Category Archives: 2006

Issue 51: From the Editor

Greetings and welcome to issue fifty-one of Kitelife, and our last of 2006. As we [...]

Issue 51: AKA Corner

Hello from the new president. The AKA is part of my family, and I am [...]

Issue 51: Dave’s World: The Whistling Cities of Nantong

I’m flying home today after five days in Nantong, China — home of the exquisite [...]

Issue 51: Dave’s World: The Highs and Lows of Being a Kite Celebrity

I’m pretty certain there was a sign somewhere on the table that said “Look out [...]

Issue 51: Drachen Archives – Bell Tetrahedral Cells

After describing Alexander Graham Bell’s Sable Island kite (a version of Hargrave’s box kite) in [...]

Issue 51: Featured Store (Gomberg Kites)

Each month we’ll be featuring one of the fine retailers who have been so supportive [...]

Issue 51: ProFile with Zach Gordon

We’re sitting around the Kitelife office before we head off the the AKA Convention / [...]

Issue 51: REVisions: What’s New?

This issue, I’ll touch on a few topics that have cropped over since I last [...]

Issue 51: What are you flying? Oh, nothing.

Yup, as the title suggests I built a flying zero, nothing, nada, zip, zilch! Well [...]

Issue 51: A bench in Canada…

Thank you “Everyone” for the outstanding honor you have bestowed on me. What a total [...]

Issue 51: Lincoln City Fall Festival

Well, we’re off again… On the road, headed to little old Lincoln City, Oregon this [...]

Issue 51: Camas Indoor

Okay, where to start with this one? Gosh, I don’t know. This is the very [...]

Issue 51: Painting Rosario Sky

Rosario City is located 300 kilometres from DC to the North and it was built [...]

2006 AKA Convention: Day 6

And finally, we reach Saturday, the last official day of the 2006 AKA convention in [...]

2006 AKA Convention: Day 5

Wow, it’s Friday already… This convention is nearly over – and we’re all having so [...]

2006 AKA Convention: Day 4

Thursday at the 29th AKA Convention and Grand National Competitions is kind of a day [...]

2006 AKA Convention: Day 3

Well ok, I suspect its my turn. The other Dave has done much of our [...]

2006 AKA Convention: Day 2

Okay, if yesterday was the start of the 29th AKA Convention – then today was [...]

2006 AKA Convention: Day 1

And so it begins! The 29th Annual American Kitefliers Convention, in Des Moines, Iowa. Like [...]

Issue 50: From the Editor

Well folks, here we are… Our 50th issue, and nearly seven years of work behind [...]

Issue 50: AKA Corner

After six years, this will be my final AKA column for KiteLife. Most of you [...]