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2012 AKA Grand Nationals – Day 6

[box type=”alert” style=”rounded” border=”full”]EDITOR’S NOTE #3: Okay, no such luck – I still missed one [...]

2012 AKA Grand Nationals – Day 5

[box type=”alert” style=”rounded” border=”full”]EDITOR’S NOTE #2: One more apology due – Amy Doran was also [...]

2012 AKA Grand Nationals – Day 4

[box type=”alert” style=”rounded” border=”full”]EDITOR’S NOTE: All apologies… In my last report with results from the [...]

2012 AKA Grand Nationals – Day 3

With the late night, we pushed our alarms forward another 30 minutes and after a [...]

2012 AKA Grand Nationals – Day 2

Off and running again, my morning started with a quick French press coffee in our [...]

2012 AKA Grand Nationals – Day 1

Traditionally our daily updates are focused mostly on reporting, but I’m finding myself on the [...]

2012 Antelope Island Stampede

Last year I asked the folks who came to the island to write up their [...]

Video Cumulus (10/1/12)

Just a few of the kite flying videos we’ve enjoyed over the past couple of [...]

ProFile: Kevin Bayless

A longtime kite maker and general kiting enthusiast, Kevin Bayless looks a bit like the [...]

Working the Wind Window

Most of us have seen some of the basic diagrams and introductions to the wind [...]

2012 St Honoré Kite Festival

When we attended this event (officially titled Festival International de cerfs-volants Saint-Honoré dans l’Vent) with [...]

Kites… Life: It goes on!

Well, I haven’t done one of these since February 24th and I figured it’s high [...]

Dave’s World: Inaugural Event in Kenya

In August, Susie and I were honored to join the first Kenya International Kite Festival [...]

Video Cumulus (9-6-12)

Just a few of the kite flying videos we’ve enjoyed over the past couple of [...]

2012 Rev Team Boot Camp

Well I’ve had some time to think about the “boot camp” held on July 7-8 [...]

ProFile: Guido Maiocchi

Recognized as one of the top quad line pilots in the world, Guido has been [...]

Radio Equipment for Team Flying

Recently I had the pleasure of attending the first annual Rev Team Boot Camp led [...]

Film: PATANG – The Kite

95 Minutes, 2012, USA/India In the old city of Ahmedabad, amid India’s largest kite festival, [...]

When it Becomes a Kite Routine

Amongst even recreational sport (stunt) kite fliers, the words “ballet” or “kite routine” (individual) are [...]

Dave’s World: Dots in Cervia

Variety and creativity are often hallmarks of European kite festivals, and the kite makers at [...]

US Soldiers Make Giant Kites in Japan

More than 1 year after being delayed by last years tsunami disaster, members of the [...]