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 41: Up The River Indoor Festival

So, John and your humble “geezer” are on the road again for the Up The [...]

01
Apr
Issue 41: 3Snowkite World Championships

February 10th (unofficial) From February 14th to 20th of 2005, sport fans and party people [...]

01
Apr
Issue 41: Zilker Park Kite Festival

Once again, Austin,TX has proven it’s drive to fly kites. The Zilker Kite Festival on [...]

01
Apr
Issue 41: South Padre Island Kite Festival

For those of us that live in south Texas the first in our lifetime snow [...]

01
Apr
Issue 41: Review of Extreme by Level One

Specifications Manufacturer: Level One Models: Xtreme Std. & Xtreme Light Wingspan: 200 cm std, 203 [...]

01
Apr
Issue 41: Review of Speedfoil RM10 by Premier Kites

Specifications Manufacturer: Premier Kites Model: RM10 Wingspan: 120″ Height: 24.5″ (spar to trailing edge) Type [...]

01
Apr
Issue 41: Review of Cherry Bomb by New Tech

Specifications Manufacturer: New Tech Kites Wingspan: 66″ (168cm) Height: 30″ (76cm) Type of kite: Entry [...]

01
Apr
Issue 41: Kite Party 3 (gallery)

Photos by Kitelife

01
Apr
Issue 41: Festival Layang-Layang (gallery)

Photos by Kelly Reed and KiteDemos.com

01
Apr
Issue 41: Fort Worden Kitemakers Retreat (gallery)

Photos by Rick White

01
Apr
Issue 41: Up The River Indoor Festival (gallery)

Photos by Caitlin Bartlemay

01
Apr
Issue 41: Friends, Family & Fun by Dan Whitney (gallery)

Photos by Dan Whitney

01
Apr
Issue 40: From the Editor

It’s been a lonely winter holed up here in Oregon without any kite festivals to [...]

01
Feb
Issue 40: AKA Corner

Who has the biggest? The fastest? The longest tail? Kitefliers, like most other people, seem [...]

01
Feb
Issue 40: Dave’s World: KTAI

The “Gomberg Crew” has just returned from the 17th Annual Kite Trade Convention — this [...]

01
Feb
Issue 40: Letters to the Editor
February 1, 2005

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

Issue 40: ProFile with Aerial Experience

In a time when the kite flying community is very much reaching out for greater [...]

01
Feb
Issue 40: Full Circle… Got Kites?
February 1, 2005

In the late 80s kiting saw the spread of home grown kite events around the [...]

Issue 40: ProFile with Robert Valkenburgh

On a trip to a kite festival in Taiwan last September, I was exposed to [...]

01
Feb
Issue 40: Tangents w/out Trivia

I recall that I flew kites as a kid just like almost everyone else did. [...]

01
Feb
Issue 40: ProFile with Rob Vreeland

A couple of years ago Steve Hall of GWTW and I were yakking about kite [...]

01
Feb