Thanks Ray . . . Yes, the worry about the camera crashing is always there. What I do is send the rig up with about the same weight as the camera to make sure the kite is adjusted correctly and flying well. If all is well, I then pull it back down and put the camera in. There is always a chance of a line breaking or something like that, but that's a chance I can live with.

I sent our video camera up once and got some cool video but after my wife saw that, she let me know that we'd not be doing that again.

It was pretty neat . . . a lot of wind noise. I did that on my first holder that was not as stable so it was swinging around more that I would have liked. The latest rig I built suspends from a string and pulley system that keeps it stable and level no matter what angle the kite string is at. This one works much better.

My system is actually somewhat crude compared to the guys that are really into this. The "pros" build their rigs with remote control airplane radios so they can pan, tilt, and snap pictures what ever direction they want. I call mine the "shotgun" approach. I just put it up, let it go around and take a bunch of pictures and hope for the best. lol

I think Dovetails is really a spy, Come on, camera's on kites, computer skillz, radio equipment skillz. Living in Nebraska! It's obvious!

I could tell you, but then I'd have to . . . well you know the rest.

thought this would be a cool topic to bump for the newer folks.

I posted these somewhere, but this is one of my favorites so I'll repost it here.

This was taken from my kite when I was at O'Neill, Nebraska last summer.

You can see the kite line in the pic and if you follow the line to the ground, you can see two people in white shirts. One of them is me.

Nice to see you Web

I don't have any major hobbies - i tend to start something ...but then something else comes along

I like my soccer and rugby league...(spectating not playing)

I some times do a bit of cross stitching....I like my music and my MP3...and Freeze Frame Radio of course... but I'd say most of my time is spent on the PC when I'm not washing or ironing or cleaning lol

I also like Birds (of the feathered variety guys) and am a member of the RSPB...(Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) but don't regularly bird watch...even that seems to be done more on the net by me...My favourites link in to various osprey web sites at this time of year.

I also love driving and reading

So as you see a bit of this and a bit of that...

Don't have a lot of time so I miss some things.

I used to collect comics, but more so for entertainment than what they are worth. Mostly X-Men related but I have some others too! I really like a good story and like getting swept away. I also enjoy looking at the artwork. But that is expensive and addicting so I packed up the comics and haven't bought any in many years. I still try to do other reading. I enjoy Nora Roberts as an author. When I was still in school I tried to write, but there really wasn't any flow. I did right some poems, but today they probably aren't really anything worthy. I also wanted to paint but don't have that talent. I used to look at comic pictures and try to sketch them. Still have some of them. I occasionally do paint by numbers. I now do Stampin' cards instead of buying cards. (unless I don't have time or forgot) I collect wolf things. I follow Detroit Red Wings hockey. That is really the only sport I like. I used to watch basketball in the Bad Boys days. I enjoy playing video and web games. I have a PS2 but hubby plays it more than I do now. I have The Sims 1 and all the expansions for the computer. Oh I make candles! Well I'm still learning. Since we moved into this house last year I haven't done any because there is no room! When we move I will try again! I've only made votives which I still haven't mastered yet. I'm always buying candles so I thought why not make them! Ideally I would love to master this and sell them, but that is a long way off!

-- Edited by woo_hoo22 at 12:45, 2006-04-17