John Barresi

No problem at all... Matter of fact, I just added that FAQ item after you brought it to my attention. I'm sure it may have been a question for others who didn't take the time to ask, thanks.

You can actualy find the answer to this question here: http://www.kitelife.com/site_faq/index.php...d=31&artlang=en Let me know if you run into any problems!

E2 went out in the mail yesterday, should have it sometime near the end of next week... Let us know when it arrives if you would.

The space required for basketball (square footage) seems about right, so we accomodate 2-3 fliers or more at once... Ceiling minimum is about 25' (correct), but more is ALWAYS welcome.

Drum roll please... The winner of this great prize is: Ron Hardie - Subscriber #63 Congratulations Ron!! Our new prize(s) will be announced by the end of the day.

My honest recommendatiion... Give a call or email to a few shops, and see which one strikes you right! We have ongoing friendships with most of the stores advertised on our main pages, as well as professional respect. See which one is the easiest to deal with for you.

My pleasure.

Something like this? I just made an 8-frame image in Fireworks... Rotating the image a little in each one, and set to 1/2 second between animations. It's a little rough, but that's the idea.

Oh, count on it... We'd LOVE to get footage of the Freestyle Cup for our video archives.

No worries persh, the rest of us are most of us.

That would be my recommendation as well... Also, when you registered to the forum it should have sent you a confirmation email, which includes a link for you to click and validate your email address. Take a look and see if you can find it, sent to the same email address you registered with... We use this process to cut down on "non-friendly" users. Let us know if the problem persists.

I spoke with Lam via Skype (VOIP) yesterday morning, he's in Italy and doing well... The Cervia Cup starts this weekend (comps against the Europeans), and then he has 2-3 weeks before the Freestyle World Cup in France. No word on video, I have no contacts out there.

I think 8' is pretty ideal for someone of your height... The longer lines tend to droop, and it's a little tougher to keep tension on the kite. Try both, see what you think. On my 6' 3" body, 8 feet is little close and I overshadow my kite. Once you get comfy, the longer the better... Nothing like an indoor kite cruising around on 75' of line! I've never done it, but I've seen video and it looks awesome.

From the sound of it, you have Lam's VIP (Vented Indoor Performace)... Same one I have, and quite a treasure. I didn't find it any more difficult to fly than any other indoor dual line, but the venting gives it some unsual abilities (like the fade over the head). Let us know how your first flight goes!

Two good questions Amy... Good to see you're still with us. 1. I think if you've spent a hefty amount of time working on precision (including edgework, push/pull/combo turns, corners, etc) that it can lend a finer finish or polish to trickwork. 2. Yes, if the flier is still learning... Once you're accomplished however, it might be best to look into kite(s) that cover both the precision and trick abilities nicely.

No worries Amy, no harm intended.

While that's a mostly viable "skills ladder", what I often see if people who can whip out a few dozen slack line tricks REALLY well, but have foresaken the skills required to fly precisely... If you take a dozen AKA compulsory maneuvers and ask a dozen fliers to fly all of them, a fair number will be able to do the tricks really well but can't carve clean maneuvers. What I'm indicating here is that a "skills ladder" may not be linear (i.e. A to B to C to D), but may be better addressed as independant skill areas. In my personal observations, a fair order in which to learn is: Flying > Landing > Turn Methods > Precision > Edgework > Stalls > Spin Moves > Pitch Tricks > Combos Certainly, this order would put all the skills in the right order for a flier to develop the in most well rounded way possible.

Hi ikky, I always refrain from making specific product recommendations, but encourage suggestions with regard to style, materials, characteristics, etc. If you're inclined, go ahead and compile the information you have in mind and we'll incorporate it into this project where we can. Can you elaborate on what you mean by "skills ladder"?

Thanks guys... As for Lam, he leaves for Italy in a few days... Then off to France for the World Freestyle Cup (Tricks Party). He's going to be gone nearly a month.

Well said Dorsal... Those are the basic principles I use when dealing with any business, but particularly with kite retailers. The level of genuine interest you get from them is the key.

Nice work Jay... Very nice. How you could help, if indeed we have your services for awhile... Catalogue any relevant articles in the Kitelife past issue archives with title, description and direct URL. Divide these by category: i.e. "how to" > framing > bridle > line sets > ballet > precision > etc beginners > setting up a kite > tuning > flying > etc And so on... If you can put this Kitelife past issues reference library together, we can fill out whatever is missing. Thanks for your vision.

Nah, Llama is my secret 5th angel.

ROFL - You still have to corner one of these times when I'm not busy, and I'd be happy to share some knowledge.

Jay, you're hired! I'd love to see a target resource... Kind of like a business plan. If you can put one together, we'll do our best to fill the order. Thank you for your genuine interest!

Funny and twisted at the same time.