VOl. 14, NO.4 :tn� JULY 1992 I II I � ,
Lubbock To Light Up The Sky
Gary is the by Gary King Chairmanof the 15th Annual he convention is only three short months away - hard to over the city of Lubbock. During a twoweek period, the Convention. T believe,it seemsI just returned fromJacksonville. ci tlzens of Lubbock searchedthe skiesfor these bizarre However, I think we are going to blow your socksoff in lights. Dozensof Lubbockcitizens witnessedsoft,bluish Lubbockthis fal\! lights zipping from one horizon to another. An AirForce Investigation, "ProjectBlue Book," found that the sightings Dust off your cowboy bootsand hats - the Lubbockites of the wing· shaped objects and photographsthat had been Club has many activities planned for your entertainment taken were not fake! Forty-one years later, with your and enjoymentduring this year's convention,but participation, we'll recreatethe event with the "Lubbock there are a couple I would like to Lights" Memorial U.F.o. Night Kite Fly! emphasize. On Wednesday, September30, we will host an old· Many more activities are planned for your pleasure and fashionedbarbecue at the V·8 amusement, but we don't want to give away toomuch too Ranch. It wlll include hay early. I would like to quote a few statistics for you to rides,horse shoe games, a contemplate. Our slngle·line open flying fieldis 800,000 country·western band and the square feet in size. Six other fields are designatedas stunt United tates4th HorseCavalry kite practice fields. Four additional fields will be usedfor Riding Exhibition. stunt kite competition. Thesefields are all3.50 feet x 5.50 feet in size! The fighter kite competition field will consist OnThursday, October1, there will be a of four full·slze baseball diamonds. All competition fields specialcommemorative night fly. In offer bleacher seating for spectators. The public flying area August and Septemberof1951, there was a will be designatedon yet another field. And, all these fields series of night slghtings - strange lights were are locatedat the Burl Huffman Soccer Complex! reportedflying randomly and In UY"formations Continuedon page 7. The "field". Kiting 2
Earlier this month, I wrote to each of our 63 affiliated A is occasionally AK clubs and asked them to nominate up to three criticized for not being more outstanding volunteers for special recognition. That's just 'involved in kiting at the the start We're planning for this to become an annual locallevel. That's why I program and to be doing much more for you people who wanted to spendsome time give somuch of your time and talent. in this column to review just how much the Convention Registration: Speaking of people who AssOCiationIs doing to wonder what happened, the AKA's annual gathering Is support and actively fast approaching and I want everyone to be aware that promote local events and waiting to register wlll cost you more money. kite education In: generaL The reason is simple. Registering people on site and To begin with, we sanction verifying if their membership takes time and makesthe over 150flys each year. check·In lines longer. It's also a real headache for the Sanctioning is kind of the convention organizersto plan for the number of meals AKA "stamp of approval". It needed if they don't know how many of you are coming. signifiesthat even ts are Soget those forms In early! With the money you save, you organized safely and that can buy a few extra convention pins. [See reg.form Inside.) our members are Involved Sanctioned events are also Power Flying Update: The AKA supports all kinds of covered by the Association kiting and encourages experimentation. We recognize Insurance policy. Without that historically, kites have been usedfor researchmore an insurance endorsement, than for recreation, and that much of this research has many of these events involved lifting and traction. Dave Gomberg takes a wouldn't be able to get permits to operate. At the same time, we are seriously concerned about stuntkite lesson from safety. In the last year, there has been at least one serious Dr. Paul Garber at AKA also produces materials and manuals on how to man·lIfting accident here at home and two fatalitiesIn Niagara Falls. organize festivals, flys, and workshops. Last year, we sold nearly 100copies of our Kite Events Manual. Our Kites in Europe. As a responsible organization, the AKA is the Classroom Manual is so popular that we are rushing to compelled to examine and comment on the growing update and reprint It And AKA rulebooks for various popularity of ''power flying". competitive events are used by literally thousands of klters I recently appointed a Power Flying Task Force which at the local level. will operate through our Safety Committee and prepare Localaffiliate clubs are springing up and flourlshul!; a report for the Board. Members Include Dean Jordan, everywhere. They are fueled, In part, by our Club Lee Sedgwick, George Baskette, Steve Shapson, Judy Organizer's handbook, and are supported by our AKA Club Neuger, Anthony Crisafulli, and Dan Schwenk. Their Liaison. Localclubs regularly receive newsletter articles, charge is to consider "safety, development, promotion suggestions, and support materials. and insurance Issues".
Perhaps our largest contribution is also the one most AKA defines power flying as intentional lifting or traction difficult for many members to see. Each month, the produced by kites. This includes man·lifting, skiing, carts, AKA office receives and answers hundreds of calls and buggies, sailing or sledding. It Is our current policy to letters asking for Information on kiting. Many inquiries exclude these activities from our insurance coverage. If are about local clubs or events. Others range from press you have comments or concerns, please give a committee contacts, to scientific inquiries, to children asking what member a call. color kite flies best. Directory and Flier's Manual: By now, each of you Sowith all of these things going on, I think It's fair to say should have received two surprises In the mall from AKA that AKA Ismaking significant contributions at the local One is the new Membership Directory which I'm very level. Of course, we can always bedoing more. Ifyou have proud of. Compiling all this Information was a time ideas or suggestions, please give me a calL consuming and expensive project. But the resultshould be a big help to our members. Enjoy it! Bits of String Too Short Too Save You should also soonreceive the new Kitefliers Manual. Recognizing Volunteerism: Susie occasionally reminds Paid for by the Benn Blinn Memorial Fund, this basic me that there are three kinds of people in the world: those introduction to klteflylng Is being distributed free to 2,500 who make things happen, those who watch things librariesand 3,500AKA households. We encourage happen, and those who are still trying to figure out members to donate a copy to their localgrade schooL what happened. There are a number of other great projects In our Organizedkite flying across the country depends on Publication Committee's pipeline. Watch for them soon. volunteers to help events, workshops, demonstration, and It's all part of our continuing effort to giveour members activities succeed AKA needs to bedoing more to support their money's worth and to better promote kite flying and and recognize these peoplewho "make thingshappen." kite education. July 1992 3
THE GREAT KITE ESCAPE RULE CHANGES
y name Is Matthew Feder. I'm an avid kite flyer. I have M Next year In stunt kiting, seven 10 ftflexUoUs that I fly on 300 lb. testkevlar. I also why don't we ease off on have a large collection of other stunters,Including 25 zero scores In Precision for Ralnbow Stunt Kites{remember themn ground touchesand Anyway, I find myself in a predicament and am serving crashes? Ice skaters fall flat some jailtime. Not being able to fly my kites Is more and still score;why not We look forward to YOIr punishment than "they" realized.My heart growsheavy klters? commentsand le tters to every windy day - what's an Incarcerated kite flyer to do? Given that a compulsory figure should be completed, even the AKA and Well, I'lltell you. I was able to build a kite in jail! I foldeda Klliag. though messedup and downgraded accordingly, may I should assume that piece of paper Into a Delta shape, used a staple that I You suggest two rule changes? correspondence will be received In the mail on a letter to fasten the bottom, then I published, unless noted peeled a bed sheet for the thread Slowly and methodically I Ground touch but completed figure. Take off a point (t) otherwise by you. tied the threadstogether, and I made a spool out of a maybe. Judges' discretion a la Ballet shampoobottle. When we are allowed to go out to the yard, (2) Crash and redo.Judge the secondand divide by 2. Send to Kiliag, I bring my creation with me. The officer gave me P.O. Box permissionto attempt flight I believethey got a kick out of 250657, Crash twice? You shouldn't be there. Busted kite? Bad SanFrancisco, watching me run around In circles. luck. Zero, both cases. California 94125-0657 Ona special windy day, my kite took off. (I had to vent It a Klyph McCormick FAX:(415) 583-4826 little and add a longer tail for stability.) Up, up over the jai� Mountain View,California over the razor wire, and danced amongst the clouds. At that moment, a Captaincame running out to the yard, HOOK, LINE AND FL Y yelling at the officer and pointing at me. Apparently, they saw my kite from the control center and thought that I was Your kiting journalIs an Indispenslbleresource to my signaling for escape!I didn't get Into any trouble, and my developing kiting units for the elementary classroom. kite broughtjoy to the other prisoners. My students discover that there is much, much more to I'm looking forward to my release date of this year, the art and skill of kite flying after they launch their first when I can dip Into my kite collection and enjoy the success. Some of them take the next step and create their sport once more. own. That gets them hooked! Matthew Feder 9IA77JO I am impressedwith the high quality of manufacturers' Oneida Correction Facilfty catalogs. These,in themselVes, inspire my students. Rome, NY 13440 I am trying to resist the temptation of feeling like an authority on kites, after flying my Trlby for only six months. /Ed.Note: Thank you/or the kite you made; weflew it john D. Herron successfully) Acton, OntariO,Canada Letters continued on page6. ssssssssss Kiting has become a younger person's gameO'm all for It) but many of us retired seniors alsolove the game.Our problem is the costfor thoseof us on T8AAd a fixed Incomehave problems with the high costs of entrance fees, etc. Four-line I'm all for the youth kiteflying Involved In this sport,let's at its oest1 get more of them doing it. Extremely responsive, "Old age trickery could the Tetrad will spin, hovel; overcome youth and stop flyin all directions. talent" & Easy to assemble. Size: BobAnderson 34"x67". Choice of Colors. SanDiego, CA '�J.iMj$M1122 EastHays Boise, ID 83712 208-344-2844 4 Kiting
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SteveEde1ken was amongst the bestloved, most respected, . Educational and most active members of the American Kitefliers activities - participation in Association. He waskilled in a tragickiting accident on providing,organizing, or September24, 1983. The associationestablished The Steve consulting in kite Edeiken Memorial Award in his honor, by resolution on workshops, lectures, October4, 1984. Theaward is presentedat the AKA exhibits, demonstrations,or Annual Convention, to the personselected and announced classes. as"The Kiteflier of the Year". The recipient of the The Steve Edeiken . Craftsmanship . list outstanding kites/kite award willbe presented a "travelling"trophy, to be in his, equipment their candidate has made or invented in the Memorial Award is or her, possession untilthe trophy is returnedto the AKA, past 12 months and his or her lifetime; also list aero presentedevery year at in time for the nextpresen tation. The recipient will also nautical, quality,and safety featuresand innovations the AKA Annual receivea plaque for hisor her, permanent possession. introducedby the candidate. Convention Nominationsare now Criteria Selection openfor the 1992award. TheKitellier of the Yearwill be a person who will have The seven members of the SelectionCommittee are Cindy shown friendly, loving,fair, even·handed concern for: Edeiken, the currentpresident and two most recentpast A. People in genera� but kitefliers in particular. presidentsof both the AKAand The Kite Trade Ass0- ciation. ProviSion for replacement of missing members is B. Kiteflyingin general, but for craftsmanship and made in the resolutionwhich established the Steve technical developments in particular. Edeiken Award The immediate past presidentof AKA, Jim Miller,is the convener/chairman of the 1991Selection C. Communicationin general,but for leading and Committee. By unanimous vote of the SelectionCom participatingin kite events in particular. mittee, the selection criteria weremodified last year to the It is theopinion of the American Kitefliers Association that followinp;"The committeewill weightheir choice in this thesecriteriabest exemplify the characterof SteveEde1ken. manner:25% to nominee's activitiesduring the last 12 months,and 75% to past activities."This change reflects Nomination the realityof more heavily consideringnominees' entire Allnominations for the Steve Edeiken Memorial Award kiting career rather than accomplishments of the past must be in writing. Any member of AKAmay nominate a year. personfor the award, but the nomination must be Submission secondedand signedby at least two other AKAmembers. Only one nomination will be accepted fromany one AKA All nominationsmust bereceived by the Chairman of the member. Selection Committee by August 25, 1991. Assoon as possible thereafter, copies of each nomination willbe AKAregional directors,and presidents of official AKA malled to committee members for their rating in affiliate clubs,are asked to consider people who mightbe accordance with the establishing resolution. candidatesfor this award,and to processnominations for candidateswith the bestqualifications. Comments It is understood that it is not necessaryto present this Candidatesshould be informedthat they are being award each year if the selection committee there is nominatedand may be asked to help assemblethe feels no qualifiedcandidate. information to be submitted, and to verifythe accuracy of Thereis no prohibition the material collected. Please limit the biographical on re-submission of a informationfor eachnominee to no more than three8-112' candidate from a x II' pages,with no morethan one additional page of photos previous year. It is and/or bibliographyof media coverage about articles NOW AVAILABLE! requested that each written by the candidate. member of the fi1lf1) REYISED1992 EDITION The followinginformation should accompanyeach committee promptly nomination: notify the convener of his currentaddr essand SPORT KITE '.IIl" · Personal data - candidate's name, address,telephone avallability to serve. number, a recent photographsuitable for mediause. COMPEI.I.ON
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Variable Winds (continued from page 3) HEAVY SWISS WINDS learned of the existence of your organization after seeing HEl.P I the exploits of your secretary·general Mr. Perez-de Cuellar We are getting frustrated by the lack of coverage In the on a recent BBC documentary.May I congratulate you on regionalreports. We know there are lots of kite people In being able to attract him to your associationafter his and around Seattle and all over the Pacific Northwest We retirement from the United Nations. would like to read reportson past, present,and future events coming up. Help! Although I would not consider myself an expert kite mer, I have had some successIn designing kites madeout of Jack 5-ElaineFaulkner unusual materials. I am presently having some dlfflculltles Bellingham, Washington with a rather large kite I'm working on (It will beabout Sf fEd. Note: See page 22 for a Regional Report of your by 5')and wondered if anyone at your Associationhas any region.} experience with tubular steel and cowhide? JamesC Wade 01 Al.l. IN THE FAMIl.Y POBox 103,Montchoisi CH -1000 Lausanne 19 SWitzerland We are a very enthusiastic kiting family who would like to correspondwith members. We would like to start .. .Although it'shard to tell from your description,the collecting kite and festival pins from America. We could main problem With your kite may be that you are using purchase or swap for new issue stamps or similar, please the cowhide hair-ta-Windward. Tryit the other way for state your Interests. lessturbulence. Also, ensure that your steel is no heavier We lookforward to hearing from you. than .00046 chrome-moly 38-296 tubing, or you'll have no end of grief finding suitable cross-tees and end fittings. Geoff 5-Daphne Fuller Mark, Carla, Mariana, Carrie, Lee I'dsugg esteither a six-point or ten-point bridle, 92 Bearncroft depending on the plumbing of your cowhide, and Digmoor strongly recommend that you orient it tail down. .. Skelmersdale Brooks Leffler Lancashire W. Executive Director WN89H9 England •
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In 1977, Bruce Jarvie went to Toronto for the Canadian .demonstration in one of National Exposition. He came back to Detroitwith a the hangars at the Air mylar dragon kite. Sorry, no story of childhood Force Museum in Dayton. disappointment with 25 cent non·flying drugstore kites. A heavy rainstorm had This dragon flew from his hand and stayed up until he caused a pause in the brought it down. That might have been all there was to annual kite festival. Before tell of Bruce and kiting, except for a lunch time encounter. a crowd of ki te fliers and While flying his dragon during lunch, a man came out of museumvisitors, Bruce flew the next building and put up his own kite. Their meeting his fighters over the would change the course of kiting history. Well, not qUite, exhibits. It was a sight to see but Bruce did find out about the 5120 Kite Group of a Grandmaster swooping Detroit He had no idea that there was anything like a kite over the top of a B-52. Bruce club. Following the course of a true kite enthusiast, he was surprised they let him went onto become the president of the 5120, a poSition he pilot a fast moving object of has held since1985. sharp bamboo and fiberglass over the planes, since food, Bruce Isa fighter kiteproselytizer. He is always ready to beverages, and touching are help beginners learn the fundamentals of flying kites. An not allowed. excellent fighterkite pilot, he Isalways prepared with a variety of typeS to fly. You may see him 'training' Grand One of the many volunteer master fighter kites or flying one of his own creations. He projects that Bruce has been has competed and officiated in fighter competitions at involved in was a Detroit regionaland national levels. Bruce was instrumental in community project for getting the new AKA fighter kite rules established. At the juvenile offenders. Instead of 1988 AKANational Conventionin Chicago, Bruce was the jail sentences, the kids are head judge of the fighter competition. After the event, given various projectsto Bruce called a meeting of the contestants to get ideas for participate in. One was standardizing the rules. After the meeting and subsequent Bruce's sled workshop. They made sleds and had races correspondences,he submitted the rules and guidelines to with them. The part Bruce likes best is when the youths start experimenting with the kite designs and the AKA. He then submitted it to the AKA, again. This by Joseph Schiros year the AKA formalized and printed a set of fighter making their own creations. It is very satisfying to see kite rules. them using their brainsfor creative purposes instead of destructive ones. Joe is otherwise known Regarding his most memorable kiting experiences, the as the Dr. Kyte . • fighter kite connection is prominent One that stands out is the time Brucewas asked to put on a fighter kite
Lubbock (continued from page 7)
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For additional information, contact the appropriate Convention Chairperson as listed on page 2 of the bl ue registrationform included in this issue.
May the wind be always at your back! • This cartoon is one of a series created especially for AKA by now possible to CHARGE kiter/artist/writer It's Harm van Veen, author of your membership dues on Vi;e.gersZe lfmaken and a driving force MasterCard or Visa - Call the behind the excellent o office 800 AKA-2550. Dutch kite magazine ( ) 'iJjggg[. Kiting 8
a 114" hem can be sewn along this edge (zig-zag down to prevent fraying). At the least, the edge can simply be overcast.
2. CENTER PANELS cu Hem the short side of each with� 114" em. Building The Multl ----- 3. FINS ____------r--_ Flared Double Diamond Upperfins: Cut wo rectangles 20-112" x 23"; then cut the diagonal of each. rre-oHbe.resuiting triafigles iswaste; by H.B. Alexander the other three are the upper fins, which will hold the bridle lines. Hem each of these three along the two shorter H.B. is co-authorof 1. WINGS sides. Use a 114" hem. Straight ·stitch and zig· zag over to TheAKA Manual On These wings are scalene triangles.That is, no two sides are prevent fraying. The apexes should be reinforced as they Kiting Events. equal. Two of the three sides, therefore, must be cut on the will be points of attachment for the bridle lines. bias. Bestresults are obtained If theseare the leading and trailing edges. The recommended layout is as shown: Make the lower fins by the same method using two rectangl ,...-24-l/2" x 19·112".
Note: it is important that all of theserectangles be laid out with the weave of the cloth. Only the diagonal cut which separa tes the triangular fins is on the bias.
4. ASSEMBLY The order in which the wings, panels, and fins are sewn together Is not important, except that it should not be done right to left or left to right, but from the center to the wings so that the very small errors everyone makes in sewing do not "add up" on one side but are evenly distributed throughout the entire cover. Given the sheer quantity of fabric involved in a kite of this size, it Is probably easier to build from the inside out, as follows:
STEP 1: Sew the upper fins to the center panels,using 114" seams. Be sure that you sew one fin to the right side of one panel and one fin to the left side of the other panel. Also be sure On a piece of fabric, the two sides of which are the same or that the shortest side of the triangular fin is toward the top very nearly so, lay out a rectangle 32" by 76". Lay off 10" on of the panel and the longest side is the one attached to the the long side and then 33" and 33". On the opposite long panel. side layoff 33" and 33" and then 10". Connect thesemarks in a zig-zag across the fabric and cut along these lines. STEP 2: If the fabric is patterned, fold double a piece 32" x 86", lay Next sewthe lower fins to the panels. Note that they off only two wings and cut This will producetwo pair of overlap the upper fins and that this overlap should be to symmetrically patternedwings. the outside of the kite. Do not sew the fins together where they overlap. Sew them only to the panel. Sew a sleeve for the Wing-spar along the longest side of each of the four wings and ClltThis will produce �wo pair STEP 3: of symmetrically patterned wings. Join the two panels together, sandwiching the center·line Sew a sleeve for the wing-spar along the longest sideof upper and lower finds into this seam. It does not matter to which side the lower fin overlays the upper one in this each of the four wings. A 3/4" or 7 /8" sleeve should be adequate. Remember that on two of the wings the sleeve case. It may be easier for the lessexperienced builder to will be on the opposite Side of the cloth from the other two sew the fins to one of the panels and then sew the other (2 right wings, 2 left wings). panel to this. Keep in mind that the centerline is a critical part of a kite and that the extra time spent in carefully To avoid mistakes it is best to lay the wings out on a flat pinning and sewing this seam will pay dividends when surface (the floor doesnicely) in the way they will be the kite is flown. attached to the kite. Fold over and pin the sleeves so they will be back or rear surface of the wings, then sew. STEP 4: Sew the upper wings to the center section (panels and The next-to· the· longest side of each wing, which will be fins). the trailing edge, may be bound with bias tape. Alternately Continued on next page. July 1992 9
Multi-Flared Diamond (continued)
STEPS:
Sew the lower wings to the center section.Note that the lower wings overlap the upper to the rear of the kite.
With the wingssewn on, the cover Is complete. This Is the time to bind the seams If you wish to do so.Simple overcastingto prevent fraying adds lessweight and prevents fraying justas well Before doing either, check the entire coverfor any flawsor errors in sewing and correct them beforegoing any further.
S. LONGERONS
The threelongerons can be relatively light weight - 5mm or 1/4" diameter dowels or 1/4" x 1/4" square sparsSO" in length. They should be stapled to the seamson the rear of the center section with an ordinary wire office stapler. Double-staple at top and bottom and approximately every 10" between. A sleeve of proper size may be sewn to the seamsand the longerons placed In this sleeve, but this merelyadds weight.
6. WING-SPARS
Insert30" spars In the wing sleeves. Theseshould be 5mm or V4" diameter dowels.
7. SPREADER BAR Multi-FlaredDouble Note that after a few brief flightsthe legs will stretch DiamondKite The spreaderbar should be located approximately 18" up unevenly and must be "balanced up" in length. from the wlng·tips,or about 1/4 of the way down the wing. The exact locationIs not critical, but it should be the NOTES AND COMMENTS same for both pairs of wings. The full-size Multi-FlaredDouble Diamond Is a lot of kite. Inaddition to being attached at the outside ends to the It should be flown on 80# or 100#test line. wlng·spars (seethe sectionon this subject in Building The Fortunately the kite will accept some variation and some V.()wlKite. Vol 1� No.4, July 1989), the spreaders should scaling down. If one Islimited to 48"longerons, four-foot also beloosely attached to the longerons at the points dowels being the longest easily aVallable, trima 1" strip off where the spreaders cross them. The easiest way to do this the tralling edge of each of the fins (from the dimensions is to employ string loopswhich areattached to the given above) and otherwiseproceed as indicated. The longerons by a larkshead hitch. The tight or looseend of resulting kite will be only a few inches smaller in each the loop should be about 2·1/4" long on the center dimension and flight characteristics will be essentiallythe longerons and about ],]/2" long on the two outboard same. longerons. The spreader bar can pass through these loops. This arrangement distributes the stressesacross the If the full-size SO" x 90"model Is toomuch kite and the 48" length of the spreader bar and produces a stronger and x 87" is sonearly the same, consider reducingall the more stable kite, a better flyer. dimensions by 20% or even 33% - but not much more.
