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AMERICAN KITEFLIERS ASSCX:::IATICN Volurce II, No. I Ibbert M. Ingrahan - Fo\.D1der AKA Sheila '!OOze - Editor

TheOldPro By Bob Ingraham

Ever since I flew I1¥ first kite at age 5, I have had a great curiosity to knOW' exactly what things look like fIml a kite. Subsequently I l:'Ode in airplanes, heli­oopters, bl.i.nps and sailplanes, but the view just didn't sean to be what I thought it ImlSt be fl:OlYl a kite.

'!he very last day of last year , I finally got a ride in a hot air balloon. I had to earn it the � way I got I1¥ first ride in an airplane. For that I se:rved as an ai:rplane ride salesman, getting my pay

-ill free rides in an aircraft that the best of skydi '\/erS w:>uldn' t ride in today. With the balloon deal I had to serve as a rrember of "a chase .crew for two days. If you don't think that is earning a ride in a balloon, you just don't knOW', particularly in New �oo�

The balloon did it. Standing in the basket 1,000 feet above a nine-hole golf oourse, I looked down upon the earth and saw it exactly as I w:>uld have fran a nice stable kite. '!here was no noise except the babble of voices fIml the ground belOW' and that very faint. There was no wind. We landed not nore than a hundred feet fran where the ascent was made, having on! y turned on the burner U-JO or three ti.mes during the 15 minute flight. The weather was the wannest, nicest late Dacember type I have ever seen . So, I am oontent nOW'. I knOW' what it is like loc;:>king down fl:OlYl a ,kite and won't haVe to think about it anynore.

By cx::.mparison, launching a balloon makes getting a kite ready for flight a very sinple task and it is aiso very hard on your ne:rves. While I will take a ball­oon ride anyti.me (if the wind is very tarce) I w:>uldn' t own one and go through all that frantic business for anything.

Getting all that fabric spread out and ropes untangled, asserrbling the burner

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VIEW FROM AN 8 FOOT BOX KITE: Camera was a Kodak Retina II, 35mm, at AKA Festival '79 by Bob Price.

SPRING FEVER

In this season of proliferation, how about putting a burst of energy into your very own kite oontest. Here are serre rules invented and used by Rick Kirmaird and carolyn Staples of laurel, MD. (saret.:i.nes seen acoonpanied by a large Cody kite) •

, (See page 7)

rear AKA-ers:

• I have a small oone to pick on the coverage of the field events at Manassas. Namely, it was mentioned that my Janus glider ki te can be flown "in very little wind". In fact it can be lofted several hundred yards wi th no wind whatsoever. The hard part is starting -- the first hundred feet are the hardest.

My crash in attenpting the downwind race (not the one-minute-climb, although the same thing might have happened in that event) was due to overconfidence and perhaps poor reel handling. In general, the Janus loses very little al ti tude in the transition from gliding to t0W9d flight. Either it lost nore than usual or I let it get too low.

v'Jindless flight is qualitatively diff­erent from flight "with very little wind". There cares to mind the difference betv;een a total and a deep partial eclipse of the sun. The picture suddenly changes.

The distinction cuts rather deeply with Ire . Twenty years l::efore the Janus I was fly­ing unequal-cell OOX kites -that -could l::e- -flown in wind less than nonnall y required by virtue of a rudimentary gliding capability. If I had had the imagination to add weight to the tail so that the kite could be trimred for a stable glide, the calm-air perfonnance could have been i111proved from a slow descent to a slow ascent.

Once the windless climb is achieved (that is, a cycle of climb and glide shows a net gain in still air) there is less incentive to keep the weight down. The heavier kite will climb faster and perhaps higher, although with nore effort. Reducing drag benefits l::enefits steady flight in a wind. An ai:rplane­type configuration "WJrks well if it is light enough and has large enough front and rear vertical fins. A nodified barrage kite, rear . cell SOJrevlhat farther back and at a slight negative angle, should achieve windlessness. On the other hand, a higher aspect ratio glider kite with double-surfaced wing and stabilizer should loft faster than a Janus of the same sinking speed and should maintain a high flight angle over a wider range of wind­speed. If I try to in1prove perfonnance of the glider kite anytirre soon it will probably be wi th a rrore sophisticated bridle on a 5 foot or 6 foot Janus.

Regards,

Bill Bigge

• AI though I don't care for the edi tor-ials, I enjoy any current, up-to-date infor­mation. The List of festivals in the last issue was great!

