Category Archives: 1999

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: Kites on Ice

From the start, the concept was twisted, warped, and yet deceptively simple. Let’s get a [...]

Issue 8: Antarctic Power-Kiting

The evening breeze was strengthening as I collapsed my telescopic ski poles and threw them [...]

Issue 8: What’s New for 1999?

11th Annual International Kite Trade Show The Kite Trade Association International held their annual convention [...]

Issue 8: UK View

Hi everyone, happy new year. Well this issue’s column isn’t so much a waffle about [...]

Issue 8: Novice Class

School’s Back In Session Welcome back to class. I hope everyone is practicing precision, having [...]

Issue 8: AKA Corner

National Kite Month! Greetings from the AKA! By now, you have probably already read about [...]

Issue 8: Visual Eyes

Going Beyond Dimension Last month I wrote about using the camera to convey space in [...]

Issue 8: Buggy Newz

I’ve been reading the various kite magazines and noticing the articles on power kiting and [...]

Issue 8: Cheating for Fun and Profit

Know No Boundaries This should be fairly simple, yes? You fly or step over the [...]

Issue 8: 4play

4 Lines — One Roof Flying quad indoors is quite different from anything else. Indoor [...]

Issue 8: Doin’ it Indoors

The 540 Flat Spin Of late, I realize that I’ve gotten away from the techniques [...]

Issue 8: Kitemaker Profile – Sharon Musto

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

Issue 8: Dave’s World

At Long Last… Momentum! Like a push-turn at the bottom of a power dive, kiting [...]

Issue 8: Tangents and Trivia

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

Issue 8: Kites… Life.

Give us Time to Say Goodbye When Leaving #Life It is a sad day. On [...]

Issue 7: Visual Eyes

  A course in basic photographic technique. Space and Depth Space, the final frontier. Well, [...]

Issue 7: Tangents and Trivia

Fish or Fowl? Tangent or Trivia? CHAPTER SEVEN – How many kites are there? In [...]

Issue 7: South Padre Kite Festival

Time To Soar SPI Kite Fest Takes to Air event report by Jim Geyerman Of [...]

Issue 7: Reader Feedback

Musings, from November KiteLife I don’t disagree with anything much that Elain had to say. [...]