Category Archives: Kiting Experience

The Pledge

ONE SKY, ONE WORLD, and at least ONE KITE How invited kite fliers can support [...]

Kites in the Caribbean

Curacao, Bonaire and Aruba   We spent one month traveling through different islands of the [...]

Insuring your Kite Collection

A kite collection can quickly build up substantial value, and when your kites take on [...]

Tyrus Wong: Brushstrokes in Hollywood

LEGENDARY ARTIST TYRUS WONG APPEARING AT CTN ANIMATION EXPO TODAY AND ON THE BIG SCREEN [...]

Tomatoes: Antioxidant and Sunscreen?

DISCLAIMER: I am not medically trained in any sense of the definition, and this article [...]

KiteRight – Kite Sports for Humanity

On 24th and 25th October 2012 KiteRight with support from the BKSA and local school [...]

ProFile: The Decorators

No one has been flying Revolution four-line kites in a team longer than London-based The [...]

ProFile: Kevin Bayless

A longtime kite maker and general kiting enthusiast, Kevin Bayless looks a bit like the [...]

Working the Wind Window

Most of us have seen some of the basic diagrams and introductions to the wind [...]

Video Cumulus (9-16-12)

Just a few of the kite flying videos we’ve enjoyed over the past couple of [...]

Dave’s World: Inaugural Event in Kenya

In August, Susie and I were honored to join the first Kenya International Kite Festival [...]

2012 Rev Team Boot Camp

Well I’ve had some time to think about the “boot camp” held on July 7-8 [...]

ProFile: Guido Maiocchi

Recognized as one of the top quad line pilots in the world, Guido has been [...]

History of Sport Kite Competition – pt 3

The American Kite Magazine National Stunt Kite Circuit The American Kite Magazine National Stunt Kite [...]

When it Becomes a Kite Routine

Amongst even recreational sport (stunt) kite fliers, the words “ballet” or “kite routine” (individual) are [...]

Raupp Museum Kite Exhibit

Flying pyramids, deadly string, and the importance of a tail (A totally ignorant museum staff [...]

Dave’s World: Dots in Cervia

Variety and creativity are often hallmarks of European kite festivals, and the kite makers at [...]

US Soldiers Make Giant Kites in Japan

More than 1 year after being delayed by last years tsunami disaster, members of the [...]

History and Geometry of Kites

Lesson by Jacqueline Kemp and Alan W. Pritchard What does congruent mean?  What does symmetry [...]

How We Started – Part Four

I left off last time at the beginning of Marilyn finally agreeing to fly pairs [...]

AoxomoxoA – what is it?

If you’ve been in kiting for a little while, you’ve probably heard the term “AoxomoxoA” [...]