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* Never fly a kite near electric poles, overhead power cables or overhead lines of any kind. If your kite gets caught in overhead lines, do not try to remove it yourself.

* Don't fly in a thunderstorm, the kite could act as a lightning rod.

* Avoid flying over the heads of other people or animals as this could irritate them or injure them if the kite came down.

* Don’t fly too close to other kites.

* Don't forget sunglasses and sunscreen. Harmful ultra-violet rays can penetrate the clouds. Just ask my two boys who spent one cloudy, cold day flying kites while wearing hooded sweatshirts. They came home with a nasty sunburn on their faces.


WIND AND THE BEAUFORT SCALE


Our Parafoil kites like winds in the 5 to 25 mile per hour range. The Beaufort Scale is a rough gauge you can use to determine the current strength of the winds...

 

SCALE Wind Speed (MPH) Seaman's Term Effects On Land
0 < 1

Calm

 Calm; smokes rises vertically
1 1 - 3 Light Air Smoke drift indicates wind direction; weather vanes do not move
2 4 - 7 Light Breeze Wind felt on face; leaves rustle; wind vanes begin to move
3 8 - 12 Gentle Breeze Leaves and small twigs in constant motion; light flags extended
4 13 - 18 Moderate Breeze Dust, leaves and loose paper raised up; small branches move
5 19 - 24 Fresh Breeze Small, leaved trees begin to sway; crested wavelets form on inland waters
6 25 - 31 Strong Breeze Large branches of trees in motion; whistling heard in overhead wires
7 32 - 38 Moderate Gale Whole trees in motion; resistance felt in walking against wind
8 39 - 46 Fresh Gale Twigs and small branches broken off trees
9 47 - 54 Strong Gale Slight structural damage occurs; slate blown from roofs
10 55 - 63 Whole Gale Seldom experienced on land; trees broken; structural damage occurs
11 64 - 72 Storm Very rarely experienced on land; usually with widespread damage
12 73 + Hurricane Violence and destruction

 


 


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