Please keep the newsletter concise, and please keep up the good �rk!

Sincerely, Gary Schmitt

Thank you Gary. Please help us by sending any technical hints, informa­tion and drawings to share, and print.

ED. • I hope to attend the next Armual �t-ing of the AKA. Your newsletter made it sound terrific. In the Meantine just knowing that there is a group as active as the AKA and being able to be a m=mber will have to 00.

I enjoyed your previous letter telling aOOut going to the Park for breakfast and same kite flying. It sounded like our family and the way we enjoy a s1.ll'mers day off.

Paul Duffey

MIXED BAG • • •

• From Richard W. Wohlert; "Thank you. I enjoy the newsletter very much. .The print­ing could be a little larger though. Or per­haps its just such a contrast to the large kites that I mak.e_.�' • OUr French Canadian friend Lucien Gibeault writes that he has made a 9 foot, three cell Conyne which "flies very well and pulls very hard". He promises a picture soon. • From Japan, a seasonal wish; "May the winds always be kind to you! Please give II¥ l::est regards to all AKA friends! I'll never forget your hospi tali ty and kindness!" Of course, from Takeshi Nishibayashi (Nishi to friends) . ,. The P.M. Magazine crew sent a lovely card and the nessage "We enjoyed �rking with you - thank you for sharing kites with us". If you are in the IDs Angeles, New York or Chicago areas, call your local P.M. or Even­ing Magazine Station; a little bird tells us you may be .aOOut to have a showing of that breathtaking docurrentary . • Jim DeLaurier writes from '!bronto "I was delighted to see that 'Yellow Bird' was built by Henry Boutwell, and that he was pleased by its perfo:rma.nce... I nruch enjoyed reading Mr. Boutwell's letter and �uld like to hear from others who have built Yellow Bird or its derivatives. The AKA newsletter is a great forum for such an exchange of infonnation and ideas". Jim also included good technical infor­mation, to be included in a later news­letter. Thank you Jim.

• . Just thought I -v.ould write a few lines to ask if anyone else is flying miniature kites. I have been flying small Japanese Ibkkakis

' for aJ..Irost two years now and they

range in size fran one inch square to one quarter .of an inch square. M::>st of these are first prize winners in smallest flying kite category. .

I have also built a few novelty kites. Am:mg these was a flying Kitchen sink, conplete with hardware, and a flying fl�r vase carplete with flowers.

I also fly a 12 x 16 foot sled kite and a 6 x 10 foot winged box.

In my spare tirre I teach kite making and kite flying to teachers and children in San Diego City and COunty schools.

Thank you for listening and hoping to hear f:rom you.

Richard lDera 4063 Polk Av.

San Diego CA 92105

AUSTRALIAN KITE ASSOCIATION 10 Elm Grove, East Kew, Victoria Australia, 3102

• Thank you for your latest information contained in copies of AKA letters from the President and the Fall issue of Kite Lines.

we in Australia are surviving and gaining local strength. we have an average of 80 families to our Meloourne lIDnthl y Kite flys on the first Sunday of the rronth in Royal Park, and a slow but steady flow of enquiries from all over Australasia. A new group has fomed in New South Wales at the Sydney T.Jni versi ty. we had interest from Mel­bourne's monash University last year where they quickly produced a good hybrid from the Hewitt and Trefoil designs we had on display.

Our �rnba event is scheduled for March 2 from 12 to 4pm in Ibyal Park. We have dec­ided to use the Super COnyne by Arthur Kur Ie as a start towards an efficiency prize in a race to the zenith with an elimination contest lasting between 2 and 3pn. We will let you know how it goes - it might depend on the wind blowing!

All the best to you all and thanks again for the news. Our newsletters are on the way by sea mail. See you sorreday in the sky.

Helen Bushell, Hon Sec.

• We were sad to hear f:rom Dick Ibbertson of Austin, TX about the death of Fev. Herb Frederick. "Herb' was a very strong supporter of AKA and was responsible for the Rankin, TX Kite Festival in 1977 and 1978." we send our deepest condolences.

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'rop left small kite made by Carl Brewer, Past President of Washington Kitefliers Association; this year he is Secretary­Treasurer and can be contacted through WKA, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Out of the several hundred good suggest­ions sent in, that seemingly elusive "perfect name" did not show up. Until this situation changes, we thought the straight-forward title "AKA News" -v.ould fill the bill very well. Your corrments on this and all aspects of the newsletter are welcorred. ED.

