Date:	Sun, 20 Nov 1994 19:21:00 -1000
From:	tony.fitchett@welcom.gen.nz (Tony Fitchett)
Message-Id: <9411211959579101@welcom.gen.nz>
Organization: WELCOM BBS +644-385-6550
Subject: European Kiteflying rules

Some of you will have seen messages I have sent regarding rules for kiteflying.
Our Regulatory authority in New Zealand is proposing to adopt a new rule
taken from the regulations in the USA which requires a kite line to have
banners or streamers every 50 feet where the flying line is higher than
150 feet.

Our members have asked what are the requirements in Europe. Will someone in
say Germany please tell us what regulations apply there. And it would be
interesting to know what are the requirements in France for instance.

Does anyone know whether there is anything in the FAI regulations which
applies to kites ?

Good winds .....

 * SPEED 1.30 [NR] *


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Date:	Sat, 26 Nov 1994 07:24:00 -1000
From:	Dieter_Sattler@h.maus.de (Dieter Sattler)
Message-Id: <199411261924.a36223@h.maus.de>
Subject: Re: European Kiteflying rules

Hello Tony,

in Article "European Kiteflying rules" you wrote:
> Our members have asked what are the requirements in Europe. Will someone
> in say Germany please tell us what regulations apply there. And it would
> be interesting to know what are the requirements in France for instance.
In Germany you're allowed to fly kites up to 100 Meter *line length*.
Nearby
airports (radius 3 Kilometres) Kiteflying is forbidden.
If you're planning a kite festival in Germany, you can get a permission
>From the "Bundesluftfahrtministerium" (which is the departement for Air
traffic) for a maximum line length of 400 meters (never heard that they've
allowed a longer line length). You then have to mark the line every 100
meter.

Breezy greetings,

Dieter (Fun unlimited)                   E-Mail me at:
                                         *MausNet*: Dieter Sattler @
H.maus.de
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