Jim, your videos give me a great deal of pleasure, the soothe my stress in our present chaos. They have inspired me to buy a kite and take up kite flying again, after 30 years - thanks. I hope you get back yo the beech soon

@JimNicholls

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! I hope you have great fun with your kites. I hope to be flying again in a few more days.

Love those rainbow spinners. They bring a cheerful atmosphere. For some reason they brighten the day. Glenn had a good time here at Long Beach. In the last video of the Kite Festival; I had his black witch on a broomstick "riding" over the ocean waves. He had a great hands on approach video for the Kite Festival.

@JimNicholls

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I've watched Glenn's video and he clearly had a great time.

@PanyingPilot

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment guys. Appreciated.

Amazing ‘ bigthumbs up here fullsupport stayconnected godbless

@JimNicholls

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Another great video, even during lockdown. Some spinners go wow fast! Love the Snakes. Thanks Jim!

@JimNicholls

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Dewey. Yes, some of the spinners are very fast, but it all depends on the wind speed of course. They need a good swivel, and sometimes the one fitted is not really up to the job and needs replacing.

You posted some of my favorites spinners. Awesome video Jim!

@JimNicholls

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

wow....

I was a little worried about my vertigo but needn't have. Another excellent video.

@JimNicholls

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you're OK, Carl. I was debating whether I should put the video up at all. I'll try to make the next one less whirly.

I really like the puffy black with red puffs spinners and the Black, Red & White streamer style spinner near the end of the video.

@JimNicholls

2 жыл бұрын

The first one you mention is the Bubble Mickey, designed by the late Willi Koch. I once had four of them, but have passed two on. Apart from these four, I don't think I've ever seen another one in either a video or photo, so I guess there were only a few ever made. I don't know why, because it's a great item.

Bhiteful👌🏼👌🏼

@JimNicholls

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Vikram.

Nice video Jim. Remind me of buying a view more spinners.😁

@JimNicholls

2 жыл бұрын

You can never have too many!

Nice to watch on a windless cloudy day.

@annepeterwhitehead7409

2 жыл бұрын

Actually can't do anything other than view these while in lockdown

@JimNicholls

2 жыл бұрын

And all I can do, Anne, is compile them. I'm hoping to be able to get out from Wednesday, weather permitting. I hope the moving plans are going well.

@annepeterwhitehead7409

2 жыл бұрын

Yes fingers crossed, we head south 23rd September

@JimNicholls

2 жыл бұрын

@@annepeterwhitehead7409 We hope to see a lot more of you in Christchurch once you've settled in to the new home. I gather the motorway extension has made travel between Ashburton and here much quicker now.

Hi Jim, what's the inline corkscrew spinner we see at 32 seconds?

@JimNicholls

2 жыл бұрын

There's an old video I made of that: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2iFyNWOY9KeptI.html .

Whats the fastest spinner You Can attach the kite at the moment? WAS it the red one with Black and White tubes?

@JimNicholls

2 жыл бұрын

You asked a similar question once before, I think, and I told you I didn't know. I have no idea how you'd measure the speed of a spinner, and it varies greatly with wind speed anyway. The efficiency of the swivel probably makes a difference too. In any case, I'm just interested in how the item looks rather than which is the fastest.

@socialdining1496

2 жыл бұрын

@@JimNicholls Yes i asked before, i just wanted it to relate to this video, som might look faster then the other, and of cource the wind plays a part also. ✌🏼️

Beautiful spinners! Can you tell me what the large, vented spinners are at 2:42, and how I can get one?

@JimNicholls

2 жыл бұрын

You can find it here: www.aliexpress.com/item/4000689900944.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.62082e0eui4Grl and also at some other sellers if you search AliExpress. It is a great item to have, but not very durable so you have to be careful with it.

@imasmartone12

2 жыл бұрын

@@JimNicholls Thanks for the quick reply! Just ordered one. My wife says thanks for making me spend money haha!

@JimNicholls

2 жыл бұрын

@@imasmartone12 Have fun! I'm sure your wife will like it too.

I just started to get into kites what are using to attach them to your line?

@JimNicholls

Жыл бұрын

Have a look at the videos on my "How to" playlist: kzread.infoplaylists .

@TheMrlololol

Жыл бұрын

@@JimNicholls thank you i was able to watch some of your videos and bring my brand new 26ft ocotpus to life, by chance do you use a wind tracker app? I dont live near the beach

@JimNicholls

Жыл бұрын

I sometimes look at predictwind.com but find it a little confusing as it gives several predictions and they often don't agree with each other. Have fun with your octopus!

@TheMrlololol

Жыл бұрын

@@JimNicholls out of your experience what would say wind strength would be good for the bigger kites? Any particular windy speed i should watch for

@JimNicholls

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMrlololol Entirely your choice as to what you are comfortable with. The makers always give recommendations, which vary from kite to kite. In general, soft kites are safer than sparred kites (no sticks to break), and the bigger the kite the more it pulls, so in strong winds I only fly small parafoils and sleds. Personal safety is important. I used to have a Mega Sled 81, which pulled like a tank in high winds and had a scary moment with it when the wind suddenly changed. If it stops being fun, then it's probably not safe.