Category Archives: General Topics

Issue 20: Maryland Kite Society Kite Builders Retreat

The Maryland Kite Society is happy to announce the details of its 2001 Kite Builders [...]

Issue 20: Rev Master Class

Recent Developments Not so long ago, Revs were flown without slack-line tricks. This is no [...]

Issue 9: Euro Racing Buggies

The latest European Racing Buggy Designs (There’s method in the madness!) We have all seen [...]

Issue 9: Doin’ It Indoors

Finally the month of May has arrived. With it comes longer, warmer days. There is [...]

Issue 9: Kitemaker Profile – Paul Homan

This month I commence presenting only one kitemaker profile per issue. Time and finding co-operative [...]

Issue 8: Kite Plan – Cocktail Napkin Kites

Cocktail Napkin Kite Plan Miniature kites have been around for a long time. In Japan [...]

Issue 8: Future Tech

Biplanes to Stealth Fighters In 1899, Charles H. Duell, US Commissioner of Patents, urged President [...]

Issue 8: KiteCraft (pt 2)

In the January issue, we debuted KiteCraft, a how-to series of articles on building a [...]

Issue 8: Kitemaker Profile – Sharon Musto

It is my pleasure to be able to introduce you to Sharon Musto and her [...]

Issue 8: Tangents and Trivia

Chapter Eight – Hey Mister! Can I Make One Of Those? In the last chapter [...]

Issue 7: ProFile – Peter De Jong

PERSONAL DETAILS : Location : Werkhoven, the Netherlands. Age : 47 Web Site : www.xs4all.nl/~pdj [...]

Issue 7: KiteCraft – Pizazz

Article by Dick Barnes of Pizazz Kites Overview Part One: Tools and Supplies Part Two: [...]

Issue 7: ProFile – Jeff Howard

PERSONAL DETAILS : Location : McAlester, Oklahoma, USA. Age : 29 Occupation : Kitemaker and [...]

Issue 6: Kitemaker Profile 1

Welcome back to Kitemaker Profiles for November/December! In this issue we will get an insight [...]

Issue 6: Kitemaker Profile 2

Welcome back to Kitemaker Profiles for November/December! This issue we will get an insight into [...]

Issue 3: 4play

They say music soothes the savage beast.  Trust me, a kite zipping through the sky [...]

Issue 3: Novice Class

Welcome to Novice Class for June, 1998. I have had the pleasure of attending the [...]

Issue 3: Doin’ it Indoors

In the last issue I covered some of the basics of indoor kite flying. This [...]

Issue 3: Kitemaker Profile – Geert Donker Duyvis

I’m Geert Donker Duyvis, born in Delft and still living and flying there. I’ve been [...]

Issue 3: Welcome to the Machine

Needles and thread The needle and thread combination is to your sewing machine what gasoline [...]

Issue 3: Wildwood Kite Festival

The 13th Annual East Coast Stuntkite Championships Wildwood, New Jersey…the beach where legends have been [...]