Our friend David Gomberg (who also happens to be the President of the American Kiteflyers Association) has posted some commentary and photos from the Wildwood International Kite Festival that was held over the Memorial Day weekend in Wildwood NJ. The KiteStop crew usually attends this festival, as it is one of the largest on the East Coast. Unfortunately, this year we were a bit too busy with our real lives to make the drive up. From reports, it sounds like we missed an absolutely fabulous day.

Check out Gomberg’s weekly update : http://www.gombergkites.com/update/349.html

As a longtime quadline pilot, I’m amazed at how much trouble dual-line pilots have when picking up a quadline for the first time. I suppose I really shouldn’t be, as I had the same problem when I started! It did disappear after about a week or so of frequent flight… Hopefully some of the time I’ve spent at the Revolution demo fields at the Berkeley and Seal Beach kite fests helping people learn to fly Revs will translate to print. I’ll try to get you over the initial hump and show you some basics, and lastly give you a glimpse of some of the vistas available to you when you fly quadline kites. >> read the rest of this post.

When I received an email from Jim Martin (Region 4 Director of AKA) trying to find available stunt kite pilots in the Orlando area to fly in a lagoon show at Sea World, little did I know what I was getting into. This was a dream opportunity. How often do you get a chance to fly kites AND get paid for it. So I emailed Bruce Flora of Kiteman Productions and got a chance to live everyone’s dream job for the summer!
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Iain Drummond concludes his popular “So you want to Buggy” article. This time, he discusses kite and lines. >> read the rest of this post.

Coming up with a ballet routine that will blow away the judges, spectators and your opponents isn’t easy. You have to make it look effortless and inevitable. This is best done through careful planning, practice, creativity and luck.

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As a kiteflyer, it is your responsibility to make sure you fly safely. Please try to use common sense and follow some of the tips below to prevent damage to property or injury to yourself or a bystander.

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This document contains my ramblings/observations on the learning process of buggying in general - all opinions and anecdotes relate entirely to the author (Iain Drummond) and are not commercially biased. A biased version can be provided for sufficient inducement. I have taken pains to comment only on the things I have experienced directly and equipment I have actually used - those who know me will realise how difficult this has been. Any inaccuracies are therefore entirely my fault.
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Once you’ve been able to put your kite together, you’ll want to fly it right? Well here are the basics of flying a stunt kite for the first time.

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