I’d like to pause to answer some questions about flying miniature kites. Flying kites is naturally thought of as an outdoor activity, but with miniature kites I rarely will fly outdoors.
- Why not outdoors? Let me count the ways.
I live in Oregon, just south of an area purported to be named “Many Waters” in the indigenous language and make kites from tissue.
The scale. A miniature kite flown above the flyers wind shadow disappears to a speck, and I prefer to let people admire my tiny works. - Why indoors? Because I cam (aka because it’s there).
- Do you use a fan? No, and no, but.
I have tried flying in front of a variety of fans, but the air stream either over-powers the kite or dissipates to far from the kite. I have however toyed with investing in a variable speed ceiling fan that can go really slow so I could attach a kite to each blade. - Well, how then? I use a variety of sticks to hold the kite away from my body and walk and or turn fast enough to keep the kite above the tow point. I have used dowels, TV antennae, collapsible pointers, ends of fishing poles, and selfie sticks.
Leave a comment if you have further questions.