BOOK AUCTION

Books donated by the Australian Ki te­fliers Association raised a total of $55.60 for AKA. Tbp bid on book #1 was $25.00 from Pat Gilgallon of Southfield, MI; #2 goes to J .C. Samson of Pasadena, TX. for a bid of $30.60. Many thanks to our Australian friends, and to all rrernbers who sent in bids.

Apologies to K.O.N. (England) for wrong address; correct address follows: K.O. N. 94 Endsleigh G:lrdens, Ilford. Essex. England. IGl 3EG

Alternative energy sources

Windmills in the ail' While energy authorities throughout the world are spending large sums developing windmills to produce power from wind near ground levels, two researchers from the University of Sydney's .Department of Mechanical Engineering are designing windmills' to operate 10.4 km up in the stratosphere.

THE WINDMILLS would be built into large gliders, tethered to the ground by a cable made of Kevlar, a plastic based material with twice the strength/weight ratio of nylon. Kevlar has been developed in the United States over the past eight years and had been used for applications deep on the ocean floor.

Associate Professor Brian Roberts and Dr Clive Fletcher say that at 10670 metres the jetstreams above Australia can supply about 3000 times more energy than is available at ground level.

(The jetstreams are massive convective currents produced by the earth's spin and the difference in the sun's heating at the poles and at the equator. They exist 'in the northern and southern hemisphere at roughly 30 degrees latitude).

"Ground-based windmills are severely hampered by the low power density of wind near the ground and by its great variability in time and space," said Professor Roberts.

"Our studies over the past two years have indicated that tethered gliders in the stratosphere could generate electricity at a cost of two cents a kilo­watt or even less," said Dr Fletcher.

"This is' competitive with the cost of power produced by conventional coal­burning power stations in Australia."

The National Energy Research Development and Demonstration Council (NERDDC) recently made a grant of $24 000 for an initial feasibility study with wind tunnel testing.

Tests with a modei should take about three months, .after which the next logical step will be tests with low-level models in the atmosphere.

"We expect it to take 18 months to two years to gather enough inform­ation to· lay down the fairly detailed specifications for a one-megawatt prototype, subject to funding," said Professor Roberts.

A prototype one-megawatt aero­dynamic platform would have ,a wing-

span of 3S to 40 metres and would produce enough power to supply approximately 1200 homes. Its weight would be approximately 3000 kilograms (about 3 tonnes), and it would have perhaps four turbines of about five metres in diameter, the eventual con-

figuration depending on WInd tunnel tests.

Because of the high energy density available in the jetstream over Australia (20 kilowatts per square metre) this project is especially suited to Australian conditions. •

Adapted and redrawn for AKA by Tim Kenney

REPRINTED FROM KITE FLIERS ASSOCIATION (Of South Australia) NEWSLETTER

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festivals ... March 1980, the whole month. The More Than Meets the Sky exhibit. At the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas. Kite workshops. 200 kites from the collection of Pat Hammond. Collections of kite books, kite stamps. Movies on request. More. Contact Pat Hammond, 215 Argyle, San Antonio, Texas 78209.

March 8, 1980. The annual Paul Garber Lecture at the Smithsonian Institution. Get tickets in advance. Membership not required this year, in Smithsonian Associates.--Contact: Tina Parker, (202) 381-6725.

March 15, 1980. Queen Kapiolani Park, Honolulu. Annual K1te Festival sponsored by Hawaii Dept. of Parks and Recreation. Registration begins 9 Ar�. Contact: Benjamin Escobido, McCoy Pavilion, 1201 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, Hawaii 96814, (808) 524-1257.

March 15, 1980. "The Great Outta Sight Kite Contest." At the south park Shopping Center on Fairview Road, Charlotte, North Carolina. 10 AM to 1 PM. Categories: most unusual; made from the local newspaper; largest; highest as seen from a helicopter; biggest disaster. Large attendance. Open to everyone. Contact: John or Scotty Parker, (704) 523-7988, who especially invite AKA'ers from outtatown.

March 15, 1980. The City of Las Vegas will sponsor the 8th Annual Kite Carnival. At Jaycee Park on Eastern and st. Louis Avenues. Categories: best decorated, most unusual, 5-minute climbs. Categories for store­bought kites. Contact Jack Morgan, 4072 East Mont Hill Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada 89121.

March 22, 1980. venice Kite Festival, on the beach. Non-competitive. Sponsored by Let's Fly a Kite (Gloria Lugo) , 13673 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey, California 90291. (213) 822-2561.

