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AKA NEWS Keep up with Kiting American K1tenlers Association AKA NEWS Keep Up With Kiting Vol. VI, No. 2 April-May Inside Naughty Knots Nashville Tuning Up For AKA (Special Pull·Out Convention Registration) Kite Magic in Provo, Utah Flying Wedge Challenge Issued Tips on Aerial Photography Plans, Kite Events, Member Merchants, More COVER PHOTO: This issue of AKA NEWS marks two milestones. It is the first to feature a full color cover and it begins the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the American Kitefliers Association by Bob Ingraham of Silver City, NM. Last issue, we asked AKA members to submit photos for the first color cover. Many beautiful pictures were entered and others will be featured in upcoming issues. However, this cover shot, by Ralph Larson, Sr. of Hector, MN, seemed particularly appropriate. It depicts a Bob Ingraham delta, one of a series he produced to commemorate AKA's 10th anniversary. Officers President's and Board Corner The picture used last month for We have been this column reflected your working hard so 1984 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AT LARGE President as neat, clean cut and that we will not EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Warren. Bailey definitely "tako kichi" . Right? feel terribly Pre.ldent Box 450 guilty about Miller S. Makey, Sr. 2859 W. Street, Rte. #37 2557 Clark Drive Delaware, OH 43015 Well, he does have another side leaving our jobs Grove City, OH 43123 (614) 369-4153 (614) 871-0727 to his personality--cool, for so long . The Chet Snouffer intense, reasonable, easy to Executi ve Commit­ Arlt VIce Pre.ldent 340 Troy Road Robert H. Kloss Delaware, OH 43015 talk to and hungry for ideas and tee has also been 156 W. Riverglen Drive (614) 363-4414 Worthington, OH 43085 information . working hard to resolve some (614) 885-5060 problems he re, so that we all BOARD OF Second VIce PresIdent PAST PRESIDENTS So, how can the president and can continue to enjoy the Gillord Millard the othe r officers serve you? 4508 St. Anthony Lane W. D. (Red) Braswell wonderful experiences of sky Colurnbus, OH 43213 10000 Lomond Drive Since we did not campaign for probing. We want to spend the Manassas, VA 22110 nllrd VIce Pre.ldent (703) 361-2671 office, we have no promises or funds of the organization for Michael J. Keating commi tments to keep or break . the greatest good of the n83 Bristol Road Bevan Brown Columbus, OH 43221 6636 Kirkley Avenue We are all "independents" with greatest number in the greatest McLean, VA 22101 Corre.pondlng Secretary (703) 893-3886 allegience only to all kite of avocations . Betty K. Makey aficionados . 2557 Clark Drive Robert Ingraham Grove City, OH 43123 315 No. Bayard Street We have made a grand effort to (614) 871-0727 Silver City, NM 88061 At the rate kite flying is analyze and comprehend the AKA Recording Secl'ylTreaaurer John F. (Jack) Van Gilder spreading and increasing, it may insurance coverage . We wanted Margie Winnett 1925 Walnut S.w. 486 Haymore Avenue, N. Seattle, WA 98116 be the destiny of this president to determine that our insurance Worthington, OH 43085 (206) 938-0550 (614) 888-4128 and executive committee to be needs are being met . We have the benevolent leaders of the concluded that our present REGIONAL DIRECTORS largest and most exciting group policy is appropriate and REGION 1: New England REGION 8: Mountain of kitefliers ever. Having had insures AKA and AKA members . We CT, NH, MA, ME, RI, VT AZ, CO, 10, MT, NO, NE, Carl Poehler NM, NV, SO, UT, WY a long professional experience are, we think, fortunate to be 9 Vine Street Brian Volkman Melrose, MA 02176 The Kite Store of serving underdogs and unfor­ in good hands. 1415 Larimer Square tunates, I am personally having REG ION 2: New York State Denver, CO 80202 Jerr' Gorsuch difficulty in adjusting to a There are some details of 380 3rimsby Street REGION 9: Southwest role of leadership in an organi­ Stat,m Island, NY 10306 AR, KS, MO, OK, TX organization to be ironed out . (212) 351-7461 Michael G. Freeman zation of socially advantaged Clubs are affiliating but the 245 Arcadia REGION 3: Penn-Jerley Wichita, KS 67212 persons: persons who are not privileges and responsibilities New Jerley, Pennsylvania inhibited in expressing their Michael Carroll REGION 10: Pacific NW of the affiliates and the parent P.O. Box 215 AK, HI,OR, WA, BC inner-child, as well as adult, organization are yet to be Plainsboro, NJ 08536 Carl Krafft (609) 799-6398 1220 38th Avenue E. feelings and attitudes and who specified/cla rified. Seattle, WA 98112 stand without shame (untethered) REGION 4: Mld-Allanllc (206) 323-1734 DC, DE, MD, VA, WV while fishing the sky with We are looking for sponsors for George Fohs REGION 11: N. California 5211 Pembroke Avenue Monterey County and North fantastic or simple tethered conventions in 1985, 1986, and Baltimore, MD 21206 Leland Toy aircraft . (Oh, what an ethereal (301) 483-4776 1044 Sanchez Street 1987. The size of our organiza­ San Francisco, CA 94119 delight! ) tion makes it necessary to plan REGION 5: South AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, REGION 12: S. California ahead in order to reserve con­ SC,TN South of Monterey County To do for kiting, rather than to John Parker Tony Cyphert vention facilities . At the same 6109 Rosecrest Drive 4621 North Avenue #1 be kiting, is frankly not my time, areas for 300 or more to Charlolle, NC 28210 San Diego, CA 92116 (704) 553-1996 (714) 297-2722 predilection . It seems that fly kites together are increas­ time does not permit doing both REGION 6: Northeast Cantral REGION 13: Internallonal ingly difficult to find . This IN, KY, MI, OH Garry Woodcock at the same time . I yearn for makes planning ahead necessary . Judy Neuger 1055 Shawnmarr Road, #68 4500 Chagrin River Road Mississauga, Ontario the time that I can make and fly Anyone who wishes may, upon Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 Canada, ISH 3V2 kites . if and when I choose request, receive a copy of an REGION 7: Northwest Cantral to do so . agreement for sponsors . lA, IL, MN, WI Toby Schlick R.R. I, Box 205 I Fish Creek. WI 54212 have, in fact, decided to run off with my secretary. We are The Executive Committee needs going to China and Japan for six all of the help and ideas you can provide us . weeks . We will attend the International Kite Conference, NEWS Best wishes and beauty in the AKA Weifang, China, tour other parts wind, Published in even-nwnbe red of China, witness the Emperor's mon�hs by Birthday Celebration and Children's Day in Japan . We Ame rican Kitefliers Association will carry with us tokens, 113 West Franklin Street letters, gifts and plaques from Baltimore, MD 21201 AKA to extend, to all kitefliers (301) 752-3320 we encounter, our best wishes and beauty in the wind. Distributed free of charge to AKA members. -1- ... conditions , it needs a ta il . Co tton darning ya rn , about 1/16" in diameter, is composed of Readers Write three strands twisted together. Cut off about a 4' length of yarn . Untwist the strands so you have three very light comments on the inability of lengths of yarn. Us ing a very people to make it work well . light glue , attach a length to Because of these comments , I each rear corner of the kite . days, it's clear to me , entered the "Most Unlikely to This should stabilize the kite are meant to be blown near Fly But Does" category at the in light breezes . a sea. AKA Convention in Columbus , OH. in this way that waves are My egg carton kite was the only In stronger winds attach the made , �here sea and sky kite that flew for the total third piece in a "U" shape, one have always played . time of the competition. end to each rear corner. This Up on this air of restless Because of the light winds , at will let the kite plane at a thoughts are kites , that that time , most of the other nice angle. It will, in like dancers , never stop . entries were hauled up into the stronger gusts of wind , appear They soar and play on winds so air and promptly descended to to be a rotor kite due to a clear, joyful and alive , the ground . My kite , a t an light rotational trend , but happy to be here . angle of 60 - 80 degrees to the will maintain its altitude . So near a sea I choose to fly , horizontal and at a he ight of my kites are dancers way up about 80' on a 100' line , FLEW. high. A light flying line is necessary as this kite has little lifting My line's the music that dancers I brought it down closer to the power. A lighter thread line or hear, and my heart's the ground for the judges to get a monofilament line will get it better for being he re . closer look at it and again for higher into the air. have the TV crew to photograph it. I flown it on a 1,000 ' line of EGG CARTON UPDATE The rest of the time it was the only kite UP in the air. sewing thread. At that distance it almost disappears from sight. As the inventor of the egg Because of its design , it is carton kite and author of the difficult to fly. Because of its Those attempting to fly the egg article in the October/November size all attachments must be carton kite, without success , AKA NEWS , I have received many light .
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