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a star has risen in the kite sky....

The star is a gift from Sabine and the entry into the box kite is not self-made, but always ready in the kite bag when the wind gets stronger....

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The star tolerates  a fresh breeze and then stands calm and vertical in the sky...

Attached to a 4-point balance, it climbs very steeply and then remains in place like an anchor. So you can then tie him up and devote himself to the other dragons.

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Sabine sent the star into the sunny blue Eifel sky on November 1st, 2010....  

 

so I could get her a star from the sky *gg*

wish
Little is what I desire
And yet it is so far from me:
From the whole army of stars
A single dear star!
And what heaven, earth and seas
Still included - I'd be happy! –

(Joseph Christoph von Zedlitz, 1790-1862, Austrian writer)

In the spring  In 2016 I flew the star in way too much wind and a gust broke one  of the carbon fiber rods and the star tumbled to the ground. Luckily the sail was unharmed.

In September I was finally able to replace the rod and make the star heal again.

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And here are a few pictures from June 19 when we lifted the star again over the Eifel hills.

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The wind fit for the star. But every time I have to think about how the star flies around, which tip is the upper tip. So always hold it in the wind and test it first.

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And then he willingly pulled up. In the background our black and green delta with the Japanese carp as a linen decoration.

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I'm always amazed by the simplicity of this construction and how steep the line angle is on this star.

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