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=== Places to fly === | === Places to fly === | ||
* Ocean Beach SF | * Ocean Beach SF [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=103130972748030172875.000470be8d7ec75e65490&ll=37.765321,-122.509317&spn=0.013774,0.021865&z=16 Ocean Beach, Stairwell #25] | ||
* Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley (annual kite festival held here last week in July) | * Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley (annual kite festival held here last week in July) | ||
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[http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/tutorial_info.php?tutorials_id=121 How to build a kite and instructions on hooking it up with LED's and an accelerometer.] | [http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/tutorial_info.php?tutorials_id=121 How to build a kite and instructions on hooking it up with LED's and an accelerometer.] | ||
Revision as of 10:14, 14 September 2009
Mailing List
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Project Ideas
- Attaching lights for night flying. It would be awesome to try to illuminate the tail on a dual-line stunt kite.
- Microprocess + accelerometer + RGB LEDs on the leading edge of a stunt kite. We can program it to change the color pattern as the g-forces increase, when it goes into a steep turn or loop. Or maybe a speaker, and have the kite scream when diving?
- Aerial photography. There was a group at MakerFaire selling camera rigs for large single-line kites. Designing a rig of our own might be a fun shop project, too.
- Building our own kites. We can easily find patterns, and we have a sewing machine upstairs, near the electronics lab.
- Kite buggies - tricycles pulled by kites
Topics to cover
Basic kite maintenance
Places to fly
- Ocean Beach SF Ocean Beach, Stairwell #25
- Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley (annual kite festival held here last week in July)
People
If you're interested, leave your name here:
- Michael Toren
- miloh
- Andy
- Mikel
- Jesse
- Spencer
Useful Links
How to build a kite and instructions on hooking it up with LED's and an accelerometer.