John Barresi

I'm in the same boat as Rob... I understand why most people like it, but the 1.5 doesn't even come close to matching the precision and grace of a Rev 1. As for durability... I've never blown out any Rev, 1 or otherwise. Shoot, I don't think I've broken more than a dozen rods in 15 years.

Good idea, I had the same thought myself last night... No idea where to even start though.

Did we ever come up with an indoor practice venue in Portland? I have a new indoor track I really need to practice with.

For sure... I'll start in on him during KTAI in 3 weeks.

Now how do you get on that list??

Longtime personal friend (15 years) and contributor to Kitelife, Al Hargus passed away this morning at his home in Columbus Ohio... One of the grandfathers of sport kiting, Al was a flier since the early 80s. In addition to general articles, he was the author of our regular column "Tangents w/out Trivia"... A revised version of his original column since day 1, "Tangents with Trivia". I'll do an "empty spaces" piece in the next issue of KL... A man worth recognizing, and remembering. Anyone who would like to send in a paragraph or two about Al, we'd appreciate it... I know so many of you have quite a few good stories to tell. Thank you Al, for being you, and for everything you brought to kiting. Tommorrow, I fly for you... Tonight, I toast...

Happy birthday indeed, and many more.

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. Dot Matrix from Carl Robertshaw, a $280 value! You can sign up here. Odds of winning for this prize is currently 1/175, and will be drawn on December 31st! http://www.kitelife.com/prizes/dotmatrix45/index.htm Our thanks, and the very best to you... Let the drooling begin!

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Yeah, we might go with something like this... Followed by a great deal of... Ending with a round of...

Good catch Dorsal, duly fixed.

Me either... Spyware, defrag, etc are done probably once every 3 weeks here on my computers, and doesn't take more than 30 minutes (except for defrag which I start and walk away from). But then again, computers seem to like me and don't act up much.

Nice stack Mike.

Out of those discussed here... CESIUM.

lol imdbombboarder. The E2 is probably between beginner and intermediate. It has lots of fans worldwide, but I could never do much with it... It certainly doesn't rank up there with the Level One or Wardley/Benson kites.

That would be my recommendation.

Eye ball... My kite doesn't gripe about a couple of feet. Seriously though, you could always take a yard stick and flip-flip-flip it down your sidewalk... Then mark the right spots when you get there.

Out of those three, my personal taste runs towards the Red/Black combo. Remember though, opinions are like...

OMG Theresa... ROFL

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The Desire is an AMAZING light wind kite, but isn't going to lead you into tricks or tight precision flying... However, it flies in almost nothing and is an excellent value for the money. The 3D is a much smaller kite, if I remember correctly.

I'd have to speak out against the Night Hawk... Never found it to be a decent kite, way too much oversteer and not enough lift.

ROFL - Can't believe I missed that little detail. Yeah, what Jason said.

It's sort of like doing a "mini launch" with one side at a time, and then pushing the reverse on that side.... So, thumb back fairly hard (launch motion) quickly followed by pinky down (reverse), do this with the right hand, then the left, then the right, etc.

Alright, I can't help myself. From Mike Jones: Ultimate Questions: a catalog of 30 kite stunts from Michael Allan Jones http://www.kitelife.com/kitelines/issues-x/v5-3.pdf (page 52) From Bob Hanson: THE SOUL FLIERS - A look at the motivation behind Ballet flying. http://www.kitelife.com/skq/issues-x/v3-4.pdf (page 44) Mike has one of the most unique and precise kites ever made (still) with the Mirage... I have two 3 packs which I enjoy a great deal, especially in higher wind. If you haven't checked out his site, do it... Hopefully he's got some video... If not, check out Chris Shultz here... Ironically, the same routine that won at the 1992 Outer Banks event mentioned earlier. Bob absolutely amazed (and inspired) me from day one with both dual and quad flying... Blue Danube and Soul Man are still two of my favorite routines ever done... Hopefully we'll dig up some footage of these as well... As I recall, Bob is one of only a dozen or so Outstanding Flyers acknowledged by American Kite Magazine during the late 80s and most of the 90s. Seriously, both these guys have done some awesome stuff in their time.