Category Archives: General Topics

Issue 71: Buggy Newz – PKA Icicles Buggy Weekend

Westwood Ho! Beach, North Devon, UK. 30-31st January 2010 Saturday events: –  1 Hr enduro [...]

Issue 71: Rokkaku Workshop

Okay, we’re on our way again. This time, it’s Theresa Norelius and I – on [...]

Issue 71: Kite Plan – Crowell Cross Deck

I am not sure how everyone else builds kites, but I will assume that anyone [...]

Issue 71: Kite Plan – Stacked Deltas

Whether the Marconi-rigged kite actually gets added performance from its overlapping jib and Venturi slot [...]

Issue 71: 3rd Annual West Coast Rev Clinic

The third annual WCRC was held March 19-21 in Long Beach, WA with John Barresi, [...]

Issue 70: REVisions – The Drill Bit

The Drill Bit A couple of weeks back, a thread popped up in the Rev [...]

Issue 70: Guide to Nose Replacement

Materials needed: Soldering iron with pointed tip (30 watt, no more, no less) Metal Ruler [...]

Issue 70: Kite Plan – Tekaweya

This kite design challenged us more than any other we ever set out to create. [...]

Issue 70: Kite Plan – Ohashi’s No-Bridle Kites

When is a bridle not a bridle??When it is a single line attached to a [...]

Issue 70: South Padre Island Kite Festival

Going to some kite festivals is a bit difficult and “pricey” at times… So I’ve [...]

Issue 70: Windless Kite Festival

Yeah, we’re on the road again, this time to the 9th Annual “Windless” Indoor Kite [...]

Issue 70: Windless Kite Festival Gallery

Photos by Dave Shattuck

Issue 69: REVisions – The Zen of Rev Flying!

Christmas came a wee bit early for 100s of Revolution flyers this year. On November [...]

Issue 69: SPI Competition

November 7-8, 2010 It was great to have the South Padre Island Kite Competition/Festival back [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 6

Holy smokes was it cold this morning! While there were rumors of impending snow, the [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 5

We appeared to have a larger number of particiants in our morning workshops today, likey [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 4

The schedule was pretty relaxed today with comprehensive kitemaking competition continuing both indoors and out, [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 3

The first wave of todays morning workshops were “Recruiting for Fun” by Gayle Woodul, “Judging [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 2

Tuesday morning saw quite a deluge of rain, still cold, putting a slight damper on [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 1

With fifteen conventions under my belt as of this one, I do like arriving at [...]

Issue 68: Mad Way South – The Sahara Challenge

“Mad Way South is a trans-Tasman challenge like no other – man and machine pitted [...]