John Barresi Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 To help us subsidize the costs of operating Kitelife, we're still offering monthly prize drawings... And two in the month of October! To be given away on September 15th:http://www.kitelife.com/prizes/jack-in-the-box37/ To be given away on October 20th: http://www.kitelife.com/prizes/phoenix-pyro38/ Do the math... A $32.95 yearly Kitelife subscription works out to $2.74 a month, which is less than the cost of three regular raffle tickets at an event! So, for a little less than 10 cents a day you currently receive a 1/65 chance of winning each prize (as of 9/4/04)! In addition to the prize drawings, subscribers also receive the following: Access to our subscriber's area which offers exclusive photos and video from various kite festivals around the world, available nowhere else. 100MB of storage in the Kitelife PhotoFiles on line albums where you can display your favorite photographs and share them with visitors to our site. Special recognition in our Kitelife Forum by way of a special graphic seen in your postings. It's not cheap to host all of the archives, out of print publications and videos that you can find on Kitelife, if you enjoy the content we offer please consider helping us by becoming an official subscriber! Thanks for your support, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted September 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 Since I have some errands which may keep me busy tomorrow, we've drawn the recipient for our September 15th prize this afternoon. And the winner is... *drum roll* KL Subscriber #75 - Amy McAuley! (oculus on the forum) Prize: Jack in the Box Light - Courtesy of GWTW Kites! Our hearty congratulations Amy, this actually works out quite well since we'll be seeing you at the upcoming fun fly in Vancouver on 9/19! See your prize here - http://www.kitelife.com/prizes/jack-in-the-box37/ Happy flying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted October 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Time to announce the latest winners... *drum roll* KL Subscriber #2 - Scott Davis! (mirecat on the forum) Prize: 11' Ghost Pyro Delta - Courtesy of Gomberg Kites! KL Subscriber #44 - Jorge Arellano! Prize: Phoenix Supreme - Courtesy of Kite Connection! Our hearty congratulations to both winners! See your prizes here - http://www.kitelife.com/prizes/phoenix-pyro38/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AiyanaLeigh Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Woohooo!! Congratulations Scott!! Er... you do know HOW to fly a Ghost pyro....don't you???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirecat Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 YAAA!!!!!!!!!! I'm speechless. Hey, I've got some single line stuff. This will be cool. I wonder how a mirecat logo will look on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted October 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 I think it'd be the only one like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Arellano Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Its always great to win, something!!! Cant wait to have the kite here and go fly it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Arellano Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Good day John, I hope you are having a great time. Today I received my kite from the October Contest, my sister went to California and brought it to me. Its great!!! I already assemble it and found a lot of differences compared to my other kites which are in the range of starters. I found that there is a mesh with velcro on the top, but couldnt find any information about the assembly of this in the manual or in the website from the Phoenix manufacturers, any idea about this? Also do you know if there is a VCD available for this kite? the website from Invento HQ makes reference to this. Maybe there is some hemlpful information on it. Cant wait to go out this weekend to fly it. Have a good day Jorge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted April 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Good to hear Jorge! Sorry we had so much trouble getting it to you directly in Mexico, but we're glad it's safely in your hands. As for details on the kite, I don't have anything... I would try posting your questions on the GWTW forum, a lot of them would be familiar with your "Phoenix Supreme" as well as whether or not there is any video available. http://gwtw-kites.com/forum/ You might also try emailing HQ directly. Please let us know how the maiden flight goes!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Arellano Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Hi John, I found some info at http://ralf.naujoks24.de/phoenix-inside-e.html and gave me a better idea of the assembly and work of the kite, also took a look at the forums of the page you gave me and found useful information too. I plan to do the maiden flight tomorrow (wind conditions allow). I will keep you posted. Have a great weekend Jorge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted April 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Good to hear Jorge, I look forward to hearing about your experiences with the kite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godric Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Jorge, > there is a mesh with velcro on the top That's the spoiler, for really high wind conditions. I've seen a couple of different variations on attaching it. I have a regular Phoenix, and could take some pictures for you if you still need help with it. For normal flying, though (winds up to 30 kph or so), you shouldn't need to bother with it. When it's that windy you're meant to put the kites away, settle down in a quiet spot and open up a good cerveza ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Arellano Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Hi Godric, I found the way to attach it as it is shown in the following link: http://ralf.naujoks24.de/phoenix-inside-e.html What other variations could be done? If you a pic for this, please send it to my email is jorgearellanovital@hotmail.com. Top winds here are 20-25kph, so I think I wont use it for a while, but if the winds get stronger Im sure there are going to be some coronas in the cooler. Have a good day Jorge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godric Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Jorge, The other variation I've seen attaches the stretchy loops to the bridle, so the mesh is more or less perpendicular to the sail (is the description clear, or shall I set mine up that way and post a picture to the forum?). The idea of that approach is to create a "wind shadow" that covers most of the sail, since in forward flight the wind is always moving from leading edge to trailing edge. My own view is that if the wind is blowing that hard I'm going to want that air brake secured to something more substantial than the bridle! Take wing -- -- Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Arellano Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 I think I have figured out Paul, thanks for your reply. Jorge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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