2026-09 Cody Kite

I have wanted to try a Cody Kite for a while. I found a spool of kite string in a junk shop and took it as a sign.

 Cool label and only $NZ 4.50. Wow.

Looked around and found a one piece material plan  for a Cody and it's a small one too.

Had an old disposable $2 table cloth and some bamboo skewers.  

 Here we see the start with the string proudly displayed.

 

And here it is built.

 

The bridle is a trail on these jobs: One on each side and the third connection them. 

 I should include the plan I found...

 

Great aye?  See the bridle. Himmm. 

Anyway , here it is in flight....

 At the Waikato University park like grounds that is just across the road from me. Wid of course died away to nothing and I only got enough of a flight to check the rigging etc. Looks good and is twitchy. Was expecting a load lifting design to be more stable. I liked flying it though and just as I packed up the wind picked up real nice, but I wasn't fooled and left anyway.

2026-07 Move to a different mastodon server.

https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server/ 

1. Create New account: grantpetersen@mastodon.nz
2. login to both old and new accounts. (used different icons to make this obvious)
3. on NEW account: switch off email notifications for new followers
4. on OLD account:Preferences/Import And Export/Data Export. click on each CSV or JSON icon one at a time. Download them all to a local folder.
5. on NEW account: Preferences/Account/Moving From A Different Account. click on Create An Account Alias and follow instructions. (When it asks you to write your old account’s handle, it needs to include the @ at the start as well as the @ in the middle.)
6. wait at least 5 minutes.
7. on OLD account: Preferences/Public Profile/change the Display Name to say (YOUR OLD ACCOUNT NAME HERE) has moved. and replace the Bio text with a simple message telling people you have moved and giving your new account’s account address,
8. on OLD account: Preferences/Account/Move To A Different Account at the bottom of the screen, then click on Configure It Here
9. on OLD account: Leave it there as a pointer to your new account.
10. Mastodon tags: (manually xfer)

All seems to work.

And try to verify my account....

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Mastodon

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Later after the dust has settled...

• Favorites don't get imported. Should have used bookmarks which do.
• The search is not as complete as the search on mastodon.social.
• Nit pick: The page icon is from JQuay's Lets Change The Flag! bread and circus mess.

 Record warp remover.

Been needing this for a long time and finally found some glass that's just right.