Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1993 10:00:44 -1000 From: WVOSS@novell.com (Wes Voss) Message-Id: Organization: Novell, Inc Subject: Kiting Safety Many times when I fly I find people crossing under my lines, etc. Obviously, this isn't very safe. Usually, I just send the kite straight up and wait for them to pass through. Rather inconvenient, though, and I don't really like the thought of calling out to every single person who wants to cross through. I'm sure their idea is that the kite is in the air, and they are on the ground, and the two shall never meet! How do the rest of you handle safety around the flying area? Do you "stake out" an area with colored stakes or line? Wes -------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Voss WVOSS@NOVELL.COM Disclaimer: These are just my opinions, and no one else's! Views expressed in email messages are not necessarily those of Novell. ______________________________________________________________ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1993 03:36:56 -1000 From: reich@cod.nosc.mil (Ronald S. Reich) Message-Id: <9310071336.AA29533@cod.nosc.mil> Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Subject: Re: Kiting Safety Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1993 20:00:44 GMT From: WVOSS@novell.com (Wes Voss) Subject: Kiting Safety >Many times when I fly I find people crossing under my lines, >etc. Obviously, this isn't very safe. Usually, I just send the >kite straight up and wait for them to pass through. Rather >inconvenient, though, and I don't really like >the thought of calling out to every single person who wants to >cross through. I'm sure their idea is that the kite is in the >air, and they are on the ground, and the two shall never meet! >How do the rest of you handle safety around the flying area? Do >you "stake out" an area with colored stakes or line? If I am flying by myself and only flying one kite I usually don't bother to mark out the flying area. If I am flying 3, 4, or 5 Kites the ground hazard becomes a real concern, so I place 20 bright orange cones in an arc that cautions passers by to be aware that there is a hazard. I usually have an assistant, for these sessions, that also warns the spectators of the hazards of being under the kites. County parks and recreation regulations don't allow you to rope off areas without a permit. When the team is flying we usually mark off the area with the same cones which are available at sporting goods stores. If we the kite flyers want to continue to be able to fly in public parks we have to be self diciplined enough to yield the right of way to the pedestrians. Also, we must realize that not all people are as impressed with our kites as we are. I have witnessed the distruction of a kite by a dicruntled pedestrian. It's not a happy sight. Be Cautions and Courteous, Ron Reich = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =