1 Award Build & Fly These helps were provided by Robyn & Kirsten Dunlop and Margaret Tay of North New Zealand Conference in April, June and July 2004, and August 2005 This award is not linked to any specific class. The award is also mainly a practical one. Robyn had a page with a fancy background with space to enter the work but it would not scan so I have provided a simple fill in page (see page 2). Three months later Robyn provided me with an improved workbook prepared by her daughter, Kirsten. It is in a separate Adobe Acrobat ( pdf) file. Margaret provided some very nice kite flying pictures (see page 3); a good set of Safety Rules (see page 4), and a very nice "kite" frame for a report page (perhaps for the fourth requirement) (see page 5). Finally there are a set of general notes from Margaret (see page 6)
2 The Safety rules for kite flying are: Bible Texts I've found that tell of an angel flying: I have made two different kinds of Kites and flown them Date no. 1 flown Date no. 2 flown I have made three different paper aeroplanes and flown them: Date completed Four animals that fly are: On the back of this page is a picture of my favourite flying animal.
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4 Kite Flying Safety 1 Show consideration for others and be safety conscious. Kites have caused a number of deaths in the United States. Kites may look fragile but they can travel fast and a looping or diving kite can cause a nasty injury, particularly to an eye. In public places, watch out for young children who are often tempted to race in underneath a descending kite, Never fly a stunter anywhere near other people, no matter how skillful you think you are. If a friend bunches a kite for you, he or she should move well away as soon as the kite takes off. Never fly a kite over a road, railway line, or cycle track. 2 Flying kites anywhere near overhead wires is stupid and dangerous. A kite that has escaped your grasp con travel hundreds of metres and wind up in wires you thought were at a safe distance. 3 Never use the coloured plastic string used for electric fences as a flying line. Never use wire as a flying line or as part of a kite. 4 Do not fly when rain or thunder are threatening. 5 Section 87 of the New Zealand Civil Aviation Regulations used to read: "Except with the permission of the Director, and in accordance with such conditions as he may specify, no captive balloon, kite or moored airship shall be elevated a From any place within a control zone; b From any place within three miles of an aerodrome; or c From any other place to a height exceeding 200 feet (61 metres) above ground level." Under these rules, obtaining permission to operate outside the standard restrictions can be time-consuming and costly. The Air Transport Division of the New Zealand Ministry of Transport may now have adjusted these regulations in consultation with the New Zealand Kitefliers' Association. However Adventurers should still regard these rules as sensible advice. While these rules were adapted from a New Zealand book, they still make sense for Australian conditions.
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6 The Requirements are numbered (see the manual for the details), here are some helpful comments. 1 Several good rules are on the Safety Rules worksheet (see the normal web page). Talk about why each of the rules are important (eg. Never fly kites near power lines, you may get electrocuted). Good rules promote safety for everyone. 2 Patterns are available for news-paper kites! Look up books in the library and use patterns and designs that suit you and or your children. 3 Library books have a variety of different designs, and of course today the Internet is also available for ideas. Have races/competitions flying them (eg longest timed flight, highest flight, furthest distance flown). Do not forget to have the children place their names on their planes, or colour them for identification. 4 Again Books form the library make an excellent source of information. Examples of animals include birds, bats, insects, squirrels and fish. Although some do not fly as birds do, gliding is considered as flying (eg gliders, flying squirrels, and flying fish). 5 Again books are a good source for children to copy from, or get ideas from. 6 The award helps have good notes here. Note This is a great award for a holiday program (or VBS). Make the kites etc then fly them at a park or lake area. If several children use the same pattern then skill in construction will be revealed in success in flight.