Kite Aerial Photography (KAP)
by Andrew Newton

What do you do when you're busting to try some FPV gear and it's too windy for the RC plane? Lift it with a kite.  For ages I...

I have been distracted by other forms of AP lately, namely RC flight Aerial Photography, video, building and flying, so WWKW2014 is a great...

Here are three short narrated videos on kite sewing techniques. It is much easier to pick up the details by watching someone do it rather th...

This scaled-down rokkaku is designed for KAP, fitting in between the 9ft Levitation Delta and the 28 sq ft 2.0m white rokkaku. Like the 2....

World Wide Kite Aerial Photography Week is on at the moment. 26th April to 5th May. The idea is for KAPers from all around the globe to sh...

Rapid Bay jetty on the Fleurieu Peninsula South Australia is the best dive spot to find Leafy Seadragons. These bizarre fish are related to...

Continuing on with rokkaku testing, here's a video in Bft 5 or up to 20kn. That's beyond the recommended wind range for this kite bu...

Here are two videos showing the tuning adjustments used on a rokkaku kite. If either of these adjustments are a long way off the kite will...

Part 4 of 4 Spar bow lines A rokkaku is a flat kite which means it has no inherent stability. Some bend in the spars is required. Adjusta...

Part 3 of 4 Carbon tube spars Wrapped carbon tubes seem to be the spar of choice for many Rokkaku flyers, they are certainly the lightest...