Video - Kite Aerial Video, from a buggy...

First published on Extreme Kites...

"Setup the Ultrafoil on a 70m line from the back of the buggy. Attached a picavet mount and gorpo 50m up the line - which is a little far away I think. Used some pvc pipe to raise the line from the back axle so it would clear my head when I turn underneath it. Light winds, 7m Nasa Star 2 and a very bumpy paddock. This should work well down at the beach. The ultrafoil only puts 2 or 3 kg of pull on the line although I expect more when I get some speed on the beach. Once at speed, the Ultrafoil should swing more behind me as it feels the apparent wind. Looks like it will work ok."

KAP - Big Lagoon, Shark Bay

We are on holiday in Shark Bay and I did bring my KAP kite...

Rockingham foreshore KAP...

Some from yesterday -

KAP - South Perth Foreshore...

Had an appointment in the city this yesterday morning so stopped off at the South Perth foreshore (Sir James Mitchell Park) on my way home...

Just a few here, the rest can be found on my KAP Facebook page -  https://www.facebook.com/kiteviewKAP

the location

Facebook...

After avoiding Facebook for ages I have now rejoined and not only do I have my personal page, but two groups...

Mark Crook on Facebook 

Kiteview, Kite Aerial Photography

Perth Kite Buggy Racing 

Another day and a different newspaper...

In today's news...

One of my KAP pictures made it into a local newspaper, the Sound telegraph...

KAP Ozone R1...

No not using the R1 as a KAP kite! But some screen shots from the very swinging video that was shot from my KAP kite yesterday...

KAP-tured it...

I had my first attempt at kite aerial photography, I went to Lake Walyungup first and then headed down to the beach...

Any tips...

On how to wind 200m of line onto the winder?

My KAP kite, Ulrafoil 15, line, winder and GoPro rig arrived today...

I've already learnt - keep the cat out of the way!

Strapped...

Inspired by +John Holgate's video about how to KAP, I have made myself a couple of webbing straps ready for when my kite, line, winder and GoPro rig arrive. One to act as a tether/anchor point and the other to pull the kite down to attach the GoPro rig...

Seat belt webbing left over from making my hotwire and two snap hooks (rated at 160kgs, $4.40 each from my local hardware store) -

All fired up and ready to go -

Two straps; the long one for pulling the kite down - can either be looped around my waist or a foot through the bottom loop so I can be hands free, the short is the tether/anchor point -

Snap hooks rated at 350lbs (160 kgs)

I'm thinking I could use a butterfly knot to secure the kite line to the snap-hook on the tether - 

http://www.netknots.com/rope_knots/butterfly-knot/

Ordered...

An Ultrafoil 15, 200m's of line, a simple GoPro rig and a big winder! All from the Kapshop in the Netherlands...

Did you know the GoPro hero 3 and 4 have a range of 180m's using the GoPro app? Should be great for some KAP.

Video - How to do kite aerial photography

A really nice video with some great tips from +John Holgate ...

KAP...

I have been looking at drones as away to try and get some aerial video/stills of the kite buggy in action, but maybe the cheaper option would be KAP (kite aerial photography) - inspired by +Ciarán May Birdseye Kite Photography ...

As I have a bit of cash I may have a look at this to see if it is a viable option. I would need a set up I could launch and leave and that would work with my GoPro.

Im thinking a few bits from the kite shop...

A HQ FlowForm 2.0

a simple GoPro rig

And line and a winder!