I used to fly r/c slope gliders off the bluffs in Pacifica,Ca. One day I saw a gentleman flying Hawaiians, Trilbys, and hyperkites, so I landed my glider and went over to talk to him. He lived in a condo nearby and saw me flying the glider and he said he knew if he brought his kites out that that he could suck me in to kite flying, and he was right! Eventually we flew kites together and I showed him how to fly r/c planes. I bought my first rev (a Shockwave of all things at a festival at the Marina Green in S.F.) and now I have 11 revs.