Our new parafoil kite arrived today, so we took it down to the beach to give it a go.
Lesson 1 - Don't try to fly a kite in wet sand conditions
Lesson2 - Don't drag it through a pool of wet sandy water in an attempt to self-launch
Lesson2 - The most important one, don't ask son no.2 to pick it up and launch it after failing to self-launch it. As he turned it over for launch and raised it above his head, all the sandy water poured out the flight vents and soaked him in wet sand. It was all I could do to just stand there and turn purple as I suppressed the laughter. After the spluttering had finished I heard the words, "Dad! you bl**dy idiot, why did you drag it through the water". He's in the shower now, I expect to get the full lecture when he's warm and dry again.
Lesson 1 - Don't try to fly a kite in wet sand conditions
Lesson2 - Don't drag it through a pool of wet sandy water in an attempt to self-launch
Lesson2 - The most important one, don't ask son no.2 to pick it up and launch it after failing to self-launch it. As he turned it over for launch and raised it above his head, all the sandy water poured out the flight vents and soaked him in wet sand. It was all I could do to just stand there and turn purple as I suppressed the laughter. After the spluttering had finished I heard the words, "Dad! you bl**dy idiot, why did you drag it through the water". He's in the shower now, I expect to get the full lecture when he's warm and dry again.