tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post6418021145017177904..comments2023-11-16T21:28:49.012+00:00Comments on Flying Fish Kiting Team: Birthday present!flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-82002155381821176122013-04-22T18:53:54.840+01:002013-04-22T18:53:54.840+01:00You're absolutely right: kites create turbulen...You're absolutely right: kites create turbulence that makes for 'dirty' air for the kite behind it. BUT in a stack, kites are not BEHIND each other! They're ON TOP of each other, so all the turbulence they create is behind the stack and doesn't affect the kites in the stack itself.<br /><br />Kites really are affected by turbulence when they're closely behind each other, as happens when they're flown in close formation during team-flying. The #1 kite has clean air, but the kites in #2, #3, #4, etc, position can really hit turbulence of the kite(s) in front of them. And hitting turbulence can feel like hitting a speed bump, hard. One way to deal with that to some degree is for the fliers in the team to stand staggered, with #2 standing half a meter behind #1, #3 half a meter behind #2, etc. That way, you avoid most (but not all) of the turbulence.flyingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-65368291239198429142013-04-22T16:03:34.540+01:002013-04-22T16:03:34.540+01:00Happy Birthday!
And one question: I have always w...Happy Birthday! <br />And one question: I have always wondered how stack configurations can fly so evenly. Doesn't the first kite create turbulence that should mess up the kite behind it and so on??jparcoeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880353646115669170noreply@blogger.com