Kite Lines Summer-Fall 1987
CONSUMERS HAVE "T US N0.I AHBM IN SALES AND A w~nmwwwI 'SHARE vr Mylar" kites am va;labk in ove The International Indoor Kite Efficiency Challenge I 42 Purpose, apparatus, procedures, awards, judging, rules and regulations for October 6, 1987 in Washington, DC. Brainchild of Bill Bigge. Baja Bingo: A Survivor's Tale I 46 What to do when south of the border? Fly a six-pack, drink a six-pack. Adventure by Corey Jensen. Illustration by George Peters. Scenes from Pattaya International Kite Festival, Thailand I 50 Two energetic "supermen," Prinya Sukchid and Ron Spaulding, produce an outstanding event. Article by Valerie Govig. Photographs by Alberto Cassio, Simon Freidin, Valerie Govig and Mark Schrader. Discovering Buriram in Pattaya I 54 The song bong kites have been humming for hundreds of years. Departments Letter f. --..the Publisher I 6 Letters 18 Bookstore I 12 What's New I 14 A delta kit from Dinosaur Kites, a Giant Diamond from Liddell Aviation and a trio of birds from Sky Delight Kites. Plus a quartet of kite books from Germany (East and West). Kitechnology I22 Double bill: Temperature-controlled heat-sealing by Phil Modjeski; and Kool-Aid colors for kites by Anne Sloboda. Design Workshop 124 The Sher-Bird: an easy-to-make compound bird kite by John H. Sherburne. Stunt Diary 1 31 New department! New styles, new twists at Wildwood. Quickites I, 34 The Sisson Sled, or 2,700 Kites in 3 Days. Compassion meets efficiency in Puyallup, Washington. By Margaret Holzbauer and John F. Van Gilder. Kitechnology Follow-Up I 41 Cutting boron for small kites.
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