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Drum roll... The SkyDog starter package going home with subscriber #1044, big congrats to @Ebrook!

Second drum roll of the day, here we go... The three performance shirts are going home with subscriber #1300, congrats to @FranckPG!

My purple and white Kaiju #31

Is it early next month yet🤔😂

A few clips and shorts to enjoy from the Weekend..

Hey all, Anyone know of a good flight field in the Chincoteague VA area? (town of not just National Park) I am headed there with friends the first weekend of June and can't resist coastal winds, which even my non-kiting friends know about me by now. Any advice on area fields for flight would be great. I am a little worried that the wild pony situation may = a no kites policy in some areas, but have not managed to find references to kites on any of the area web pages that I have read so far (including NPS ones) I don't want to be scaring ponies and making people mad. And, I gotta ask - Anyone fly quad around Chincoteague and want to fly with me for a couple of hours???? Can't ignore my friends for long, but we could amaze them nicely for a little while.

some builders' "hot tack" with the cutting tool,... take a fine edge soldering iron tool tip and make it more needle like still with a jeweler's file or emery board. Lightly tack every few inches to weld the fabric strips in place. The best kept secret to this technique is to sew thru the hot tack holes and hide 'em! You can pick-up a hot tackers work and see their holes when backlit usually, 'cause hiding 'em entirely is tough. SprayMount light-tack adhesive from several feet about of the work and let it drift down onto the fabric is another technique to prevent that material from slipping around. Go light and see if it's enough to hold, .....you don't want to clean-up with bEnzene if not required. some use blue painter's tape to hold pieces in place, slowly removing it just before entering the jaws of the sewing machine. Some folks waste fabric with the Randy Tom Method, using full pieces of every color, sew the parameter thru all layers and cut away color afterwards from both sides until you arrive at the desired layer. some builders used a spray bottle with just water in it, wet capillary action holds the pieces in place and needless to say, clean-up is a breeze, no foul chemicals to inhale either Go to a workshop on kite building and steal everyone's best ideas, see which way works best for you, practice before you waste expensive materials. The amount of labor is not different if you cheap-out of the fabric choices available.

@esinger was off to the side practicing with a duallie. It was a great weekend sharing sky, wind and lots of kite adventures with new and old friends..