From: tom@minster.cs.york.ac.uk (Tom Jackson) Subject: Re: BUGGIES, Plans and Prices? Message-ID: <829320669.13038@minster.york.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 04:51:09 -1000 Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of York, England : I am also keen to hear from any WING builders, as I am about to : leap into kite design and construction with a view to serious traction : experiences, my ultimate goal to desing a tethered system which could : provide para-ascending type experiences. A very serious reply - don't do it! Three people at least have been killed doing tethered flying, several others have been very badly injured. A famous kite designer had a smashed pelvis and was almost paralysed doing tethered kite flying. Stick with the buggies, and you'll have a lot more fun. cheers, tom. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = From: Dave Kendall Subject: BUGGIES, Plans and Prices? Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 02:07:48 -1000 Organization: Cripps Computing Centre, The University of Nottingham Message-ID: Probably a FAQ, But . . . Are Flexifoil really the only people to offer buggies? At 350 quid a pop they aint cheap and I am having a hard time finding the loot to buy one of them - though I can feel my soul stirred by the prospect of owning one. Do any of you good folk know of alternative suppliers or any plans which may be available to assist their construction? I am also keen to hear from any WING builders, as I am about to leap into kite design and construction with a view to serious traction experiences, my ultimate goal to desing a tethered system which could provide para-ascending type experiences. All offers of advice, addresses or ridicule greatfully accepted. Dave Dr. Dave Kendall House Physician, Q.M.C., Nottingham UK = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = From: miel@knoware.nl (Emiel Stroeve) Subject: Re: BUGGIES, Plans and Prices? Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 09:39:19 -1000 Organization: Euronet Internet Message-ID: <4kmbeu$3iv@news.euro.net> Dave Kendall wrote: >Probably a FAQ, But . . . > Are Flexifoil really the only people to offer buggies? > At 350 quid a pop they aint cheap and I am having a hard time >finding the loot to buy one of them - though I can feel my soul stirred >by the prospect of owning one. > Do any of you good folk know of alternative suppliers or any >plans which may be available to assist their construction? Flexifoil definitely isn't the only buggy seller around. Try finding *the* buggy's from Peter Lynn. There really are lots more around. Plans can be found in the Stunkites II book by Nop Veldhuizen and Servaas van de Horst emiel (__) (__) Emiel Stroeve The Netherlands (oo) (oo) ---------------------------------------------------/----\/------/----\/ http://www.euronet.nl/users/mielse/index.html /||,--|| /||,--|| E-mail: miel@knoware.nl * ^^ ^^ * ^^ ^^ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = From: vwvberlin@aol.com (VWVBerlin) Subject: Re: BUGGIES, Plans and Prices? Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 04:40:33 -1000 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Message-ID: <4kr2p1$8cv@newsbf02.news.aol.com> A great Buggy is from Windtools in Germany called the scooter. But it ain't much cheaper. Greetings from Berlin Michael Steltzer Michael Steltzer Vom Winde Verweht GmbH Eisenacher Strasse 81 D - 10823 Berlin Tel. +49 (30) 784 7769 Fax +49 (30) 784 7869 VWVBerlin@AOL.COM = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =