Night Kite test flight.

Flew the new Night Kite tonight as a test with some simple electronics attached; a string of super bright blue LEDS. Normally I test everything by myself but this time a group of SCANZ artists came out to the field to watch. Everyone has been excited about this project since I proposed it so it was nice to have everyone around. Part of the LED string broke before we sent it up but we carried on. The kite flew well. The wind speed was almost too high to be flying so the kite was straining against the tow line flying all over the sky. Occasionally the line would hum as the wind vibrated the string like a long Aeolian harp string.
The full moon was hidden behind fast moving clouds and occasionally peeked out. As the kite was rising, it slowly lost its visibility leaving only the LEDS shining brightly. Jim took pictures for me. The digital camera shutter was set to shoot in the dark and so slow it reveals the flight path of the kite as the wind tossed it around.