8. BRIDLE VARIATIONS
The bridle consists of six legs, one fromeach of the flares or Slightlyless kite Isthe variation which uses the same fins. Insert a metal eyelet just inside the tip of each fin. Or, wingand fin plan but only one center panel and four if the fin tip Is heavily reinforced, the line can be sewn instead of six flaresor fins. Becauseit eliminates one through the tip with an upholstery needle. Braided nylon longeron and abc..ut 30" of spreader bar, it is just as good if or dacron or cable twist cotton or cotton-polyester line of a not better as a high-angle flyerand Isjust a bit more stable. least 20# breaking strain should be used. Indeed, It Isone of the best all-round kites presently flying, though perhaps a bit lessdramatic In appearance than the The uppercenter leg should be 51" long. The upper outside wider six-flared model legsshould be 52".The lower legsshould be the same length, that is, 51"on the center and 52" on the outboard Another variation Is to use the Wing-plan of the fins.The three upper legs should be tied to a #1/0 barrel "THUNDERBIRD"kite on either the four- or the six-flared swivel and the lower three to another. The barrel swivels modelcenter sections. All of these variations are excellent should be connected by a heavycord (60pound test or fliers. heavier) approximately 30" long. The flying line should be • attached Initially about 12" from the upper swivel Trial and error will determine the best location. 10 Kiting
In the works: The AKA Is AKA Accepting Bids considering a grassroots effort to Increase For Meeting Manager Interaction between American and foreign kitefliers. Generally, it At the last full Board meeting, an important dedsion by Scott Skinner, would work this way:an AKA-sanctionedclub would was made for future conventions to be managed by the AKA national organization rather than by local clubs as International establish relations with a "sisterclub" in a foreigncountry_ The two clubs would each appoint liaisons or contact has been done in the past (See Recent Board Action§, Committee Chair persons who would trade club newsletters. The individual May K11J.ng_) In order to make this change, AKA plans to clubs couldthen each include news from their sister club hire a qualified convention manager to coordinate all in their respectivenewsletters. News items, kite plans,or logistical details_ just general information could then be disseminatedto the The Annual Meeting Committee now has a complete job AKA and other national organizations from the club level description available for this new pOSition and is This programwill establish people-to-peoplecontacts, accepting proposals. Principal responsibilities will rather than those which mightbe watereddown by the include negotiating facilities and fields, scheduling, politics of anyone's national organization_ finances, and volunteer management I'll be fine-tuning the details of this programin the coming Proposals to serve as the Meeting Manager should detail weeks and willbe submitting my proposalto the (1) convention or event administration experience, (2) Executive Committee_ Watch Kitingfordetaiis_ backgroundin the organizedkite community, (3) To change the subject, there was an International Comer professional references, and (4) a fee schedule for services in Junction, Texas at the 4th Annual Junction Kite provided_ Retreat Four Germans, four Malaysians, four Japanese, an A complete jobdescription is availablefrom the Annual Australianand two Italians all contributed to the magic Meeting Committee, c/o Suzanne Edison,1 Ridgeview that is Junctlon_ For those of us non-Texans attending, Place, Port Chester,NY 10573_ The Committeeis comprised Junctionis a truly International Event in our own of Jeannie Merry, AbelOrtega, Kathy Goodwind,and Tony backyard Thanks go to Betty Street, who is the driving Sparrow_ Deadlinefor returningproposals is August 7, 1992- force behind this experience_Texas Tech University is lucky to have Betty and aiso Bill Lockhartand theAKA is • equally so! • Nominations Sought STILL AVAILABLEI
AKA ManuoJ 011Kiting Events by Alexander & Chelmis For AKA Officers USS4.00 (non-member $6.00)
Club Organizer's HOIIdbook by Victor Walton Nominations for AKA officersto be elected this September USS5.00 (non-member $7.50) are being soughtfor President and Regional Directorsfor Region 1, New Engiand; Region2, New York;Region 3, Penn-Jersey;Region 4, Mid-Atlantic; Region5, South; and GET IT STRAIGHT! Region 7, Northwest Central_ Due to the resignationof Don Janke, Region 7 is on the ballot, but will only be a one year 1992 International term_ That region's term will be up for re-election in 1993. Sport Kite Competition Rules Current officersmay be nominated for re-election or new Rules & Guidelines for candidates may be proposed_ Comprehensive Joh descriptionsare aVailable on request,but in general Kitemaking Competition candidatessho uld be experienced kiters, capable administrators,good communicators, andwilling to donate NEW THIS MONTH! a gooddeal of time to the AKA. Fighter Kite 6T Rokkaku Please sendany inquires,sugg estions, or nominations to: Competition Rules Richard Dermer AKA Nominations Chalrman all rulebooks US$ 3.00 EACH 121 S_ McFarland (non-member $5.00) Stillwater, OK 74074
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1st Annual International Daytona Kite Festival
ou could tell the city of Daytona Beach, Florida was a wealth of knowledge and a few contacts as well. by Dale Anderson seriousY aboutthis festival. Even beforeyou got near the Even as the festival was getting off the ground, it was beach, you could see large flashing signs, "KITE FESTIV AL pronounced such a successthat planning was already Dale was the Event PARKING." Certainly they could not beexpecting that starting for next year. Coordinator for last many people for a firstevent. It was obvious that year's AKA convention. organizer Terry Yuncker,and the City of Daytona Beach Anattempt was made on Sunday for the most kites flown (police, Parks & Rec. DeptChamb er, etc.) all worked at the sametime. Countwas recorded by helicopter and together to coordinate this event. Someone must have reached 1,570 - far short of the record but respectable. By beenin touch with Mother Nature becausethe weather the time all was done, attendance was estimated at over was perfect too.Sunny, warm and windy. 20,000.Is Daytona Beachthe new Mecca for kiting? Come down next year and judge for yourself. The locationholds something for everyone: food,drink, shopping, arcades anda new type of people. We watched • in amazement - people actually tied a line to their feet and jumped into the wind and tried to fly. They call it bungee or something like that, I think I'1lkeep my feet on the groundwhile flying, thank you_.
A host of volunteers were kept busy all weekend long sellingcommem orative pins, patches, t·shirts and posters. Several clinics were held throughout the tw Saturday'scompetitions were moved to Sunday due to a lack of competitors. Seemsmost fliers came to fly for fun and relax and only a few heats were run on Sunday for the same reason. Instead the competition field was used for demonstrations by Mike Simmons and a score of manufacturers and Master Class fliers. Included was a historyof kiting show, single·, dual· and team ballets, quad·line, air wars (kite demolition derby), and lessons for the beginner flyer. One flyer from Nova Scotia commented that his kite flying friends would not believe him in regards to the number of people and kites he had seen. He brought home View of theFestival. tJ306 Ingraliam's Contributors to Ki1ing receive one 10TH ANNIVERSARY of these patches! Articles about kitemaking, DELTA kite flying, kite programs and Introduced in 1974, on activities are the Tenth Anniversary welcome. Ki1ing is of the founding of published in odd AKA, and still numbered months hand-made and submissions by our founder, are due the 1st of the month before the issue. Type and double-space articles or send a 3-1/2 in. disk this kite will fly in just about anything but a flat calm. Now available in (Macintosh format) in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, solid colors at $35.00, and several applique designs at $45.00, plus $2.50 MacWrite, Pagemaker or Ascii text file. Send to: for shipping and handling. No collection is complete without this piece P.O. Box 250657, San Francisco, CA 94125-0257. of kiting history! BOB INGRAHAM DELTAS. (505) 538-9083 315 North Bayard Street, Silver City, NM 88061 12 Kiting Flyin ' High On The Redwood Coast by The Redwood CoastKite FestivaVRegional Competition Out on the beach, there was a raffle for a Gibian original Gayle 'Bunz' (May 2-3 held in Eureka, California) was a big hit both which raised more money for Big Brothers/Sisters. Also, the with the competitors and the spectators_ The crowds were event t-shirts and pins were outstanding. Designedby Rodriguez entertained both days with competition and some great Dusty and Louise, they were in great demand. demonstrations of both single- anddual-line kites_ Sunday was interesting in that the spectator crowd became larger The following is a list of the events and the winners: Gayle is Editor of the and the beach area became smaller due to an extremely Ind . Precision - Novice Team Precision - Exp. Northern CaliforniaKite high tide_ At one point, competition was moved a quarter I. David A.Fortna I. Team Tempest Club News mile down to a wider area of the beach for competing, 2. Joel Meyers 2. Team Wind-A-Soarus while on the narrower field demonstrations entertained 3. Erik Kanstrup 3_ Team Cutting Edge the crowd_ Peter Shields did a fine demo of his 'hot' colored In d. Precision - Exp. Masters sunrise Hyperkites, and Crazy Rodriguez put a stack of I. Michael Miner I. Team AirArt Flexls in the air to awe spectators_ 2_ Steve Capon 2. Team Ramjet 3. Peter Shields 3. Team Pacific Flyers The weather was almost perfect Windswere, for the most Ind . Precision - Masters Team Choreog. -Exp. part, fairly constant rangingfrom 2 to 12 mph over the I. Jim Baldo I. Team Tempest course of the weekend The sun shone brightly, and there 2_ Jeff Hilliard 2. Team Invisible Wind were a few sunburns_ 3. Troy Gunn 3. Team Cyborg Lots of peopleworked their buns off putting this thing Ind . Choreog. - In t. Masters together and making it go_ Thanks to Dusty & Louise I. John Morrison I. Team AirArt Smith for coordinatingthe event They really did a good 2. Bruce Morrison 2. Team Ramjet job_ They also took care of their help_ I, for one, will be 3. Ken Linn 3. Team Pacific Flyers there to help next year. There was a healthy Ind. Choreog. - Exp. Team Inn. - Open representation of volunteers from the San Francisco Bay I. Shelley Hobbs I. Team PaCific Flyers Area_ I can't believe how hard everyone worked Even 2. Steve Kent Team Quad Choreogr. - some of the competitors volunteered time (some of them a 3_ Kobi Eshun Open lot of time� Ind . Choreog. - Masters I. Team Pacific Flyers I. David Brittain 2. Team Salt & Pepper The banquet on Saturday night was very nice. Ron Gibian 2. Troy Gunn Pairs Choreog.- Exp. and Cherie McFadden co-hosted the awards and auction. 