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Hi, I’m Peter

My blog posts
All the little things that have happened over the years. Kite festival visits, new projects, aerial photography and other events related to my hobby.
All blog posts can be found on this page.
Rape blossom time
Rape brings colour to the landscape! Since April and May are the rape blossom season, I went in search of some beautiful motifs for my aerial photographs. On my last bike ride,…
Cody test flight
I gave my kites a thorough inspection and found that they needed some reworking. No wonder after years of use and lack of care. Today I tested the first kite, a short-wing…
Winter time is (re)construction time
When the weather outside is not exactly conducive to kite flying, let alone KAPing, you can take good care of your equipment. That means you can now make repairs or improvements to…
More kite aerial photos from summer and autumn
Even though there was no news from me for a while, I was still active: here are a few pictures I took in the meantime. The weather was anything but autumnal, so…
Summer in Dortmund
July is coming to an end and despite full-bodied promises I still haven’t taken any aerial photos. That means, despite the prevailing temperatures, I have to go out into the countryside and…
FANØ WORLDWIDE KAP MEETING 2022 – Part 2
Today I’m showing a few more aerial shots to show something more of Fanø. The kite meeting has officially started, the weather has improved enormously and the beach is filled with kites….
My kites
A small selection.
From flat kites such as Rokakku and Delta to box kites and foilss, we have tried out quite a few different shapes. You can see here what else we have in the kite bag .