Category Archives: Issues (1998-2011)

The complete archive of our original bi-monthly e'zine (electronic magazine) devoting to kite flying of all kinds since day one… Our current format is a dynamic feed, so those articles (2011 onward) can be found in the other general categories (see our full timeline).
With literally thousands of articles in the archives, you'll find features on stunt kites, fighter kites, inflatable show kites, kite making, kite competition, interviews with renowned kite personalities and event coverage from some of the greatest kite festivals on earth.
To browse by year, please use the navigation menu on the right side of this page.

Issue 53: Featured Store: A Wind Of Change

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

Issue 53: Riding the Bull

I was sitting around the office this past January and got an email from Carl [...]

Issue 53: Multiple Sport Kite Flying (part II)

Hi friends of Kitelife. Do you remember my first article about MKF? Well, this is [...]

Issue 53: REVisions: Indoors, Pairs and More!

Last time I sat down to write REVisions, where I dealt with the basics of [...]

Issue 53: Empty Spaces: Shane Hill

“Empty Spaces In The Sky” pieces are never easy for us to write at Kitelife, [...]

Issue 53: Silver Fox 2.5 STD by Flying Wings

Specifications Manufacturer: Flying Wings Model: Silver Fox 2.5 STD Wingspan: 98″ Height: 36″ Weight: 12.6 [...]

Issue 53: Kite Party 5

Kite Party Number 5!  What more need I say? Okay, this is the Fifth Annual [...]

Issue 53: Mid-Florida Regional SKC

If you judge the success of a comp only by the number of flyers entered, [...]

Issue 53: South Padre Island Kite Festival

Let me introduce you to the joys of winter on the Pacific Northwest. It typically [...]

Issue 53: Binalong Bay Kite Weekend

For the past twelve years the Kite Flyers of Tasmania have descended on the small [...]

Issue 53: Zilker Park Kite Festival

Every now and then, something goes right for a change. Oh, it’s nothing we’ve done [...]

Issue 53: Up the River Indoor

This business about going to Arlington is getting to be decidedly “old hat.” I’d certainly [...]

Issue 53: Zilker Park Kite Festival (gallery)

Photos by Dave “Geezer” Shattuck

Issue 52: From the Editor

Wow, it’s only February and already so much has happened in the kite community… I’m [...]

Issue 52: AKA Corner

Hi, everyone! It’s Region 8 Director, Gayle Woodul, stepping in as Guest Commentator for the [...]

Issue 52: Dave’s World

There aren’t a lot of exciting kite trips in December and early January. So when [...]

Issue 52: Drachen Archives: Guatemalan Kites

While visiting the village of Sumpango, Guatemala, in 2003, to investigate their Dia de los [...]

Issue 52: Featured Store: The Kite Shoppe

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

Issue 52: REVisions: Indoor Experience

Kites If you dig back into Kitelife’s online archive of Stunt Kite Quarterly magazines and [...]

Issue 52: National Kite Month

In some parts of the country March seems to be known as a month to [...]

Issue 52: Review of B-Series by Revolution Kites

Specifications Manufacturer: Revolution Enterprises Model: John Barresi Signature Series 1.5 Wingspan: 90 inches Height: 33 [...]