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 8: 4play

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

01
Apr
Issue 8: Doin’ it Indoors

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

01
Apr
Issue 8: Kitemaker Profile – Sharon Musto

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

01
Apr
Issue 8: Dave’s World

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

01
Apr
Issue 8: Tangents and Trivia

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

01
Apr
Issue 8: Kites… Life.

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

01
Apr
Issue 7: Visual Eyes
February 1, 1999

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

Issue 7: Tangents and Trivia
February 1, 1999

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

Issue 7: South Padre Kite Festival
February 1, 1999

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

Issue 7: Reader Feedback
February 1, 1999

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

Issue 7: Novice Class
February 1, 1999

Tips and hints for the new sportkite competitor. Greetings and welcome to Novice Class. This [...]

Issue 7: ProFile – Peter De Jong

PERSONAL DETAILS : Location : Werkhoven, the Netherlands. Age : 47 Web Site : www.xs4all.nl/~pdj [...]

01
Feb
Issue 7: Picture Gallery

Photo of the Month This photo proves as fact the wise words from my grandpa… [...]

01
Feb
Issue 7: “No Secrets” Trains
February 1, 1999

THE  “NO SECRETS” HANDBOOK OF SINGLE LINE KITE TRAINS by Al Hargus INTRODUCTION Most kite [...]

Issue 7 – Kiting News
February 1, 1999

compiled from staff and reader submissions Help a Reader Lisa Stambaugh recently wrote us the [...]

Issue 7: Kites…Life
February 1, 1999

Are you an AKA member? Why Not? The value of an AKA membership continues to [...]

Issue 7: KiteCraft – Pizazz
February 1, 1999

Article by Dick Barnes of Pizazz Kites Overview Part One: Tools and Supplies Part Two: [...]

Issue 7: ProFile – Jeff Howard

PERSONAL DETAILS : Location : McAlester, Oklahoma, USA. Age : 29 Occupation : Kitemaker and [...]

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Feb
Issue 7: Galveston Buggy Bash
February 1, 1999

Buggy or Die! event report by Collette Lemons photos by Dick Bell It’s Thanksgiving, we [...]

Issue 7: Doin’ it Indoors
February 1, 1999

In the last issue I discussed some ways to begin finding a place to fly [...]

Issue 7: Funny Pages
February 1, 1999

We are pleased to bring you the work of Joe Lavin, a syndicated humor columnist [...]