Kite Aerial Photography: Gallery 2003

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January: Cairnpapple Hill. Prehistoric Burial and Ceremonial location 3000 to 1400 BC. Showing the main cairn, satellite chambers and ditches in winter snow. Image by Peter McCulloch & James Gentles. Rig01 & Flowform 16.
Mar/Oct: Binns Tower. Built on a knoll above the ancestral home of the Dalyell family, commanding a view over West Lothian and the Firth of Forth. A favourite KAP haunt for testing! Rig01, Rig02 & Delta Conyne.
April: Bamburgh Castle, one of the finest in England's Northumberland. Perched on a basalt outcrop on the very edge of the North Sea, the castle is now the home of the Armstrong family. Rig02 & Delta Conyne.
June: Binns Tower. Testing Kite stability and performance is less than adequate winds! See the Picavet page. Rig02 & Delta Conyne.
July: Caledonian MacBrayne's MV Lord of the Isles loading at Tiree Pier. Despite a small airport the daily boat (in Summer) is still an island lifeline to Oban on Scotland's mainland. Rig02 & Delta Conyne.
July: A hidden Vegetable Garden and ruined Black House on the fertile sandy soil of the Hebridean Island of Tiree. Rig02 & Delta Conyne.
July: Greenacres Cottage, on the Hebridean Island of Tiree. This small isolated island off Scotland's Atlantic coast is dotted with picturesque cottages and crofts. Rig02 & Delta Conyne.
August: Steam Haul at Bo'ness. Caledonian Railway No. 419 hauls the Scottish Railway Preservation Society's 12:15 from Bo'ness station up the hill to Birkhill Halt. Rig02 & Delta Conyne.
September: Testing Interference performance of Rig02 with some impressive ground based opposition. Also my first flight with a large audience - aren't cows nosey? Rig02 & Delta Conyne.
September: Lin's Mill Aqueduct, Union Canal, near Edinburgh. The smallest of three great aqueducts on this recently restored canal. Rig02 & Stratoscoop 2.
October: Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island, Northumberland. Originally built in 1550 the castle was re-built in 1903 by Sir Edwin Lutyens as a grand private home. In the care of the National Trust. Rig02 & Delta Conyne.
October: St. Mary's Lighthouse. This major landmark (which is now decommissioned) sits on a tidal island just north of Whitley Bay, Newcastle. It is now a museum maintained by the local authority. Rig02 & Delta Conyne.
October: Warkworth Castle Magnificent second home of the Dukes of Northumberland. Started in the 12th century the castle stands imposingly over a loop in the River Coquet. The care of English Heritage Rig02 & Delta Conyne.
December: Granton Harbour Edinburgh. Boats of the Forth Corinthian Yacht Club wintering on the harbour. The last flight of RIG02. Rig02 & Delta Conyne.
December: The last shot of RIG02's last flight. My son finally shows an interest in KAP, but he must have a starring role, and a blatant disregard for his personal safety... Rig02 & Delta Conyne.