Though sometimes gone with the wind, kites can be relaxing
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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
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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
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Despite the current oil glut.
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our country's energy comes from
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generators, that's up fifty percent
since IW
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