely see my 4X4
Tetra)
This contraption carries a 'payload' to the top of the kite line (to
the kite) and then releases the payload and traverses back down the
line to the ground. The ferry sail is split in 2 parts - each outside
corner has a string that keeps the 'wings' perpendicular to the line
until he release, allowing the 2 sails of the kite to fold back and
scream back down the line to the ground.
Ideas and original plans by Anthony Thyssen at http://anthony.kitelife.com/parafauna/messenger/
Materials: Aluminum tube, coat hanger, snap swivels, 1/4"
dowels, and a couple of anti-static bags for electronics.
Built in 2000.
My BIG Single-Line reel
Built 1999.
The Plexiglas sides are 8" diameter.
I also have a reel with 39# Dacron fishing line, and a fishing reel
with 12# SpiderWire line (for the Tetras and the Dragonfly).
Kite Lights!
Simple to make, lightweight, and effective.
(Not as bright as store-bought).
Here's how to make some yourself
Or the zipped version is HERE!
My first (real) project with ripstop, and my first applique.