3. John Oliver I. Team Like, 2 Guys The banquet room was beautifully adorned with the kite Ind. Innovative - Open From LA art of someof our talented designers. The auction was I. David Brittain 2. Team WindDancers exciting. There were some very fine items up for bid 2. Troy Gunn 3. Team Cosmic Storm including a Lee Toy fighter kite, a Ron Gibian fighter kite 3. John Oliver . Pairs Choreog. - Masters (one of only two1 a Mike Sterling Humming-borg (hope Ind. Quad Choreog. -Open I. Team Tori Tako that's light), a].R. Tolman Washi paper, handmade I. David Brittain 2_ Team Papalotes Chinese-type kite, an Interceptor from Paragon Kites, and 2. Troy Gunn more. All proceedsfrom the auction were for the Eureka 3. Craig McReynolds Big Brothers/Sisters organization. I think it was worth Single-Line Events Samoa Beach, Eureka, CA. their while. Cooperative - Joanne Petithory, Mixed Media - Mark Reed, Delta Derivative - Debra Cooley,Cellular & Multi-Dimensional - Rick Brown, Historical - Rick Brown, Soft/Semi-Rigid - Dale Vanderhoof, Rokkaku - Debra Cooley, FigurelNovelty- J.R. Tolman, Flat/ Bowed - Joni Smith In clOSing, I'd like to say that all of the localsponsors and volunteers are the peoplewho make these events happen. At ieast a men tion goes to the following and sorry for those I have missed, but you are very much appreciated: Cherie McFadden, Joanne Pethithory, LeeThrall, Lee Toy, J.R. Tolman, Ron & Sandy Gibian, Rick Taibott, Mike Sterling, ABCD Kite Club, Dave Gomberg, Northern CaliforniaKite Club, AKA, North Star Kites of Eureka, Dusty & Louise Smith and all the wonderful sponsors_ • July 1992 13 10- Great Sand Dune Fly 12 Great Sand Dunes Nat'l Monument, CO. C:Dave Morrison (303) 337·3147 11 SeattleTimes Picnic & Fly Seattle, WA Magnuson Park. C: Barbara Anne ONeill (206) 878-5772 23- Bali International Kite Fest 11 Cherry Stunt Kite Championships 26 SanurDenpasar, Bali.C: 01 1-62·22387·26313 Grand Bay, ML C: (616) 929-{J6()7 25 Westport Windriders Fun Fly 11 Balloon Rally and Kite Fly-in Westport, WA. Twin HarborsState Park. 12 Monroe, WI. Green County Fairgrounds. C: Pic·A·Patch Kites(206) 268-087 7 C:Jeff Katatoka (414) 277·9121 26 Lee Sedgwick Memorial Kite Fly (without Lee) 11 Vancouver Seafest Kite Festival Columbus, OH. Ohio SchoolFor The Deaf. 12 Vancouver, British Columbia C:AI Hargus (614) 475-8468 Vanier Park. C: Art Ross (604)321·M09 25 Winchester Bay Fleet Days Kite Fly 11 Oregon State Stunt Kite Championships 26 Reedsport, OR. C:Sonny Hamner (503) 271·2784 12 Lincoln City, OR. C: Eric& Genny Forsberg (503) 357·7557 25 5th Annual DeBolt Memorial Fly 26 New Castle, IN. C: (317) 453-2977 11 Fairfield Kite Competition 12 Solano,CA Solano College. 25 Rhode Island Sport Kite Championships C:Toni (707) 428-7602 26 Newport, RI. Brenton Point State Park. C: Jeff Cleaves (203) 223-0001 11 2nd Annual Crystal Mountain Fun Fly 12 Crystal Mountain Resort, WA. 25 BerkeleyKite Festival and West Coast C:Mainframe Kite Shop (206) 627·1653 26 Kite Championships Berkeley,CA Berkeley Marina 12 Ben Franklin Kite Society Fun Fly Single- and duaHine events. Richland, W A Columbia Point Marina Park. C: Tom McAlister (510) 525·2755 C: Greg Greger (509) 943·3951 12 Jetty Island Days Kite Festival Everett,WA C: Robin Haas (206) 67()'3963 12 RegularFun Fly Captain Eddie's Flying Circus Columbus, OH. Ohio School For The Deaf. C: AI Hargus (614) 475-8468 Send for Free 17 Kite Society of Wisconsin Night Fly 80 Page Color Milwaukee, WI. Veterans Memorial Park. C:Jeff Katatoka (414) 277·9121 Catalog of Kites Get the kites you want from 17- North Coast Stunt Kite Games Into The Wind, America's 19 Oregon, OH. Maumee Bay State park. C: Uncle Wilbert (419) 537·7036 leading mail order kite company. We're known for our unmatched 18 14th Annual Wright Kite Festival selection and fast service, and we Kill Devil Hill, NC. Wright Bros. Nat'\. Memorlai guarantee your satisfaction with C: Kitty Hawk Kites (919) 441-4124 everything you buy. 18 BCKA Pacific Rim Festival Sport Kite Specialists 19 Vancouver, British Columbia, Vanier Park. • C: Saily Fontana (604) 685-9877 57 different models • 21 pages of Sport Kites in fu ll color 18 Fly The Wild Wind • All kites are performance rated. 19 Stevenson, W A. Rock Creek Park. C:Jlm Joseph (509)427·5 460 Everything fo r the Single Line Flier • Hundreds of kites to choose from 19 Squalicum Fliers Picnic • Kitemaking supplies and tools Whidbey Island, WA. Ft CaseyState Park. C: Mike Button (206) 733·7380 • Best selection of kite line anywhere 19 4th Annual Myke's Meadow Fly Torrey' s Peak, CO. Highest annual fly Into The Wind 1408-D 80302 ' 1-800-54 1-03 14 in the world. C: Dave Morrison (303) 37·3147 Pearl St.. Boulder. CO Call toll free: 10% discount to AKA members on all regularly priced kites and accessories 14 Kiting 29 New York Stunt Kite Championship 30 Uniondale, NY. Mitchell Atheletic Club C:Susie & Bill Edison (914) 937-2838 September 1 Due date for Kitingsubmissions Editor's No te: The events 1 Lake McConoughy Kite Festival 5- Kite Festival listed in the calendar are Lake McConoughy, � 7 Callaway,NE. C:Connie May, accurate to the best of C:Scott Skinner (719)481-4260 Box 336, Callaway,NE 68825 ourknowledge_ Event dates are subject to 1 Castles In The Sand/Kites In The Sky 6 Squalicum Picnic change andwe Lake Ogallala,NE. Whidbey Island, W A.Casey State Park_ recommend that you C:Robert Josjor (308) 284-4655 C:Mike Button (206) 733-7380 cal/ ahead 1 Yankee Home-Coming Family Day 6 SCI-FI Fun Fly& Potluck Newburyport, MA.Maudslay State Park_ Everett, W A. Marine Park. To list an event in the C:Richard Boisvert (SOB) 388-3412 C:Dawn Clark (206) 339-9334 calendar, please send by the first of the month 1 Midwest Regionals & Comprehensive Comp. 12 The Mid-American Sport Kite Classic preceding publication. It 2 Middletown,Ohio. In conjunction wIHot Air 13 Kalamazoo,MI. River Oaks Park. is important to include 7- BalloonChampionships_ Single-line Aug. 1 &2 C:John Cosby(616) 383-8778 event location with city 9 Dual-line Aug 7-9_ C: Jay McCraken(513) 858-1737 and state, time, contact 12 300 Annual Bainbridge Island Kite Fly name, area code and 2 V.A. Cookout Kite Fly BainbridgeIsland, W A. Battle Point Park. phone number_ Sendto: Bedford, MA.Veterans Administration Hospital. C: Darryl Stephison (509)432-1931 Rain date: Aug. 9_ C:Bob Thibedore (617) 596-2913 13 MKS Fall Fly & Meeting Kiti!lg 2 SCI-FI Fun Fly Burtonsville,MD. C: Bob Price (301) 421-9620 c/o Patrice McFadden Everett, W A. C:Dawn Qark at P.O. Box 250657 OGOFly a Kite (206) 339-9334 13 Ben Franklin Kite Society Fun Fly San Francisco, CA Richland, W A. Columbia Point MarinaPark. 94125-0657 7 Summer Jam C:Greg Gregor(509) 943-3951 FAX: (415) 583-4826 8 Honolulu, HI. C:(808) 941-5092 PHd41 5) 586-5181 12 Third Stunt Kite Championship of France 9 Ben Franklin Kite Society Fun Fly 13 Dleppe.C: Frederic Pouillaude 21 09 5000 Richland, W A. Columbia Point Marina Park C:5(9) 943-3951 19 Kensington Kite Festival KenSington, MD. Saul Road & Kensington Pkwy. 9 WKA Fun Fly C:Val Deale (301) 604-1881 Seattle,W A. Magnuson Park, Kite Hill. C:Ken Conrad(206) 624-6886 19 14th Annual Frank Mots Mem. Kite Festival Milwaukee, WI. MemorialPark. 9 Duncans Mills Fun Fly Kite Festival C:Jeff Kotaoka (414) 277-9121 Duncans Mills,CA. ThousandTrails Campground C:Candy & Kites (707)865-2829 19 Boston Area Sport Kite Championships 20 Boston, MA.Danehy Park. C:Gary & Maggie 1S 44th Anniversary of Rogallo Wing Invention Engvall (401) 942-3606 NftHead, NC. Kitty Hawk Kites C:( 19) 441-4124 23- Sunfest Fun Fest 27 OceanCity, MD. C: Kite Loft (301) 289-7855 lS New York Stunt Kite Championships 16 Uniondale,NY 26 Child At Heart_A Festival of Kites C: BI11& SuzanneEdison (914) 937-2838 Denver, Co. AurariaParkway_ C:Robin Heppler (303) 830-2714 17- 11th Annual Washington State 23 International Kite Festival 26 Westport Windriders Fun Fly and Potluck Long Beach, W A. C:Kay Buesing(206) 665-5744 Westport, W A. Twin Harbors State Park. C:Pic A-Patch Kites (206) 268-0877 22 Westport Windriders Fun Fly Westport, WA. Twin Harbors State Park 26 North Coast Challenge C:Pic-A-Patch Kites(206) 268-0877 27 Seaside, OR. C: Comprehensives: K_ Goodwlnd (206)784-8053; Dual-line: EricForsberg 22 Northwest Michigan Stunt Kite (503) 357-7557 23 Championship Manistee, MI.C: (215) 736-8253 26 14th Annual Fall International Kite Festival 27 Lincoln City, OR_ D River Wayside. 23 Captain Eddie's FlyingCircus Regular Fly C:Chamber of Commerce(800) 452-2151 Columbus, OR Ohio School for the Deaf C: Al Hargus (614) 475-8468 ,+i __ , . 15th Annual American Kitefliers Association National Convention GRAND NATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION 1992 ANNUAL MEETING • KITE WORKSHOPS FLY MARKET • THE GREAT KITE AUCTION Lubbock, Texas September 30 - October 4, 1992 DETACH AND SA VE THIS FA CT SHEET BEFORE MA ILING REGISTRA TlON FORM. Except for certain invited guests, all participants must be AKA memb.ers in �ership good standing at the time of registration and during the convention. Nearest airfJort and car rental service is Lubbock International Airport. 7ransportation American Airlines offers a discount to AKA members. Call (800) 433-7300. Other airlines into Lubbock are Delta and Southwest Airlines. Official convention car rental service is Avis. Call (800) 331-1212. Other car rental agencies are Agency, Budget, and National. Highway distances: Dallas 325 miles (523 km) Amarillo 115 miles (185 km) EI Paso 350 miles (564 km) Albuquerque 350 miles (564 km) Headquarters Hotel: Holiday Inn Civic Center, 801 Avenue Q, Lubbock, TX 79401 commodations For reservations, call (800) HOLIDAY and tell them you are an AKA member. Local telephone number is (806) 763-1200. For other hotels, call Lubbock Convention & Visitors Bureau, (800) 692-4035. Civic Center has limited RV parking with a few hookups. First come, first served. For info, call (806) 767-2241. KOA Campground for RV s is nearby, (806) 762-8653. �ls All of the following are included in the registration fee: Lunches on the flying field Thursday, Friday, & Saturday (A limited number will be available at the hotel registration desk.) Auction banquet on Friday evening. Awards banquet on Saturday evening. The Barbeque on Wednesday evening is optional at extra cost. A guided tour is available through Lubbock Lakes Landmark, Ranching Heritage �tivities Center, Llano Estacado Winery; and Teysha Winery. Cameras & camcorders are welcome, and we encourage you to share your 'Video:Recording memories of Lubbock with friends and other kite enthusiasts. However, commercial sales or distribution of videotaped convention coverage is prohibited without the prior authorization of the AKA Board of Directors. Please note that much material shared in convention workshops is copyrighted. Please be sure to ask each presenter's permission before recording a presentation. General Information: Gary King, (806) 762-8553, fax (806) 763-KITE Jntormation Registration Questions: Brooks leffler, (800) AKA-2550, phone or fax. Fly Mart: Ron lindner, (314) 376-6055 day, fax (314) 343-0270 Auction: Bill lockhart, (806) 744-7190 1992 AKA Convention • September 30 - October 4, 1992 • Lubbock, Texas orm Please fill out a separate form for each registrant. Photocopies are acceptable. FEES & THINGS