From: focbjel@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (CHRIS BJELICA)
Subject: 24 ft. Delta
Message-ID: <29JAN199313381861@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov>
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: 29 Jan 1993 13:38 EST  

As the minicam van was pulling around to my side of the field
the keel ripped off at 300 feet up and crashed.
I used 4 mil drop cloth iron-melted together and 1 inch aluminium.
tubing.
It just missed a couple of seinors at a park bench where I surly would have 
been on at 6:00 if that happened.




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From: pat@cs.strath.ac.uk (Patrick Prosser)
Subject: Re: 24 ft. Delta
Message-ID: <11492@baird.cs.strath.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 93 05:51:04 EST
Organization: Comp. Sci. Dept., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, Scotland.

In article <29JAN199313381861@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov> focbjel@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (CHRIS BJELICA) writes:
>As the minicam van was pulling around to my side of the field
>the keel ripped off at 300 feet up and crashed.
>I used 4 mil drop cloth iron-melted together and 1 inch aluminium.
>tubing.
>It just missed a couple of seinors at a park bench where I surly would have 
>been on at 6:00 if that happened.

Ouch! That is one of the reasons I prefer soft kites.
I'd rather be hit by 100sq ft of parafoil, than 
24ft of metal tubing. Which raises a question ...

Insurance, where can we get insurance, public liability,
and how much would it cost?

Patrick



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From: salanne@convex.csc.FI (Simo Salanne)
Subject: Re: 24 ft. Delta
Message-ID: <1993Feb2.084418.6730@nic.funet.fi>
Organisation: STACK Finland
Organization: Finnish Academic and Research Network Project - FUNET
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 93 03:44:18 EST

In <11492@baird.cs.strath.ac.uk> pat@cs.strath.ac.uk (Patrick Prosser) writes:

>Insurance, where can we get insurance, public liability,
>and how much would it cost?

As you noticed, Steve mentioned the insurance in "AKA recruitment" 
posting. He is now checking if it really is worldwide.
Not much use for you or me, if it's US only.

I know, STACK tried to get worldwide insurance, but only managed
to negotiate it to cover UK. Might interest you? I remember the
cost was only 2 GBP/year. Can't remember the sums.

The insurance companies seems to keep kite flying pretty
safe sport - so far:-)

Smooth Winds
Simo Salanne



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