Kite Strings

http://www.ushawks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=756 Discussion with Tad about Towing / Foot Launch Tad Eareckson - 2011/08/16 05:11:32 UTC 1. The fact that someone like Tad can have a lot to offer in a forty year old sport ninety-nine percent of which CAN be figured out by a ten-year-old in a d...

#5 has worked well for me.

Indeed. Look up "weather vain" when you get some free time.

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." - Charles Darwin

Bob, you're full of shit. Go learn how to launch with a tight hang strap!

Chimpanzee vs. Human child learning (1/2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIAoJsS9Ix8
dead

Human nature?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwwclyVYTkk

Also, I really like this design.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aerotowrelease/8322130138/


Please comment on this design.

Understood. I didn't formulate the question very well. Let me give it another go. Why not design a release that is sprung open? Carve it out of a block of aluminum or titanium with a CNC mill. Shove a massively strong spring inside it to pull the pin (use a 2:1, 3:1 or whatever built into the unit)....

Tad, why did you put the "spring" inside the base tube? Seems like it could have been Incorporated into the release mechanism.

So let me get this straight. These folks can't figure out the function of a weak link? Don't understand the difference between back up and secondary. Think tension (or pressure) is measured in Ft./ Lbs. Don't know the difference between one half as opposed to twice. Think that being able to release ...