PLEASE PRINT LEGIBL Y and sign at the bottom. REGISTRATlON Full Name includes lunches and field tran 0rtation Thursday, Fr id & Saturday; hcanquets Friday & .Saturd:; a nights; and one Address conventIOn patc t;,. If postmarked, phoned, or faxed City State Zip Country by Aug 10 $115.00 by Sept Day Phone ( __) Eve. Phone ( __) 1 $135.00 thereafter $150.00 I plan to arrive in Lubbock on (date) ADDITIONAL MEALS o I will need transportation to and from the flying field. Wed. PM BBQ $15.00 o This is my first AKA convention. includes transportation & entertainment I would like vegetarian meals. o Extra Meal Tickets o I would like to be a vendor at the Fly Mart. Lunch Thurs. $6.00 Lunch Fri. COMPETITION $6.00 Lunch Sat. I intend to compete in the following: $6.00 Auction Dinner $16.00 o Hand-made Comprehensives o Individual Sport Kite Categories Awards Banquet $25.00 o Single-line Fighter DTeam Sport Kite Categories CLOTHING, PINS, PA TCHES o Rokkaku Challenge Team Name & NOTE: To compete in sport kite categories, you must have qualified by Short-sleeved T-Shirt placing in an earlier 1992 AKA-sanctioned event. -.M � _XL $15.00 _XXL $18.00 Polo Shirt WE NEED VOLUN TEERS! _M _ L_ XL I am willing to help with: $34.00 _ XXL $37.00 o Registration OAuction o Field Setup Hooded Sweatshirt DJudging o Scorekeeping o Safety Monitor _M _L _XL $36.00 o Wherever I am needed DOther _XXL $39.00 Adjustable Visor $11.00 WA IVER & RELEASE Cloisonne Pin $5.00 In consideration for riaht to participate in this convention, I hereb� hold all rrsons Additional Patch $4.00 and entities associate with the administration or sponsorin of t e A rA Shipping $5.00 National Convention harmless and release them from any ana all liabilit1992y in for pre-convention delivery connection with my participation. TO TAL AMOUNT I also hereby consent to be photographed or videota ed, and grant to the To charge to your Visa/MasterCard: American Kltefliers Association the right to use my firr m or tape likeness in any media coverage of this event. # Expires Signature Date You may register by mail, phone, or fax. MasterCard or Visa acce{1ted. Make checksfcayable to AKA Convention '92. MA IL OR FA X THIS PAGE ONLY WI T, YOUR PA YMENT 0: AKA Convention '92, PO Box 34, Pacific Grove, CA 93950-0034 Phone or Fax (800) AKA-2550 or (408) 647-8483 - monor :Jorm THE GREAT I-.-L.I_--"-S, KITE AUCTION Donor and/or Contact Name ______ Address ______ _ _ _ _ City ______State__ __ Zip __ Country ______ ______Ph one (__ ) Fax ( )______Please describe each of your donations as clearly and concisely as possible. ASSUME THA T THE READER IS NE W TO KITING AND KNO WS NOTHING ABOUT YOUR ITEM. An accurate estimate of value will help the auctioneer bring the best price, and will be essential if you wish to take a tax deduction! Item Name Estimated Value Description Item Name Es timated Value Description Item Name Es timated Value Description Item Name Es timated Value Description Item Name Estimated Value Description July 1992 15 Due date for Kiting submissions Sept 30 4 15th Annual AKA Convention Lubbock,TX. C:Gary King (806)762-8553 24 Carolina Kite Fest 3 5th International Harzer Drachenfest 25 Atlantic Beach, NC. The Sands VillaResort. 4 Gosiar, Germany Fun/Fly games, demonstrations, contests. C:Rudi Schwenger0511-31-23-56 C:Kites Unlimited (919) 247-7011 3 7th Annual Manzanita Kite Festival 24 Westport Windriders Fun Fly Manzanita, OR. Manzanita Beach at Laneda Ave. Westport,WA. Twin HarborsState Park. C:Merchants Association (503) 368-6606 C:Pic-A-Patch Kites(206) 268-0877 4 SCI-FI Fun Fly & Potluck 31 Halloween Costume Fun Fly Everett, W A.Marine Park. Washington, D.C.The Mall. C:Dawn Clark (206) 339-9334 C:Bill Goodwin(301) 460-7299 9- 5th Annual October Kite Festival 11 Ocean Shores, WA.On the beach. c:Ocean ShoresKites (206)289-4103 10 14th Annual Yachats Kite Festival Yachats, OR. On thebeach. C:Chamber of Commerce(503) 547-3530 tt One Sky, One World Locationsworldwide. Contact localRegional Directoror kite club for locations. Fly whereveryou are! C:(303) 433-9518 12 Sandy Hook Stunt Kite Championships 13 Highland, NJ. C:Sky Festivals (215)736-8253 17 2nd Annual Sky Pilots Fall Fun Fly For All Leesport,P A. C: Tony Schoch (215) 670-0657 17 5th Annual Outer Banks Stunt Kite Compo 18 NagsHead, NC. Jockey's Ridge C:Kitty Hawk Kites(919) 441-4124 17 Cranberry Festival Kite Fly 18 Long Beach, Wa. Bolstad Street Access. C:Long Beach Kites (206) 268-0877 18 Second Annual Grove City Kite Fly Grove City, OH.Merfin Field. No competition, recognitionof outstanding& unusual kites. C:Miller Makey (614) 871-0727 f\ 1.1. <-....tI�� Wt", Airline Discounts CAUGHT IN A TREE Call or Write fo r a great new Due to the current fare wars and very Kite Catalog. low member participation, AKA's Write : Reduced Fare contract with United Call : Airlines has been cancelled. Convention 800-682-5556 73 Ireland Place, Suite 197 discounts are available through 516-842-3 112 Amityville, NY 11701 American Airlines; call 800-AKA-2550 AKA Member Merchant for information. 16 Kiting 1991 &ALANCI SHIIT ASSETS Checking Accounts $ 11,251 Money Market Savings 40,355 Edeiken Fund Savings 2,064 ConventionlAuction Receivables 18,897 Other Accounts Receivable 2,451 Merchandise Inventory 5,1 14 $ 10,000 4,300 TOTAL ASSETS $ 80,132 4,000 '\ 810 LIABILITIES � $ 80,'\10 Accounts Payable $ 4,941 Deferred Income 468 $ 50 ,000 TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 5,409 4 0 '\3, 0 NET WORTH $ 74,723 ,\ ,\ ,000 6,000 TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET WORTH $ 80,132 '\0 000 � � Sl10,230) 1991 INCOMI STATIMINT $ 24,000 2,200 INCOME 3,000 '\ ,000 MembershipDues * $ 48,280 3,000 Postage Reimbursement 4,382 600 Merchandise& Books 7,999 2,5 0 Newsletter Sales 4,276 0 Advertising Revenue 4,022 ,530 ,\ Mailing Label Rental 565 0 50 Convention Income 4,438 ----= $ 38,330 Auction Income 24,365 Donations 5,860 Edeiken Fund Interest 105 $ 6,850 Other Interest Income 3,433 3,000 Other Income 147 4, 00 0 TOTAL INCOME $ 107,872 '\ ,000 0 2,00 EXPENSES 4,000 2,000 Management Services $ 17,550 150 Newsletter 47,839 Merchandise & Books 7,286 5,950 Directory • 5,253 5 0 0 Insurance* 11,056 Board Expense 3,988 �80 Presidential Travel 2,000 S 8,2 Membership Development 1,628 S l1 0,230) GeneralOper ations 18,768 If you � Other Expense 1,679 questions about $ l1 ,950) AL EXPENSES $ 117,047 any of this, call Mel Hickman, $ (9,175) (503) 738-5859, or Brooks Leffler, Dues income was $8,000 higher than anticipated. Directory was unbudaetl!d: premium lor expanded 1992 insurance ooveragewas (408) 647-8483. payable in 11/91 , against budget 01 $4,000. July 7992 77 A Once-In-A-Llfetlme Event At Niagara Falls Seiko Nakamura with his Nagasaki Hata. A team on the The Niagara Falls CentennialInternational Kite Festival met or exceeded all expectations when hundreds of fliers Canadian side retrieved the kite and hauled it in, while the from around North America and the rest of the world Japanese delegation quickly attached their kite train gathered May 15 through 17 at the great falls for a series of to the end of the line. Soon, another striking arch of kites one·in·a·lifetime kite events. was flying over the huge open gorge and white water. Aneigh t·man team from Japan, led by JKA President Almost unnoticedat the other end of the park, the MasaakiModegi, led off Saturday morning by stretching a Toronto Kite Flyerswere patiently working the shifting train of 2000small Eddy kitesacross the RainbowBridge winds and winding river to reenact the Walsh flight in from the U.s. border to Canada. The kites had beenspecially what they called the "right" direction. prepared for the occasion and alternated between U.s., Canadian, and Japanese flag designs. Winds were light at the designated launch time but true kiters never let conditions hamper their plans. The kites were lifted into position by a hundred volunteers. Then Tom Casselman put his not insubstantial mass behind a running launch and the train was pulled into a stunning arch, perfectly framing both the American Falls and Canadian Horseshoe Falls. Later in the day, the kiters reassembledat WhirlpoolState Park to recreate the historical kite race across the Gorge. Nearly 150 years earlier, ten·year old Holman Walsh had flown a kite from the Canadianside to the American cliffs, in an effort to cross the rapids with a line that eventually would pull cables through the skies and form a huge suspension bridge. At the Centennial celebration, prevailing winds forced fliers to launch from the American side instead. AKA Presiden t David Gomberg was one of the first to loft a kite into the lightbreeze. It promptly dipped into one of the Japanese kite team The tw Other highlights of the festival included an exciting excursion aboard the Maid of the Mist boatrides into the heart of the Falls. The Maid also spunsored a "Flying Start" openingreception which featured presentationsby the Mayor and other local officials. On Monday morning, barrel kites by Martin Lester and Brooks Leffler were launched over the roaring water and mist of the Falls. The Centennial Festival was organized by Meg and Bill Albers of Sky's The Limit. Principal sponsors included the Maid of the Mist, CocaCola of Buffalo, and Thrifty Rental Car. Participants are hoping they won't have to wait another hundred years to repeat an event which lived � up to its promotion as the premier North American ki te even t of 1992. � • Q ...... 18 Kiting DonatIons Needed for AKA ConventIon AuctIon To be included in The Great Auction catalog, the items by Bill Lockhart The GreatKite Auction willbe held at the LubbockCivic Centeron Fridayevening. October 2 during the AKA need to be checked in by noonon Friday, October2. We annualconvention in Lubbock,Texas. For many, this is a will have a check-indesk near the registrationarea at the Billis the 1992 highlight of the convention, but it also is a major means hotel. We encourage you to bring items with you; AuctionChair. for keeping AKA financially stable. Each year, our goal however, for those who wishto ship items in advance,the is to make the auction the best and most profitable. address is: Your individual support Is most important, and we need AKA Auction your help. 801 UniversityAvenue Lubbock,TX 79401 We are asking for donations of kite and kite-relateditems in all price ranges!The Wider the rangewe have available, Plt:asecomplete the DonorAuction Form (seeRegistration more peoplewill have opportunitiesto be involved In the Form inside this issue) for each Item which you are bidding. Hopefully, we. canshorten the length of time for bringingor sendingfor the auction. For additional theauction by expanding the cash and carryand the information or inquiries,please contact me at the Silent Auction. I proposethat most"shelf' kites and kite following address: related items, which canbe purchasedin many kite stores, Bill Lockhart would bepriced accordingly and sold through cash and 210J.57th Street carry.In addition, multiples of items, shop-worngoods, and Lubbock,TX 79412 othercommercial itemswould be includedhere. Thank you in advance for your assistance with this major One-of-a-kind, historical,limited production, and unusual fundraising