This was a fun project that took some time in the making. The idea was to fly a giant Moai in Rano Raraku to illustrate the “Mana” (spirit) of this UNESCO world heritage, to invent an other crazy theory by which the Moais would have been transported by kite from Rano Raraku to the Ahu around the island, but above all the main idea was to have fun! Peter Lynn Kites in New Zealand designed a prototype based on Moai #294, the maiden flight of the final version (40 feet tall) was done in Ashburton, New Zealand, back in September.
CONAF, the Chilean authority that manages the archeological park gave the authorization to fly the structure, but unlike on a kite festival or on a beach I had very limited space to evolve as I could not walk on the grass and of course I had to be extremely careful not to crash on one of the statues !!!
Rano Raraku on Google Earth l Rano Raraku on Wikipedia l Moai l Book on Easter Island l
Tags: pierre lesage kapstock KAP AutoKAp kite aerial photography ahu akivi Easter Island Rapa Nui isla de pascua Moai Chile Ricoh Gr Gopro3 Dan Leigh delta R8 Anakena Ahu Tongariki 'Rano Raraku' Peter Lynn Kites
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This was a fun project that took some time in the making. The idea was to fly a giant Moai in Rano Raraku to illustrate the “Mana” (spirit) of this UNESCO world heritage, to invent an other crazy theory by which the Moais would have been transported by kite from Rano Raraku to the Ahu around the island, but above all the main idea was to have fun! Peter Lynn Kites in New Zealand designed a prototype based on Moai #294, the maiden flight of the final version (40 feet tall) was done in Ashburton, New Zealand, back in September.
CONAF, the Chilean authority that manages the archeological park gave the authorization to fly the structure, but unlike on a kite festival or on a beach I had very limited space to evolve as I could not walk on the grass and of course I had to be extremely careful not to crash on one of the statues !!!
Rano Raraku on Google Earth l Rano Raraku on Wikipedia l Moai l Book on Easter Island l
Tags: pierre lesage kapstock KAP AutoKAp kite aerial photography ahu akivi Easter Island Rapa Nui isla de pascua Moai Chile Ricoh Gr Gopro3 Dan Leigh delta R8 Anakena Ahu Tongariki 'Rano Raraku' Peter Lynn Kites
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This was a fun project that took some time in the making. The idea was to fly a giant Moai in Rano Raraku to illustrate the “Mana” (spirit) of this UNESCO world heritage, to invent an other crazy theory by which the Moais would have been transported by kite from Rano Raraku to the Ahu around the island, but above all the main idea was to have fun! Peter Lynn Kites in New Zealand designed a prototype based on Moai #294, the maiden flight of the final version (40 feet tall) was done in Ashburton, New Zealand, back in September.
CONAF, the Chilean authority that manages the archeological park gave the authorization to fly the structure, but unlike on a kite festival or on a beach I had very limited space to evolve as I could not walk on the grass and of course I had to be extremely careful not to crash on one of the statues !!!
Rano Raraku on Google Earth l Rano Raraku on Wikipedia l Moai l Book on Easter Island l
Tags: pierre lesage kapstock KAP AutoKAp kite aerial photography ahu akivi Easter Island Rapa Nui isla de pascua Moai Chile Ricoh Gr Gopro3 Dan Leigh delta R8 Anakena Ahu Tongariki 'Rano Raraku' Peter Lynn Kites
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This was a fun project that took some time in the making. The idea was to fly a giant Moai in Rano Raraku to illustrate the “Mana” (spirit) of this UNESCO world heritage, to invent an other crazy theory by which the Moais would have been transported by kite from Rano Raraku to the Ahu around the island, but above all the main idea was to have fun! Peter Lynn Kites in New Zealand designed a prototype based on Moai #294, the maiden flight of the final version (40 feet tall) was done in Ashburton, New Zealand, back in September.
CONAF, the Chilean authority that manages the archeological park gave the authorization to fly the structure, but unlike on a kite festival or on a beach I had very limited space to evolve as I could not walk on the grass and of course I had to be extremely careful not to crash on one of the statues !!!
Rano Raraku on Google Earth l Rano Raraku on Wikipedia l Moai l Book on Easter Island l
Here is a KAP view of the limited space I had to inflate and take off :
Tags: pierre lesage kapstock KAP AutoKAp kite aerial photography ahu akivi Easter Island Rapa Nui isla de pascua Moai Chile Ricoh Gr Gopro3 Dan Leigh delta R8 Anakena Ahu Tongariki 'Rano Raraku' Peter Lynn Kites
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This was a fun project that took some time in the making. The idea was to fly a giant Moai in Rano Raraku to illustrate the “Mana” (spirit) of this UNESCO world heritage, to invent an other crazy theory by which the Moais would have been transported by kite from Rano Raraku to the Ahu around the island, but above all the main idea was to have fun! Peter Lynn Kites in New Zealand designed a prototype based on Moai #294, the maiden flight of the final version (40 feet tall) was done in Ashburton, New Zealand, back in September.
CONAF, the Chilean authority that manages the archeological park gave the authorization to fly the structure, but unlike on a kite festival or on a beach I had very limited space to evolve as I could not walk on the grass and of course I had to be extremely careful not to crash on one of the statues !!!
Rano Raraku on Google Earth l Rano Raraku on Wikipedia l Moai l Book on Easter Island l
Here is a KAP view of the limited space I had to inflate and take off :
Tags: pierre lesage kapstock KAP AutoKAp kite aerial photography ahu akivi Easter Island Rapa Nui isla de pascua Moai Chile Ricoh Gr Gopro3 Dan Leigh delta R8 Anakena Ahu Tongariki 'Rano Raraku' Peter Lynn Kites
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