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[[File:XKCD_235_kite_2.jpg|thumb|right|Fly a kite!]]
  
== Info ==
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[[:Template:Fly a kite achievement]]
Earn this achievement through the 'surprisingly not as simple as it sounds' act of flying a kite at a hash point. This is a very hash location and weather dependant achievement - requiring clean winds and open terrain.
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{{Fly a kite achievement}}
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Earn this achievement through the 'surprisingly not as simple as it sounds' act of flying a kite at a hash point. This is a very hash location and weather dependent achievement - requiring clean winds and open terrain.
  
 
*Definition of 'fly' would be to get the kite off the ground long enough to gain photographic evidence - may be quite challenging if there is only one of you and your kite has two strings but we all like a challenge;
 
*Definition of 'fly' would be to get the kite off the ground long enough to gain photographic evidence - may be quite challenging if there is only one of you and your kite has two strings but we all like a challenge;
  
*There shouldn't need to be strict specifications on the defintion of a kite - i think we all know what a kite is - but for but completeness, a kite should be something (not necessarily a member of the quadrilateral family) attached to a piece of string of at least 10 metres in length;
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*To obtain the award, the kite should be flown within close proximity to the hash point i.e. within sight.
  
*Bonus points obtainable if your kite is home-made or of the plastic bag variety - they fly well.
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*You must physically reach the geohash coordinates on some point of the expedition, but the kite does not have to be at the exact point. If you cannot reach the coordinates, but the kite does, you may qualify for the [[Geohash by proxy achievement]] instead.
  
== Ribbon ==
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*There shouldn't need to be strict specifications on the definition of a kite - I think we all know what a kite is - but for completeness, a kite should be something (not necessarily a member of the quadrilateral family) attached to a piece of string of at least 10 metres in length;
  
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*Bonus points obtainable if your kite is home-made or of the plastic bag variety - they fly well.
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|user = [[user:Greenslime|Greenslime]]
 
|achievement = [[Fly a Kite Achievement]]
 
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==Winners==
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''- most recent on top -''
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*[[User:Fippe|Fippe]] for flying a kite at night on a path at the [[2021-10-22 52 9]] hash.
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*[[User:Huinesoron|Huinesoron]] for flying a (micro)kite in a field in Essex at the [[2015-08-22 51 0]] Saturday Meetup hash.
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*[[User:Mellycopter|Mellycopter]] for flying a kite in the California desert at the [[2012-08-11 34 -117|2012-08-11 34 -117]] hash.
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*[[User:Benglish|Benglish]] for flying a kite while driving a car in the California desert at the [[2012-08-11 34 -117|2012-08-11 34 -117]] hash.
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*[[User:Alech|alech]] for flying a low-wind kite next to a road at the [[2012-03-17 49 8|2012-03-17 49 8]] hash.
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*[[User:Greenslime|Greenslime]] for flying a kite on a wave-cut platform at the [[2010-08-08 -36 174|2010-08-08 -36 174]] hash.
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*[[User:Greenslime|Greenslime]] for flying a kite in a cow paddock at the [[2010-07-07 -37 175|2010-07-07 -37 175]] hash.
  
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== Gallery ==
|icon = XKCD_235_kite_2.jpg
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Add some pictures of your kite flying escapades.
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|user = [[user:Greenslime|Greenslime]]
 
|achievement = [[Fly a Kite Achievement]]
 
|action = flying a kite at a hash
 
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== Worked Example ==
 
  
 
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File:2015-08-22 51 0 GoFlyAnAchievement.jpg|Flying (badly) over a field in Essex at the [[2015-08-22 51 0]] Saturday Meetup hash.
File:Launching_the_kite.JPG | Prepping the kite and avoiding the poo at the [[2010-07-07 -37 175|2010-07-07 -37 175 Hash]]
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File:2012-08-11 34 -117_kite.jpg|Flying in the middle of the California desert at the  [[2012-08-11 34 -117|2012-08-11 34 -117]] hash.
File:Flying_a_kite_at_the_hash_point.JPG | [[User:Greenslime|Greenslime]] living her dream of flying a kite at a hash. Conditions were right for once!
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File:2012-08-11 34 -117_kiteNcar2.jpg|Tired of "Running Faster" at the [[2012-08-11 34 -117|2012-08-11 34 -117]] hash.
 
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File:Geohashing_20120317_49_8_alech_kite_wind.jpg | Even just medium wind is nearly too much for Alech's light wind kite at the [[2012-03-17 49 8|2012-03-17 49 8]] hash.
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File:2010-08-08 -36 174 Fly a kite.jpg|Fly a kite on a wave cut platform at the [[2010-08-08 -36 174|2010-08-08 -36 174]] hash.
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File:Flying_a_kite_at_the_hash_point.JPG | [[User:Greenslime|Greenslime]] living her dream of flying a kite in a cow paddock at the [[2010-07-07 -37 175|2010-07-07 -37 175]] hash.
 
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Latest revision as of 04:25, 20 July 2024

Fly a kite!

Template:Fly a kite achievement

XKCD 235 kite 2.jpg
This user earned the Fly a kite achievement
by flying a kite at the [[{{{date}}} {{{latitude}}} {{{longitude}}}]] hash.

Earn this achievement through the 'surprisingly not as simple as it sounds' act of flying a kite at a hash point. This is a very hash location and weather dependent achievement - requiring clean winds and open terrain.

  • Definition of 'fly' would be to get the kite off the ground long enough to gain photographic evidence - may be quite challenging if there is only one of you and your kite has two strings but we all like a challenge;
  • To obtain the award, the kite should be flown within close proximity to the hash point i.e. within sight.
  • You must physically reach the geohash coordinates on some point of the expedition, but the kite does not have to be at the exact point. If you cannot reach the coordinates, but the kite does, you may qualify for the Geohash by proxy achievement instead.
  • There shouldn't need to be strict specifications on the definition of a kite - I think we all know what a kite is - but for completeness, a kite should be something (not necessarily a member of the quadrilateral family) attached to a piece of string of at least 10 metres in length;
  • Bonus points obtainable if your kite is home-made or of the plastic bag variety - they fly well.

Winners

- most recent on top -

Gallery

Add some pictures of your kite flying escapades.