effort for the American Kitefliers Association. items would beincluded in the silent or loud auctions. • Your contributionsin any areas areneeded. Build Yo ur Bes·t For 1992 Kitemaking Competition At Lubbock Convention by Stan Swanson & Hey all you Stitch 'n Flyers,the 1992AKA convention is Get yourself a copy of the 1991 edition of the AKA Rules Kathy Goodwind landing in Lubbocksoo ner than you think! Lubbock,Texas and Guidelines For ComprehensiYe KitemakingCo moe is the place to be to enter the AKAGrand National tition from AKA Headquarters, 1-8()().AKA-2550,or from Kitemaking Competition. your local kite store, for a complete definition in eachof Stan is this year'sHead the categories. judge forComprehensive It's time to oil the ole sewing machine, sharpen those Competition and Kathy scissors, heat up the hot knife and tune up your bobbin Scott Skinner, the 1991 Head Judge,said that the new rules Goodwlnd Is the Event tension. All thoseideas you've been conjuring up for the streamlinethe judging processso wellthat it only took six Coordinator. perfect kite need to be put down on paperand laid out on hours to judge the complete line of entrants. In the past, the fabriC, appear or whatever is gonna make that kite ideany. competitions would run for a grueling two days, burning out the judgesas well as the competitors. The AKA Kitemaking Competitionis a measure ofa flier's ability to engineerthe design and construction of a kite. This year, with a few minor changes initiatedby the 1992 The judgingis 'comprehensive' because the kites are Head Judge, the procedurewill remain the same. Kathy evaluated against a number of criteria. GoodWind has been selected as Event Coordinator to m::nage and organizethe event in orderto allow the Head Stan Swanson, Head Judge for the 1992 AKA Grand Judge to concentrate on scoring and assistingthe judges_ NationalComprehensive Kitemaklng Competition,has lined up a rootin' tootln'roster of judges for y'all toImpress. Four main judges will lookfor craftsmanShip, structural Elmer Wharton, Joel Schloz, Ron Giblan, Martin Lester,All kite design, kite night/flighthandling and aesthetic visual Fujino and Kathy Goodwindwill be ready with their nightappeal. Allfour judgeswill judgenight/flight scoring sheetsto judge the "best of the best" In the world. handlingand aesthetic visual flightappeal. If the With this list of eagleeyes, you'll want to aim for contestant's kite flieswell and is visuallyappealing while perfectionIn the following categories: In night, the contestant will qualify for the ground judging phase or the finals. Flat or Bowed Multi-line Delta & Delta Derivatives Mixed Media The four judges will then be paired up for a closer Cellularor Dimensional Traditional Eastern Inspectionof craftsmanship and structural design.Two Soft & Semi-Rigid Rokkaku Figureor Novelty Historical Reproduction continued on page 26. CooperativeKites July 1992 19 localcomm unity flocks to Region 1 it and thoroughly enjoys the kites, lots of good food New England and a positive family Carl Poehler, Regional Director outing. Long may it endure. Part I • Technical colleges in the New England area are noted for having their students research technical problems in competition designed to hone their investigative, creative Region 2 and learning skills. A few instances I remember are bicycle design improvements, you've seen the recumbent model; New Yo rk State mobile robots which bug·like can traverse rugged terrain; and pedal powered aircraft which resulted in establishing Suzanne Edis on, Regional Director new flight records. Hello from Region II. The design department of Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston last semester challenged their classes Congratulations to David Wishingrad for a wonderful first to undertake design modifications for KITES incorporating year Sullivan County Kite Festival. The location at structural integrity, good flying characteristics, originality, Sullivan CommunityCollege was ideal and the beauty and craftsmanship. cooperation from the community and AKA members really helped make it a perfect day. Gary & Maggie Don McCasland(KItes of Boston) and I were included in the Engvall from RhodeIsland and Team Trilogy from New jury panel and spent a beautiful spring day helping appraise Jersey gave kite lessonsto the kids and did some beautiful 31 team entries. The students had been encouraged to kite demonstrations. Bill Edison was on·hand to help with explore new fields in design and endeavor not to have their children's contests. We heard a new kite song "It's A Kite craft resemble conventional kites. This caveat had the Flying Day". Next year's festival Isalready being planned. result of limiting the number of kites passingthe flight test, Windham, New York had Its second annual event this but certainly resulted in originality, unique structures and year on June 13 and 14. Many teams from the Eastern embryo mutant possibilities. The entire project was well League were on-hand to make the event exciting. The received by students, faculty and others involved. It Is mountains made a perfectbackdrop for the many kites scheduled to be repeated next year as part of the curric· that painted the sky. This event is a greatescape and a ulum. Kiting popularity has now invaded academia! peaceful mountain weekend. Part /I The New York Stunt Kite Championship is The Franklin Park Kite Festival was held on the 16th scheduled for August 29 and 30 at Mitchell Athletic of May this year and is one of the oldest continuous kiting Complex in Uniondale, Long Island. Hope you can make events in the country. The City of Boston Parks Depart· it See you on the kite field. ment is host and handles the arrangements for what Is • basically a family day in the park. Regional Reports continued on next page. During my attendance hundreds of small plastic kites were freely distributed to all and the sky and grounds were filled with kites and lines. Along the promenade area, for one quarter of a mile,tables and stands had been set up. Most stands had barbecues going and savory ribs, chicken, sausage, hot dogs, and hamburgers. The kite tangle along the promenade area became quite intense as the youngsters raced in circles, kite in tow, .. without regard to wind direction or other fliers. In spite of E-Z Kite Reel this havoc everybodyseemed to be having a great time, perhaps because of the kiting experience - added to a fine Yo u can not believe day - with an amiable social group. A few stunt kiters what one of these were half a mile from the main kite flight canopy individually isolated, as they flew their circles, sweeps and Reels can do for dives with endless precision. This periphery fringe had to you while flying be the "serious" kitefliers avoiding tangled lines, practicing kite safety and resolute indeed not to succumb to the For more information your single sensual barbecue aromas. No kite club banners were and a Brochure write or call line Kite. evident or organized groups participating, yet the Boston (3 10) 943-5575 or (619) 242-2770 kite festival must have one of the largest attendance records in the country and loft the most kites. It is an E-Z Kite Reel™ Co. annual tradition which has been firmly established; the 12603 So. Bogardus Ave. , La Mirada, CA. 90638 20 Kiting Regional Reports (continued) Region S Region 6 South Northeast Charlie Henderson, Regional Director AI Hargus, Regional Director A majornew event was created when the Mayfly Kite Greetln� summer is finally here and with the arrival of Festival,organized by the Bald Mountain Kite Club and hot weather, all of the kite fliers in the Ohio area mourn sanctioned by the AKA, was held on May 10 In Blairsville, the departure of the wind It's unfortunate but true. When Georgia With over $500in cash and prizes up for grabs, the skies areclear and blue, the winds areaimost non· kitemakers and fliers from five states turned out to contest existent When a storm front is coming in or going out, we the eight categories of competition. get plenty of wind. It gives a whole new meaning to "Fair Weather Fliers" here in Columbus. Kites crafted by the southeast's finest builders coloredthe sky in an amazing display of aerial art, and skilled lliers The Columbus Kite Festival,which tookplace on May piloted aerobatic sport kites In theballet competition. 16, was no exception to the ''wind rule". A crowdof over Spectators were treatedto sightsof giant parafoils, an 3,000 spectators watched about 200kite fliers work very impressive array of box kites including a huge multi· hard in no wind to entertain them. Special thanks has to leveled design called "Nightmare" (seecolor spread In go out to our visiting guestkite fliers,Kin Kan Hsieh, November 1991 issueof Kl1i!Jg),and brilliant tie The primary sponsors, Standard Telephone Company and Regional Reports continued on next page. the Blairsville/UnionCounty Chamber of Commerce, were instrumental in the successof the event, as was the Union County Bank which donated the use of its large field, and numerous merchantswho donated about 20 door prizes for the spectators. The participants and spectators expressed a great deal of enthusiasm for the new event, Its conduct,orga n! zation, the Site, and the participation of the sponsors.Plans for next year's event are already underway. • July 1992 21 Regional Reports (continued) Region 7 Region 8 Northwest Central Mountain Mike Steele, Regional Director Scott Skinner, Regional Director Asthe new Directorfor Region7, I want to thank Don 've been so busy settingup kite exhibits in the Colorado Janke for carrying the banner of the AKA before me. SpringsI area that its been tough to keep up with the region'sevents. For thosewho haven't met me out on the flying field yet, I'm a founding member of the Chicagoland Sky Liners. I fly The Estes Parkand the Into The Wind Fly In Boulder, and buildkites of all sizes and shapes - single·, dual· and Coloradowere held on the sameweekend in May. Stan quad·line. 1 have a real passion for the Rokkaku kite. I'm Swanson got some bonafide airtime on his killer whale In always ready for a friendly Rokkaku competition. Boulderand thengot somefine·tuning advice from Wolfgang Schimmelpfennig in Junction, Texas. To help get the information on upcoming regional kite events to the kiters and help clubs find free dates for major The Colorado Sky·Daves got to see my asymmetric Cody events, 111 be keeping a database of upcomingevents. lf (not by design, but by execution�This one may never see event organizers wouid call or mail me information on the light of day again. their event as it is being planned and update the information as it changes, I'll pass that information to any Two upcomingevents in Nebraska are worth a mention - kiter that calls. lf you need event information for your on the first weekend of August, joinus In Ogallala to fly newsletter, call in with your event info and pick event kites on the beach.Then on Labor Day (first weekend in info on other regional events. September1 bring your camping gear to Callaway, Nebraska for their secondkite flying weekend. Boththese On May 2nd and 3rd, regional kiters gathered in Oshgosh, flys are pure fun! Wisconsionfor a weekend of kiting. The site was the • spacious grounds of the Experimental Aircraft Association Museum. Saturday, about 75 fliers from Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsinbattled 25 to 40 mph winds; only the heartiest survived. The day was filled with great kite talk and tours of the world class aircraft museum. Sunday found the winds down and all the kites out We need to thank EAA. for hosting this freeform kite get together for the last several years. We're not their biggestevent, but we're growing (the EAA. Aircraft Fly·in draws 800,000 for the week� Mark your calendar for the first week in May each year. • Region 6 (continued) more information on the Midwest Regionals contact Jay McCraken at (513) 858-1737 or 829·2711 FAX (513) 829·2718) or AIHargus at (614) 475-8468. il[lO@fj Last, but not least, my compliments to all involved in the SlN�l production of the new AKA membership directory, but one note to the entire AKA membership - the addressand Full Guarantee • Made in U.S.A. phone numbers listedfor me in the front for Staff and Board Dura-Ply Poly - Ripstop Nylon are INCORRECf.Please note correct addressand phone numbers on page 4 of this newsletter. "The Best Stunt Kite For the Money" • "The Best Stunt Kite For Beginners" "The Best Stunter Train" . The Great Swnter Survey, KiteLines Magazines - Don't forget to fill out the surveyencl osed Winner of the 1990 in this issue. Send it to Suzanne Edison, 7 KT A Excellence in Manufacturing Award Ridgeway Place, Port Chester, NY 70573. 