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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1986)
Though sometimes gone with the wind, kites can be relaxing rW O • I be Hrppncr G a i r t l e - 1 im r i, Heppnrr, Oregon V \ rd n c d a y, June II. Marv Petcrvin thcvk, the wind vekxity before launching hi, kite, Longway Vince unwind, kite line while Peterson cam e, gear along the line in preparation lor attaching kite, parachute, and wind cock to line before launching When someone tell, Marv Peter son and Peter Longway-Vince to "go fly a kite.” they'd better be prepared for the pair to take the ad v icc to heart They have been flying kite, a, a hobby for more than two year, and seem to be')u,t getting started with their colorful hobby Their kite, are not the average variety kid, urge their folk, to buy in the first windy days of spring Peterson's Strato Scoop .1 wa, made in England by the Greenlee family It', approximately 30 wj ft made of nylon, and sewn with a pocket which inflate, like an envelope and lift, off the ground on the Mime principal a, an airplane wing Scoop, under the wing catch the wind and keep the it aloft Peter son claim, the kite ha, the ability to lift 10 pound, and ha, plan, to attac h flashlight, to the tail, in order to fly it at night hi, first attempt ended with a flashlight exploding on impact with the ground, mi he i, designing a different method of attaching the light, The pmces, of launching a kite re _.j quire, specitic step, in a given order "or the whole me,, get, tangled together," said Longway Vince The 12' Rainbow Spin Sock attach cd on the Mime line i, from the "Catch the Wind" franchise kite Catch the Fever and save! C A S E IH PARTS FEVER W EEK, JU N E 16-JU N E 21 C om e on in for som e really hot prices during Parts Fever Week For one w eek only you'll save 10 percent on all the C ase, Inter national and C ase International agricultural equipm ent parts and accessories we have on our shelves Purchase $ 5 0 0 or more worth of these parts during Parts Fever Week and you'll receive a rebate check for 10% of your total directly from J I Case C om e in and save' ■ mm Morrow County Grain Growers« Phone 909-0221 1-800-452-7396 u L J ^ o r^ o n tn * ship in Lincoln City where the pair purchase much of their puraphenalia rhey use 475 lb test nylon braid ed line now to launch the larger kite, because they were breaking 250 lb test line An exception is the 150 ft 201) lb test Kevlar line used tor the dual control stunt kite, because it i, exceptionally strong for it, small diameter When wind, are a, strong a, last rhursday night, they fly no more than nine stunt kites on a train, but have put a, many as lb kite, on the tram The kite, each have a 40 ft tail and the train takes off in strong wind at speed, up to 40 mph Each has a train of stunt kites and when they pul on "show,” (the pair seem to enjoy an audience gullible enough to "believe" in their stone, and goals I They make up routine, (and Mimetimcs terminology) as they go along, inside loops and dives, a hammerhead, sometime, standing next to each other and mimicking the other's routine "Once when were flying at the Heppner dam site he hire it was finished. I flew my kite, right into M arv', I thought he never was go mg to forgive me for that one " said Umgway-Vince "W e've had our share of freak accidents ' and many time, spend as much time chasing kites as we do flying them " "A favorite thing to do is stand at the edge of the butte and actually fly the kite, below my feet." Longway Vince continued "You don't lose the power of the wind that way. but it doe, strange thing, and wimetimex you ditch " The larger kites are anchored to their pickup, and to the kite line by swivel, which look suspiciously like fishing gear Sailing gloves protest their hand, from the pull on the kite line and to be able to hear cash other above the howling wind, they wear voice activated FM transceivers A Delta kite 16 feet aero,, is held with a frame of fiberglass poles It flew at the end of 400 feet of line with a wind spinner and a spinner looking like a miniature parachute Kite flying can be as expensive a hobby as you want it to be. Peter son said Hi, Strato Setup 3 cost close to $100 It's just a fun thing to do. Longway Vince concluded No mat ter what you're worried about or div ing before you come up here, once on the butte, the view. the wind, the kites, the exercise command all your attention, and put the day in perspective Americana turn to renewable energy Despite the current oil glut. 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