@jreed1701d
Seriously... learning to sew was one of the best life skills I ever decided on learning. A soldering iron is good for staying fraying too!
@adamlooze99
In the past, I replaced a kites line with fishing line, and just used a fishing pole to control the kite. Was much easier to reel in and out.
@mpkhobbykites1071
Wow sewed it by hand!! Props!! That would take so long!!
@quedecree
Hand stitching the whole kite? Good effort!! A long fuzzy tail will help settle the kite down too.
@GrandadIsAnOldMan
Hey, YouTube suggested this video because I did a few Kite aerial photography videos so I watched it. Best few minutes I have watched in ages, not for the content (which was great anyway), but for the commentary, excellent, love your style 😍👍
@Jayandthegames
I didn't know you did hands-on project videos. I was looking for videos on video kites and found this. I am so used to your edutainment videos that I didn't expect your channel to pop up.
@lurchie
I can't believe that the kite didn't work perfectly right from the start with the exceptional cat-gineer consulting that you had.
@teemst
Awesome video! Your channel is gold.
@Kyun9432
I love how you play with the cat first to get it out of the way, and when it does not you just go "ah.." and pick it up xd
@jonnywaselectric
Last time I flew a kite I tied it to a fishing rod and it was quite fun, it was great winding it in
@aliciabaumgartner1406
For more stable aerial photography you should build a large helium balloon rig. I got some great pics of our farm with ~90cm diameter balloon. If you attach it to a fishing rod you can let it go really high and real it in quickly.
@ianvirco5897
Quote - " i'm not a kite builder" Oh yes you are, you have successfully built a kite that flys as intended, hence your a kite builder ! You have demonstrated that you have an understanding of what is required to build kites, e.g. maintaining the proportions when scaling up, making sure the kite is perfectly symetrical etc. get a good kite book to perfect your techniques and you'll be able to create the perfect lifting system for your camera rig.
@danokitemanotoo1791
There are way better alternatives than hand stitching a kite. Back in the Mid-90's we were making "No Sew" kites with rip-stop nylon and fabric tape. When ironed this tape is stronger than any sewn seam because there are no perforations in the sail.
@joshanderson8399
Good job reading from the first result that comes up from searching Kite Aireal Photography
@hdwoodshop
Grady your videos are always great and instructional. My only request is that you show the camera sling. Can't wait to see your next video.
@DesignBuildExecute
Very cool, Grady! We must have similar minds because I've been thinking about trying this with a cheap camera and using a PIC to trigger it to take pictures. I have several kites from when I used to fly them all the time. I admire you're willingness to build yours, though!
@Cactusworkshopchannel
This is very nice! enjoying a lot your videos. I guess we could say kites are the new selfie stick :P
@mattsworld2162
Nice share
@Niko-rf9or
My friend and I did this with a GoPro and a nicer kite and it worked surprisingly well
@nate6692