Category Archives: Issue 47 (Mar/Apr)

Issue 47: From the Editor

The 2006 kiting season is off to a running start with summer fast approaching, and [...]

Issue 47: AKA Corner

AKA is back in the raffle business. Several years back, the Association organized a series [...]

Issue 47: Dave’s World

We arrived in Bangkok at midnight – eight road-weary Americans and twenty huge bags of [...]

Issue 47: Drachen Foundation Archives

Three years ago the Drachen Foundation completed an ambitious, multi-year project designed to draw the [...]

Issue 47: Letters to the Editor

We don’t hear from our visitors HARDLY enough, and are always thrilled to post comments [...]

Issue 47: ProFile: Egan Davis

Although relatively new by “pro standards”, Egan Davis has been making waves as a competitive [...]

Issue 47: Empty Spaces – Mike Gillard

Without any warning or recent illness, Mike Gillard passed away (presumably of a heart attack) [...]

Issue 47: REVisions: Competition Kit

So, you’ve decided that your flying has reached a point where you’d now like to [...]

Issue 47: TBA or not TBA?

Discussion around the Kitelife Office: Okay – Kitelife Magazine is supposed to be all about [...]

Issue 47: Empty Spaces – Bob Price

On the morning of March 19, 2006, the kite community lost one of its patriarchs, [...]

Issue 47: South Padre Island Festival

Friday morning found me catching a Continental flight from PDX to Houston where I transferred [...]

Issue 47: Up the River Indoor Festival

Tucked away in the dashboard of the MonkeyMobile (a blue 2005 Mustang lately!) I have [...]

Issue 47: Kites for Wishes Festival

This was the 2nd International Kite Festival held on the beautiful Island of Guam and [...]

Issue 47: Festival Layang Layang

In mid February I had the opportunity to attend the Pasir Gudang kite festival in [...]

Issue 47: Kite Party 4

I attended Kite Party for the first time last year, and enjoyed it so much [...]

Issue 47: Zilker Park Kite Festival

This year I had the pleasure of attending the 78th annual Zilker Park Kite Festival [...]

Issue 47: Review – French Connection

Specifications Manufacturer: New Tech Kites Model: French Connection Wingspan: 90 ” Height: 41″ Weight: 354g [...]

Issue 47: Review – Freestylist

Specifications Manufacturer: Skyburner Kites Model: Freestylist Wingspan: 88″ Height: 41″ Weight: 298g Type of kite: [...]

Issue 47: Review – Nebula

Specifications Manufacturer: Ron Phipps Model: Nebula Wingspan: 84″ Weight: 317g Type of kite: Polyvalent (tricks [...]

Issue 47: Festival Layang-Layang (Gallery)

Photos by Brian Champie

Issue 47: Up the River Festival (Gallery)

Photos by Caitlyn Bartlemay