How to Fly a Stunt Kite

Kites with standoffs can be laid on their back and self-launched. Pick the handles up carefully, pull gently to stand your kite upright. Then pull back quickly to launch it.

Experts agree that most average kites will fly well in light breezes of 4-10 miles per hour. As a general rule, there’s probably enough wind to fly a kite if you can feel a breeze on your face. Another good way to measure the wind is to look for rustling leaves and waving flags.

Lift is generated by differences in air pressure, which are created by air in motion over the body of the kite. Kites are shaped and angled so that the air moving over the top moves faster than the air moving over the bottom. Thrust is the forward force that propels a kite in the direction of motion.

A kite is a special sort of aircraft, attached to the ground by a string. Without wind moving over the kite it won’t fly. Some kites need lots of wind. Others need very little wind for them to fly.

The ideal type of day for flying kites is one in which the winds are between 10 and 15 mph. On Sunday, winds gusted from the south up to as much as 41 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

As a general rule of thumb, it’s fair to say that you can launch a kite with between 5-to-7 knots (5.7-8 mph or 9.2-13 km/h) of wind. However, and ideally, an average rider will need 10 knots (12 mph or 22 km/h) of wind to start flying a kite.

“Spring is the best season for kite flying because winds tend to be the most prevalent,” says Murphy. “Of course, springtime is also the season for thunderstorms, so use caution. If you hear thunder, immediately reel in your kite and head indoors.”

It depends on the kite type, wind, and how you handle the kite. My kites usually fly between 1 and 10 seconds. 1 hour = 3600 seconds. I guess that my chances of winning a jack pot in lotto are higher than my kite staying on the sky for an hour.

Does air push up on a kite or a plane? Explain. Yes. Air acts like water, it produces a buoyant force.

April has been officially designated as National Kite Month.

Every year, National Kite Month helps us welcome Spring with a joyous lifting of all of our kites high into the sky. It’s all about flying kites and sharing them with others. Go fly a kite.