Risk assessment and laws to fly kite

-Don’t fly your kite more than 60 metres off the ground. (kite has 18m flying lines) 

-If you’re close to an aerodrome, airport or flight path, don’t fly your kite more than 30 metres off the ground. 

-Don’t fly your kite in stormy weather. 

-Don’t fly your kite near power lines or roads and trees. 

-I will be using helmet in case I will fall down in case kite will pull me to much additionally I will be using kite in sitting position to minimalize pull from it. 

– I will be using kite away from people 

-I will use help of an extra 2 people one to help me to start kite and put it on floor and the other one hold me while doing so. 

-I will use video below as example 

Where you can legally fly kite in London:

-Wormwood Scrubs

-Hendon park-Hampstead Heath (Parliament Hill specifically) 

-Blackheath 

-Streatham Common 

-Primrose Hill 

-Crystal Palace Park 

-Brockwell Park 

-Morden Park  

References:

https://londonist.com/2015/09/where-can-t-you-fly-a-kite-in-london

https://www.kentkiteflyers.com/index.php/safety-and-the-law

https://thekitesociety.org.uk/KiteRules.html

http://mkf.org.uk/rules-of-the-air_2021/ 

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