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___You made my day today C1ay! What an enjoyable kite story!
___As to the FFA, I am not aware of a size limit but the law says no one may fly a kite or tethered balloon above 500 feet without a conditional permit. I have never heard of anyone getting ticketed however.
___They flew a parafoil at Long Beach that was 115' x 114' & it would hold the World Record except a guy got caught in the lines as it went up & then he fell from 100ft & died. With everyone checking the dead guy, no one bothered to get the kind of evidence that Guiness wants & the kite never made it in their book. Then it was later set afire while in storage. I Googled 'Worlds largest kite' yesterday & while many have large kites they claim are the record, none are as big as this one was.
___On that note, I have a newspaper article with a photo of it but I don't know if it's OK to post it because of copyright; anybody know?
___Great kite story again C1ay! Keep flying.