Kite Aerial Photography: Equipment Sources
Recommended sources for obtaining your own KAP equipment. I’ve tried to create a comprehensive list of equipment I discuss in these pages, plus a few others that I think are useful. In most cases, I have successfully ordered supplies from the listed vendors.
One-stop Shopping
KAP Shop
Special online store devoted to KAP and its alternatives: kites, electronics, etc.
Rigs, Rig Parts
Brooxes Basic KAP Kit
Do-it-yourself kit, plus custom built rigs from Brooks Leffler.
Aerospace Composite Products
Woven carbon plates.
Fibre-lyte
Woven carbon plates in the UK.
Pic Design
Gears and other precision machinery.
Fastener Express
Aluminum and other fasteners.
Worth Marine
Pekabe Pulleys.
Kites
Jones Airfoils
Hand-made Doperos, Rokkakus, and other kites plus the unique KAP Feather stabilizer.
Kevin Shannon
Custom kites built to order: Rokkaku, Delta, etc.
Gomberg Dopero
Made in China, this is the cheapest Dopero available.
Into the Wind
Sutton Flowforms, accessories, etc.
Gone with the Wind Kites
Kites and accessories.
R/C Equipment and Electronics
gentled
Tiny (6 grams) device that uses an IR beam to trigger the shutter of a digital camera. It works with cameras that are capable of using a wireless remote.
Schieppati Switch
Converts the digital pulses of your receiver into an on/off switch for triggering the camera’s shutter.
Tower Hobbies
Very large selection of R/C equipment and accessories.
Robot Zone
Radio controllers, receivers, servos, gears, electronics.
Smiley Antenna
Rubber ducky antennas. Not highly recommended due to poor service, but this is the only source I know about.
Hammond Manufacturing
Translucent electronics enclosures.
Digisnap controllers
Remote digital camera controllers.