65 The survey is printed on lig ht yello w paper. � nf7:!£! TES New Litchfield St. lJ'[?ULQ)J W7 Torrington, CT 06790 MADE IN U.S.A. V (800) 328-7529 22 Kiting Regional Reports (continued) Region 9 Region 10 Southwest Pacific Northwest Richard Dermer, Regional Director Rick Talbott, Regional Director Something New, Something Revised On our frequent road trips to southwestern kiting events, Marti and I count hawks "makin' lazy circles in the sky." The Great Northwest Kite Capitalis rolling ahead. Every We're Okies, right? Coming home June 2, we tallied 135, weekend since the end of April has been festival after exactly the samenumber as the participants In the 4th festival. And it is great! Annual Junction International Kite Retreat at Junction, Texas. Those people felt the same sense of What's new? Well, something that was bound to happen freedom, beauty, and exhilaration of flight those hawks sooneror later, is the forming of a group with the purpose must feel - Junction is kite Nirvana. of encouraging more local events for the Northwest fliers to compete and earn awards. When you consider travel Sponsored once again by Texas Tech art prof/master kiters costs and the amount of festivals occurring all over the U.s., Bill Lockhart and Betty Street, the retreat drew kite this is a great blessing! The group is called the PACIFIC makers and fliers from 22 states. Internationalluminaries NORTHWEST LEAGUE (PNL). The league is made up of included Martin Lester, England; Tony Wolfenden, stunt kite events that are held in Region 10 and close Australia; Juergen and Uwe Groll, Detlef Kohler, and neighboring events. Points are earned by competitors and Wolfgang Schimmelpfennig , Germany; Alberto Alberighi are accumulated at each of this year's six events. Awards and Antonella Funajooli,Italy; Shigeki Endoh, Hideo will be presented at the final event. Allcompetitors must Matsutani, MasaakiModegi, Mrs. Tokuko Sato, and be AKA members, except novice level. All five competition Teruaki Tsutsuml,Japan; Mohd Ahmad, Azhar Hamid, and levels will receive points. Here are the six events for the Mohd Othman, Malaysia, and Yao Zhende, China. PNL: With AKA President David Gomberg,Lee Toy,Scott May 2-3 Redwood Fly, Eureka, Callfornla Skinner, GeorgePeters, Charlie Satich, JoelSholz, Stan June 27-28 Northwest Regional Stunt Kite Swanson, Richard Robertson, Stretch Tucker, Joe Vaughn, Championship, Long Beach, Washington Elmer Wharton, Ed Wright, Laura Brennan, and a host of July 11-12 Oregon State Stunt Kite Championships Bill Lockhart at Junction. other members, the event resembled a Lincoln City, Oregon mini-convention with no competition! July 18 1st Canadian West Coast Stunt Kite Virtually everyone present was an Championship Vancouver, BC Canada AKA member by weekend's end. July 18-19 Farthest North Kite Festival Workshops every morning, flying or Anchorage, Alaska building free time in the afternoon, Sept. 26·27 North Coast Challenge, Seaside, Oregon and activities including a barbeque, The committee behind the PNL is David Brittain, Brad auction, sushi making class, tubing on Bushell, Dawn Clark, Eric & Genny Forsberg, Kathy the river, and a children's workshop Goodwind, and Troy Gunn. These indiViduals combine offered somethingfor everyone. experience as competitors, event coordinators, business While the weather changed 17 times owners and kite manufacturers. If you have any in three days, ranging from hot to cold, suggestionsor questions,just contact PNL, PO Box 578, rainy to sunny, and from dead calm to Banks, Oregon 97106, (503) 357-3557 or FAX (503) 359·5232. strong winds, about 13 of the What's revised? The wonderful world of 1992 combinations were flyable, and the Washington State International Kite Festival sky was almost always full. Perhaps (WSIKF) this August will be moving the Hand·crafted the most impressive kites were Stan Kite Day from Tuesday to Thursday. This way many of Swanson's inflatable Orca, (still under you, who are there for only the last four days of the development), and Wolfgang festival, will be able to participate too. Not only did the Schimmel pfennig 's massive inflatable event change days, it hasbeen decided that the Hand Cobra and "Big Boss", a drago:1/ crafted Kite Day will be following the AKA Rules and gargoyle/monster kite with a seven· Guidelines for Comprehensive Kltemaking. There will be meter wingspan. Wolfgang flies Big Apprentice and Master levels of competition. Boss with three lines; the staked·down center line handles the majority of the This is all very similar to the previous year's competition, pull while the dual·lines to the wings but by following these rules and guidelines, the festival allow the wings to be flapped and the will be providing a consistent format for judgingand all kite maneuvered. participants will know what to expect here and at other events across the nation. Continued on next page. Continued on next page. July 1992 23 Dubbed"The Evil-TWins The Summer Kite Circuit is in full swing and events are happening in quick succession. I attended The Great Tour" (no small CO-incidence Lakes SKC in Grand Haven, Michigan and then drove to that Meg Albersand sis New York for the Niagara Falls International Kite Laura were along)and Festival Both were excellent events and completely totally kite oriented,one of different. the goals was to provide Martin Lester (famed kite 3.!-tlst and generally swell At both events,I met people for whom this was their first English bloke) with an unbiased view of America as seen organized experience.kite It was fun to talk with them from Her Freeways and Roadside Motels. before the event knowing how emotional the weekend could be. Indeed, afterwards they all expressed how they Provided with periodic updates from had been uplifted by the experience. the road, and late-nite calls from cheerful rooms of Happy Kiters (the At both events, peopleasked how they could have these message tape on my answering wonderful kite events where they live. Some of them machine has been enshrined1 a were already involved in organized kiting. The AKA does senseof being there even while provide a manual on Kite Events. apart was created. A continuation of the cycle and the circle of friends. There is no secret It takes a vision and a helluva-lotta work. It's nice ifthe local flyers can get together to share I don't understand "why" kiting the load, but many times egosget in the way and the main connects with somany interesting strain falls on the shoulders of a few. people. But I love the way it enriches us all. Especially the phone You can tell the Serious Kite People by how many get companies. involved The payoff must be greaL The people are! The "Kite Chi Challenge" is real! A Merry Band of Travellers wound their way from the Once again I will pay $100 U.S. to the Niagara Falls Festival to WildWood, New Jersey for the performer of the best "Kite Chi" East Coast SKC over Memorial Day weekend and then routine I witness (either in person or down to Junction, Texas for the annual Kite Retreat. on video tape) between now and Saturday evening at the AKA Conventionin Lubbock, Texas. Region by Corey Jensen 9 (continued) "Kite Chi" is a simple concept For regular folks, not just the performers we witness at the competitions. The idea is for Corey Jensen, Head Once again, the Junction Experience was magnificent the flyer to interact with the kite and the wind in some Buckaroo of Windborne form of a dance. No tumbling or acrobatics please. Other recent events:Discovering a free weekend on the Kites in Monterey, is a former President of AKA. festival calendar, Marti and I mailed invitations to all the Simply turn under your lines while the kite spins in the AKA members within several hundred miles to join us for sky. Learn to time it sothe turn is smooth and you look a two-day "fun fly" on our favorite Stillwater, Oklahoma good. It helps to have the tunes in your ears. The idea field. Not wanting to go to the work of putting a full· lends itself to the two or four line steerable kites fledged festival, we billed it as "no entry fee, no (obviously) although I admit to doing a bit of the 01' Kite Chi registration, no competition, no organization," and 60 when I play with my Legs or a fighter. The only real limits membersshowed up! We had a great time. are your imagination. The only real reward is satisfaction._ And taking my $100. The 13th Annual Buffalo Beano Kite Fly and Frisbee Fling in Lubbockhad good Winds, but an overcast • day and late afternoon shower held attendance to 4,000- about half of normal. AKA members present were awed by the size of the convention flying field; it's huge! Region 10 (continued) • Kansas City's Prairie Winds Festival, sponsored by Wind Wizards in Lenexa, Kansas, was a super event! Fliers Now you say_ what is going to happenon Tuesday? Well, from seven states put on a glorious show for thousands of this is new too! The theme for the WSIKF Festival this year awed local spectators; single-line specialists and dual-line is PIONEER KITES. Tuesday is going to be called Terrific • competitors all had plenty of room,and the event raised Tuesdaywith Pioneer Kites of early years of pre-alrplane. $2,500for a localcharity. One of the high points for me There will be competitions for these kiteswith was judging novice ballet while a young mother, Deb demonstrations as well. Look for pioneer costumes too! Hobson, competedwith her baby in a backboard. Asshe If you have any questions or bookingfor reservations, flew a nice routine to Bette Midler's "Baby of Mine" contact WSIKF at 1-800-451-2542or write WSIKF, PO Box lullaby, the child went to sleep! 