Jim Foster

Here are two more.

KiteKids

Jim Foster and Lynn Foster

Winter base, Laguna Woods, California

Summer base Walnut Grove, California (small town of 600 in the California Delta)

Contact    jfoster47@earthlink.net

Flying at festivals mainly on the west coast.

also.........

Kids at Heart

Jim Foster, Lynn Foster, Carol Pittman and Cass Pittman

Pittmans in San Diego, Fosters as above

Flying at festivals mainly on the west coast.

Contact..    jfoster47@earthlink.net  or  casspittman@gmail.com

I would think that many of the fliers in this grid would have flown in the 64 grid.  We, unfortunately, have a much harder time getting large numbers together on this side of the pond.  As for me, except for Kite Party, WSIKF and a few festivals, I am thrilled when I can get eight.

Lynn and I are ready for, hopefully, the same fun filled week as we had leading up the 64.  Flying in groups and helping to raise both the level of flying and the level of confidence of newer fliers.

We hate to wish our lives away, but tomorrow would be none to soon.  We plan to be in Long Beach the entire month of August.

Oh,,,,,, fresh 120s might be a good idea.

Cheers...........

Thank you for the kind words John....

Lynn says Hi........

This has happened to us many times.  I believe that, over time, with the flexing of the leading edge spars during flight, the glue used in production finds it's way loose.  When I find that condition I remove the ferrule, carefully scrape off the old glue and use super glue to re-install the ferrule.  I wrap masking tape around the ferrule at the point where you want the ferrule to stop sliding into the spar, as once you apply the glue to the ferrule and start sliding it into the spar, it should be done quickly.  The tape provides a "stop" so that the glue does not set up before the ferrule is "home", or you don't slide the ferrule too far in and the glue set before you can pull back out to the proper place.   Just a tip.

Lynn and I do a lot of flying.  When I am washing our kites, or otherwise " messing" with them, I always pull the center spar out and do my best to try to twist the ferrules out of the center spar, thus avoiding the chance of pushing a ferrule all the way into the spar during assembly, which is a major pain, or pushing it in all but a half inch or so, allowing assembly, but after a short time it will splinter the end of the outer spar.  The latter happened to one of our team members just yesterday.

Hope this helps.

Mike

Happy Birthday from both of us.

Cheers, Lynn and Jim