Parafoil Kites

In 2006 our club decided that a workshop project would be a pillow kite. We had an example to base it on but needed to make one to check out our design. The kite above is the prototype we used for design and showing off that we knew what we were doing. ;) I call this one "One step forward and two steps back".

This strong little chap was one of my childhood hero's. Mighty Mouse saved the day almost every day at my house! We kept him a secret untill the day of the workshop for his grand unvieling. He sits on the typical 3x5 foot sail. He really turned out NICE!!

On my way to bigger and better parafoils I decided to make a 1/4 scale version to see if I was on the right track. Indeed I was. this one is around 36x45 inches with his big brother to be 15x12 feet. It flys wonderfully. looks pretty cool too. I call it "Triangles Gone Wild".

The next stage in my advancement of my parafoil skills is this beauty! A 45 sq. ft. or 7.5x6 foot pile of floaty ripstop. In trying to figure out what to put on it we had decided on behalf of my wife, high heels would be fun. As we were gathering up materials, Kellie Picklers, "Red High Heels" started playing on the radio. Well, that resolved it... The result is what you see... 18 pairs of high heeled shoes with a diagonal of red ones in a prominent position. I can tell you the ladies luv it where ever we fly this one.