Memories of Kite-Flying As the days grow longer and balmier, we are heading into kite-flying weather. For most people, it's exciting to launch a kite into the wind and feel it tug on the string through your fingers. As a youngster, commentator Ed Cullen found the experience fraught with tension.

Memories of Kite-Flying

Memories of Kite-Flying

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As the days grow longer and balmier, we are heading into kite-flying weather. For most people, it's exciting to launch a kite into the wind and feel it tug on the string through your fingers. As a youngster, commentator Ed Cullen found the experience fraught with tension.