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It's been years since I've been kiting but you've stirred an old memory so perhaps I'll pick one up to spend a few days with. We used to go down to the river to fly where the wind was strong. We would attach a flag or banner to the string below the kite to fly as well. One I will always remember is the one that went up to the end of a second roll of string. We could not see it anymore as it was only a speck in the binoculars. We turned it loose to see if anyone would ever call us from the numbers we had written on it but no one ever called. I still wonder wherever it went.

I am thinking of something else now as I am writing. I wonder if there is any size limit here in the U.S. for them. I am also a rocket hobbyist and any rocket that weighs more than 3.3 pounds or has more than 62g of propellant requires FAA approval before flight because of the potential danger to commercial aircraft. Thus I wonder, if I could bridle a barn door correctly would it be legal for me to fly it?