John Barresi

Yay Bill! {{{hugs}}}

Come one, come all... http://www.kitelife.com/archives/ktai06/index.htm

I thought there was a distinction between Open Indoor Unlimited and some kind of standard Indoor Ballet... Is this not the case? Seemed to me that Indoor and Outdoor Unlimited were more or less, parallel... Show disciplines, both allowing the use of props.

Aye aye cap'n!

My pleasure Kent! Hope to see you in Clearwater, I leave for Florida on Wednesday.

Big winna! Got your email Isaac, I'll try and get the Dot in the mail after I get back from KTAI on the 10th... Leaving on Tuesday for Clearwater, we'll be doing daily updates from the trade show.

I actually thought it was the 31st... Got everything changed over, and then realized the correct date. However, if you were to audit past drawings... You'd find the same thing a couple more times. After we draw for the NTK Guitar... We've got a full size Fury from Robertshaw, so don't give up yet!

We're pleased to yet again announce the next prize being given away to our most appreciated supporters, the Kitelife Subscribers... For roughly 10 cents per day they play a major role in keeping KL growing in every way. Air Guitar, thanks to New Tech Kites! You can sign up here. Odds of winning for this prize is currently 1/175, and will be drawn on January 31st! http://www.kitelife.com/prizes/guitar45/index.htm Our thanks, and the very best to you!

Drum roll please... The winner of this great prize is: Isaac Trejo - Subscriber #107 Congratulations Isaac! Our new prize(s) will be announced later this afternoon.

Fixed the font/size tags. Working on the drawing now... Give me a few more minutes.

LOL! I really should make more of a circus out of this... Just haven't had much time for promotion in the last few weeks.

Cool Christopher... Well said.

Whew, that's a tough one when dealing with a kite like the Blaster... In most cases, kites at that level are not made as "adjustable machines"... So, you might be able to move the bridles up and down, but it may or may not make much of a difference in trick performance (perhaps only in the amount of lift). Someone here on the forum might be able to come up with a solid bridle tuning reference... It's a bit lengthy for me to get into at the moment.

Kind of depends on the kite... I think your kite might require 6-12mph to fly well, some of the kites we've recommended here prefer the 3-10mph range. When the kite lifts off easily, doesn't fall out of the air when you're flying, and conversely isn't shaking or rip-roaring across the sky... That's about right.

Good one to start with J-2-F... Keep in mind, the Flic Flac might actually be easier on any kite, whereas the 1/2 axel might just tend to pop your particular kite out of the sky. Also, I recommend you do try taping a one (or two) US quarter sized coins to the bottom of the keel (tail), on the back side... Experiment, feel it, see what kind of difference you notice.

Any of the kite stores you see listed on our home page are reputable... You'll find quite a few Kite Shoppe customers here on the site, and they are just over the river from me - making them my own local shop too. Do let us know, anytime you have any questions at all!

But of course! Kitebuilder has the best collection of kite makers I've seen anywhere, and friendly to boot.

Hopefully you'll get some replies here too... But I'd encourage you to post the same question(s) on the Kitebuilder forum as well, they know their stuff. Keep us posted on how things go?

FYI - While it may not be a trick kite, or the easiest for beginners to learn tricks on... I can actually get the Cherry Bomb to do a lot of the new stuff, just by taping a couple of quarters to the tail. See info about weights on kites.

Haha, you've opened a can 'o worms now... Here's your Blaster. This is what I generally call a "WalMart entry level kite"... It's made more to sell, not to fly. A good example of a beginner kite made to sell, AND to fly would be the Cherry Bomb (my personal favorite)... But, it's not a trick kite. Getting into tricks moves you up in the price range a little bit... A couple of examples: Mirage by Prism Big Bang by New Tech As you can see, you go from the $30-$50 range up into the $80-$120 range for trickability and handling. You'll get a lot of different opinions though, much like you would for a new car. A couple of my favorite first questions: 1. What is your budget? 2. What kind of wind speeds do you usually see where you fly?

Hi Jonathan! I'm not sure if the kite you have now will get you into these "new fangled" tricks... But, here are the best trick video tutorials on the web: http://spaces.msn.com/members/sportkiteflyer/ (right side) I learned 1/2 my stuff from Randy's videos, and they'll certainly give you a major head start... Post back with any questions at all. Ideal tricks to start with might be the 1/2 axel, Cascade, Flic Flac.

I've always preferred the standard LE in the 1.5... An SLE seems to have too much weight, and gives added inertia which I don't care for. However, if you plan on working over the fence some more, or giving a number of lessons... The SLE might be good.

Thank you Rob... We've done our job then.

Dunno about eloquent, but sincerely... Cheers, best wishes, and the very best for all of you in the New Year.

Bah, nice thought... But I ain't down with $25 an hour (out of principle). If we were putting on an event, it'd be different... I'll just wing it. We provide an art, and should find a venue that appreciates it.