Date:	Thu, 9 Feb 1995 07:25:29 -1000
From:	tanaka_be@swam1.enet.dec.com (Bert Tanaka)
Message-Id: <9502091725.AA07576@us3rmc.pa.dec.com>
Organization: Harvard University Office of Information Technology
Subject: Diamond kite problems

"mcrother@bfsec.bt.co.uk" writes:
/Subj:	Diamond Kite Problem
/
/I've got a single line, traditional-shape diamond kite which basically
/refuses to fly. It gets a few metres into the sky and then goes into a 
/terminal spin - it loops around in very tight circles and eventually
/crashes. This happens every time I try to fly it.
/
/Thanks,
/Mark Crothers
Don't know if this will work - but on single line fighter kites, adding
weight to the top of the kite makes them more stable.  If the suggestions
already posted don't help, you might experiment by taping some weight to 
the top (not the bottom) of the vertical spar.  Maybe a heavy coin(s)
to see if it works.

Good Winds,
Bert     


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