387,Long Beach, Washington 98631.There are more Festivalsin Amarillo and San Angelo, Texas reportedly activities going on here in the NW.Keep a closeeye to the went well; we weren't able to make them. And clubs all calendar for more information! over the region are gearing up for the AKA convention in Breeze with EEzzzz! October. We'll see you there. • • 24 Kiting I\laska Rene ade Kites 37� 9 Peralta B1vd Suite K The54251. Kite Shop/Jackson51. Square 945 j6 Peter 70116 Northwind Kites Fremon(510) 791-5666t, CA New Orleans, LA 320 W. 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Pkwy The12081 Kite Site (707) 464-87 Z/FAX: 464-6445 (407) 35i -2234 Lenexa, KS 66215 Flintwood Street55448 NW (913) 894·KITE Minne(612) 75� -0061olis, MN Moran Precision Aerobatic Win S Of The Wind POBox 23801 51% Dodecanese Blvd -':oulslana �n ;r �� CA 93121 PO Box 1064 Win4� 09s 15th � s\"6� � Tar on Spri s, FL 34688 NW Avenue55901 (813f 372-63 � ,& r North Star Sport Kites TheI Poydras,Kite LoftlNew #90 Orleans � �r 2306 F Street 70130 � 6 95501-4131 (504)New 529-32Orleans,47/FAX: LA 566-0730 (707)Eureka, 442-9245 CA July 7992 25 Your AKA Membership ccird earns YOU$ a 10% discount from these retailers. Issourl Ski Attic & Kite Shop The Family Kite The Kite Koop ANCE 382 Route 112 City Island 401 N. Main Street Patch'Sll!ue9NY 11772 POBox 242 Fly-By Kites (516) 7 ·0 10 Chincotea! ue V A 23336 A TEM 110 Rue de Metz 1706 N. Jennin Rd. �m���'r6� (804) 336 554/FAX: 336·1762 et Independence,� 06 4058·2813 The Wind Master ������ If8�� 0N0 805·C Old Harrisbu� Road FAX: 21 0572 02 FlYin56� 3 H �h With Charon Gett sbu PA 173 5 High RidgearltonMO Drive63049 Aerial Pursuits (717) �34-3� 89 iERMANY (314) 376·6 55 315 S. Kellner Road Cloud Nine Kite Shop 6 COlumbu30H 43209 ISland 400 Damon Road (614) 488· 220 PO Box 130 Fridolin's Mlsslsslpl Ocean Shores, W A 98569 Lister Meile IS Kites Above Cleveland Blue Skies Kite Connection (206) 289·2221 3000 Hannover I 5310 South Porter Rd. 190·B Thames Street GERMANY Wind Ventures Kite Shop North Olmsted, OH 44070 New Oft, RI 02840 Gasworks Park Kite ShO (49 511.312356 w r (216) 777-KITE (401) 46·KITE 3333 Ave � . FA� : (49) 511·312241 �g�� ���C��'t'vd R WalliW Angford 98103 Biloxi, MS 39531 Seattle(206) 633-478 0/FAX: 632·6151 (601) 388-WIND klahoma 5outIiCarollriil SRAEL Great Winds Kite ShOll Kinetic Kites Kites F1y'n Hi 402 Occidental Ave. S. 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Main J �� (919) 247·7011 Catch The Wind Aberdeen SO 57401 Mainframe KIte Shop �03)9813 85 6 ' h 101 (605) 255· 410 3340 E. 11th Street AX: 03 98 3005 Kites Unlimited �� io� �i § way ¢ Tacoma WA 98421 North Gate Mall 97367 (206) 627·1653/FAX: 851·8649 Durham, NC 27701 Lincoln Cit� OR exas (919) 286-2997 (800) 227·7 l8/FAX: 994-4766 Ocean Kites 511 S. Pacific Kites Unlimited Inherit The Wind Buffalo Beano Company PO Box 1287 North Hills Mall 99070 W. Freeman Ln, #A-4 e t Lon Beachy W A 98631 Rale h, NC 27609 Harbor, OR 97415 �����d� f� 7tlJI (800� KITEFL (919) %7-4212 (503) 469·0798 (806) 762·8553/FAX: 763·5483 t �f Sky's The Limit Kit ������es Ki �IC�cr�o:lw Seaside Fly It Port A Windsocks & Kites �b seasid OR 97Y38 Avenue G544 & 10th 4415 W. Clearwater Na�s Head NC 27959 (503)7� ·KITE PO Box TX 78382 Kennewick6 W A 99336 (91 441·4124/FAX: 441·7597 Port(512) 749-419Aransas (509) 783·57 9 Paint The Sky Kites b S & P Kite Company 828 N.W. 23rd 3105 Freedom Drive Portland OR 97210 Kite13322 Connection Charlotte NC 28208 (503) 222-5096/FAX: 222·5034 LarkbrookTX 78233·5009 (704) 399·1!90 San(512) Anton656·140ia;. Fish Creek Kite Company Sports NU Things 3853 Highway 42 � 605 Chetea Avenue PO Box 331 PO Box 599 KitesRt 8,Are It32·5 Fish Creek WI 54212 Brookin§s OR 97415 Box TX 79118 (414) 868·3 ;.69 It Fl�S (503) 46 -!937 Amarillo, 12 8 Howard Street (806) 622·0269 Omaha(\. NE 68102 TheKiteCompanJt R&R Kites & More (402)34 3607 407 SW Coast hway 97 S. Austin Newport, OR 973� Rockport, TX 78382 Fly High ShiN ���Ys (503) 265·2004 (512) qweas729·1291 e il�m asse 16 o �%fd � Rockbrook Villa e Thril uility Kites Austria Omaha . NE 68y 44 �anla 13 36 San Jacinto Str. 43-1·5050 260/FAX: 1·50 50 260 (402) 39) 2720 CastroVill TX 78009 Bu e e (512) 538·9� 10 NeWlfliiiiiMhlie �� �e��T ��� ttreet Bethlehem PA 18015·6922 Utafi (215) 867·4 Q99 PH & FAX Kites & Puppets Only Blue SkC's Kite Connectoin D_l_ r t St. Any retailer who is a 207 oncord Street syort Kites The Air Af.parent �i� ���� �� Northgate Plaza 28 8 E. Prospect Rd. 396 Trol "CSquare CANADAc � V6H 3Y5 regular member of Peterborou h, NH 03458 2 Salt Lake itx' UT 84102 (604) 261-8445 (603) 924·94 88 ���M�·dj6g (801) 531·743 AKA and will offer a New York Grandmaster Kites Boreal Kites/Gothic Design discount to 222 West Third Street :Vermont RR#4 AKA POBox 276 T s members may be Aliens Outdoor Accents Mifflinville PA 18631 ������ N� � 358 listed here_ RO 2, Box 1202 (717) 959·3137/FAX: 784·2661 With Win� Like Eagles (519) 775·2527 W DOdsHollow Road Rutland all GIOversvill NY 12078 Meadow Mouse Kite Shop Woodstock Avenue Paint The Sky'Kite Co. (518) 883-45� I s an e Rutland VT 05701 Station Mal , F2A For info, write: �gr�s�m�, �x :Mi,v7 (802) 43 ll·5064 293 Bay Street Big Citr Kite Company (215) 736·8253 Sault Ste. Marie, ON AKA 1201 exin n A venue �Irglnla CANADA P6A IX3 Rockville Pike New York,� Y 10028 Sky Pilot Kites (705) 945·7948 1559 (212) 472-2623/FAX: 472-2998 4254 Tenth Ave. Rockville, MD TemRle PA 19560 Krazs:Kites -On the Pier 20852 e (215) 92 ! ·2550 13 3 Mill DarnRoad SkY �P Kite Enterprises or call or fax Ca���:el�n� p C #197 Vir�inia Beach, V A 23454 J Ami Vill T:NY� 11701 (80 ) 428·0753 ��M 2BO (800) AKA-2550 (516) \r.42·3� 03 �"'���(519) 247·3423A "...... 26 Kiting Rules (continuedfrom page 18) First-timecompetitors should not be intimidated. Last year, four first-timeentrants walked off with firstplace trophies. Just mosey around asif you knowwhat you aredoing, willjudge craftsmanshipwhile theother two judge keepyour eyes and earsopen, and lookfor the category structural final contestant be given four Each will scores which bestsuits your creation. for flight judgingand two scores for ground judging. Ya'all come now, ya hear! Stanhas devisedthis system to build more biastowards the flightcharacteristics of a contestant'skite. A greater • emphasis towardsthis aspect has long beenthe goalof the competition. Judgesthemselves will be allowedto enter one categoryof competition, but will, of course,be judged by others.These areminor, yet slgnlficant changeswhich willallow fora more competitiveevent WANTED KITE FLIERS: Cielo Encantado Fiesta, Oct. 9, 10, & 11, 1992. Write: 1103 N. Hudson Str., Silver City, The rankingmethod for scoringIs outlined in therule NM 8806t Home of Billy The Kid and Bob Ingraham. book. Bimination roundsaren't necessarybecause the (505) 538-3876 rankingsystem allows for the creamto float tothe top. Kathy Goodwindwill be in chargeof the entirefield, the TEAMFUNDRAISERS: Now offering series #2 of our scorekeepers,the soundstage, thecompetitors and thefleld team pin. Different shape & color @ $5 ea. Hanes staff.This year, the sound stagebe will thefocus of the Beefy-l's available @ $16 ea. Order: (415) 345-4140, activities. ScottSkinner will thebe announcer with the Kite Caravan, 2228 EI Camino Real #277, San Mateo, help ofCherie Mcfadden.A sound systemwill allow for CA 94403 Scottto announce the competitors,give a background historyof each one.Cherie and Scott willgenerally provide ATTENTION PINHEADSII Trade - Niagara Falls banter about the competition. Cherie willback himup Centennial Kiteflycloisonn� pins. I have 3 of 'em. Phone when his voice gives out,oversee backgroundmusic and and let me know what you have to swap. Call Dave, provide the flairshe famousIs for. (814) 676-5957, leave message REVOLUTION FOR SALE: Full size, w/handles, line & training video. Hot pink & aqua. Flown only three times. Make a reasonable offer. Call Todd at (919) 481-0510 ·Transcendent. PINS & EARRINGS. Hand-painted, Texas ceramic kite pins & earrings. Pins - $450; Earrings - $8.50 p.p. Specify single-line or stunt & stud or clip for earrings, TP.81F. 2905 W. Ave. S., Temple, Texas 76504-6504. HOWTO PLACEq CLASSflED AD AKA members are welcome to use the ClassifiedAds Section to sell or tradekites and kite-relatedItems. It Is not intended for commercialpuposes. Therate for class ified advertising Is $5.00for a three-line ad(30 words orless). Enclose a check ormoney order madeto payable American Kltefllers Association, andmall It to us. - There's no relaxing in mountain kiteflying. All Klteflylng is no ordinary experience, and we're rio that stuff aboutsowing colored papers in the ordinary kite shop. OUr styles and color selections sky while you dream of distant horizons is reach far beyondthe limits of all possibilities. strictly baloney. You hang on to your kite with Outrageous, stimulating family fun. one hand and your hat with the other. Any running backward can be semi-fatal a s you're likely to land in a Denver street in the downtown WlNDBORNE lUI .. area. 585 Cannery Row #105, Monterey, CA 93940 - Keith Capron Phone (408) 37�7422 • AKA Member Merchant Kite Tqles WRITE FOR RETAIL KITEALOG© Winter/Spring 1971 July 1992 27 Anchorage Alas-Kiters PO Box 143224 Gateway Kite Club Club Cuervo Azul 741 St. Martin Box 1258 Anchorage, AK 99514-3224 Cahokia, lL 62206-1734 Bayard, NM 88023 Route 66 Kite Club 6 EastJuniper Hoosier Kitefliers Society Inc. Buffalo Flight Delegation PO Box 6881 266 Elmwood Ave_ #301 Flagstaff, Al 86001 Kokomo, IN 46904-6881 Buffalo, NY 14222 ABCD Kite Flying Club c/o George Maurer Kansas City Kite Club Great Lakes Kitefliers Society 12944 W. 87th Street PO Box 331 700 Cecelia Drive Lenexa, KS 66215 Buffalo, NY 14205-0331 Glen Ellen, CA 95442 Texas SkyRiders Kite Club For Chapter Club In fo, Kentucky Kyters Central Ohio Kitefliers Assn 13126 Plum Meadow Lane Desert Winds Kite Club 949 Gregory Way 2859 West State Route 37 Houston, TX 77039 write PO Box 2364 Lexington, KY 40514 Delaware, OH 43015 Victorville, CA 92393 The Alamo Kiteflyers Outfit Richard Dermer Kites Over New England Club Air, Cincinnati's Kite 7809 Forest Path Club Liaison Chairman High Desert Kite Club 166 Cottage Street San Antonio, TX 78233 43423 Carpenter Drive Club Natick, MA 01760-5808 2112 Auburn Avenue #8 12 1. S. McFar land Lancaster, CA 93535 Cincinnati, OH 45219 Wind Weavers Sky Sailers Kite Club 2541 S. 35th St il/water, OK 74 074 Northern California Kite Club PO Box 6215 Abilene, TX 79605 2138 Cypress Avenue Ohio Society for the Eleva· Plymouth, MA 02362 tion of Kites San Pablo, CA 94806 5800 Laurent Drive, #402 Windwatchers Kite Club of Alphabetized by state. Kapitol Air Korps Cleveland, OH 44129-5969 Utah Redwood Coast Wind Pilots PO Box 7254 1442 Twinoaks Drive 2306 F Street Silver Spring, MD 20907 Associated Oregon Kitefliers West Jordan, UT 84088 Eureka, CA 95501 P.O. Box 25616 Maryland Kite Society Portland, OR 97225 Richmond Air Force San Diego Kite Club 10113 Lloyd Road 3646 Grovewood Rd. PO Box 7977 Potomac, MD 20854 S. F. Cody Kite Society Richmond, V A 23234 San Diego, CA 92167 1082 Bethesda Street Kazoo Stringfe110ws Eugene, OR 97402 Ben·Franklin Kite Society Colorado Sky Masters Kite Club 1905 Eckner Drive 1030 W. 14th Avenue P.O. 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