May08

New Video – Hanging From a Kite

on May 8th, 2011 at 11:35 pm

Have you ever wondered what it would look like if you could hang from the bottom of a kite in flight? Chrooke suspended his Flip MinoHD video recorder from the bottom of the Midnight Squadron Logo rokkaku to find out. Here’s the video:

Hanging From A Kite (50MB MP4)

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May06

Blossom Kite Festival Video

on May 6th, 2011 at 10:17 pm

Thanks to Skyamese running a Flip video recorder, and Mike VanMeers’ kindness in letting us capture the final score sheet, we have been able to put together an almost complete video of the First Annual Blossom Kite Festival Rokkaku Challenge, complete with official scores after each heat. We’re missing only the end of the second heat, when a Junior Squadroneer went on the lam and Skyamese had to give chase.

 

First Annual Blossom Kite Festival Rokkaku Challenge (150MB MP4)

 

 

 

 

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Apr15

Blossom Kite Fest News

on April 15th, 2011 at 8:43 pm
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Here’s the quick wrap-up on the National Cherry Blossom Kite Festival.

The day started out chilly, and the wind was near dead. However, the sun came out and the wind blew well by the end of the day. Chrooke, Skyamese, Lady Vader, the Tattooed Lady, Kalika, Complex, Bryan, and Nancy all attended.

Chrooke entered his logo rok in the kite-making competition, and got compliments on how well it flew.

Complex and Chrooke flew in the rokkaku battle, with Kalika catching and Bryan judging. The first heat was disastrous, but we got a couple points back in the second heat. Finally, Chrooke piloted an amazing third heat that took the team from nothing to third place.

Complex’s Photo Slideshow:

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