March 22, 1980. Smithsonian Kite Contest at the Washing­ton Monument grounds in the District of Columbia. Paul Garber officiating. Registration starts 10 AlIl. Point-factor system. Many categories, trophies, and prizes.

March 22, 1980. At Redwing Park. Sponsored by the Virg1n1a Beach Parks and Recreation Youth Activities Department. Contact: Lon Haigler, (804) 467-4884.

March 23, 1980. At Bull Run Park. Kite contest spon­sored by the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. Registration begins at 1: OOpm. Several thousand spectators. Contact: Tom Hudging (703) 278-8880 March 23, 1980. The Bay Area Kite Fliers fly at the San Francisco Marina Green. Contact: Leland Toy, 1883 Grand View Dr., Oakland, California 94618.

April 4, 1980. Greater Delaware 11th Annual Kite Fest1val, Cape Henlopen State Park. 11 AM to 3 PM. Contact: the Chamber of Commerce, Lewes, Delaware, or Dave Truitt, (302) 645-6459.

April 5, 6, and 7, 1980. Midlands Kite Fliers will try for the K1te Altitude Record. On the beach at the mouth of the River Dovey, opposite the town of Aberdovey. Contact Jim Whitehouse, Midland Kite Fliers, c/o 76 Oxhill Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B2l 9RH, England. April 12, 1980. Fly-In at Sandy Point State Park. Sponsored by Kites Aweigh, 36 Market Space, Annapolis, MIl 21401. (301) 268-6065.

April 26, 1980. Maryland Kite Society Festival. Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland. Point-factor competition� Age groupings. Timed climbs. Grand kite battle. Maneuvering contests. Pulling power contest. Contact: Bob Price, 3839 Dustin Rd., Burtonsville, MD 20730.

April 27, 1980. Wanstead Flats.

Essex Kite Group will fly at 2PM start. F.ngland.

May 3 to May 10, 1980. National Kite Week is now officially supported by AKA. Contact Red, or: Phil Cline, 7900 E. Riverside Dr., Pasadena; Maryland 21122.

'Mid-May, 1980. Unconfirmed. Clark County Recreation Dept. Kite Festival. Sunset Park, Las Vegas, Nevada. Contact: Jack Morgan, 4072 Mont Hill Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada 89121.

May 31 and June 1, 1980. 7th Annual Kite Fair, at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. Sponsored by the Washington Kitefliers Association. Growing into a national or international exhibition. Now accepting items for exhibit. Contact: Bob McCort, 6706 162PI.S.w., Lynnwood, Washington 98036, USA.

June 7, 1980. "Toronto Kite Competition" at the Univers­ity of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies. Prizes for performance, technical qualities; also for best decorated, etc. Ethnic traditional kite fighting. Contact: Dr. James DeLaurier, UTIAS, 4925 Dufferin st., Downsview, Ontario, Canada M3H 5T6.

June 7, 1980. International Expo�ition of Asymmetrical Kites. Burtonsville, Maryland. A novel challenge to kitecrafters. If you cannot attend in person you may compete by shipping your kite to the judging committee. Contact: Kite Lines, 7106 Campfield Road, Baltimore, M'aryland 21207, USA.

June 14 and 15, 1980. The North of England Kiters' special events for the use of kites in signalling and communications. At Wincobank and at Concord Park in Sheffield. Contact K.O.N., 94 Endsleigh Gardens, lIford, Essex, IGl 3EG, England.

June 15, 1980. 4th Annual "BacJt To The Hills" Kite Fly. At Virginia Kendall Park, Cleveland, Ohio. Sponsored by the Ohio Society for the Elevation of Kites, 3125 Corydon Rd., Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118.

June 15, 1980. Fathers' Day Contest sponsored by Come Fly A Kite Store (Dinesh Bahadur), San Francisco. At the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park. Thousands of participants.

June 22, 1980. Blackheath Kite Association, on the heath, from 2 PM. Kite fighting, with coverage by India language newspapers. Contact: K.O.N., 94 Endsleigh Gardens, lIford, Essex, IGl 3EG, England.

June 29, 1980. weston Park Kite Festival, For the British K1te Flying Assoc. At weston-Under-Lizzard, Shropshire. From 10:30 AM. Manufacturers' displays, expert displays, acrobatic kite flying, big-time competition, etc. Cold water camping facilities. Spacious. Entry fee to the park. contact: Rena Souten, 76 Oxhill Road, Birmingham, B21 9RH, England.

July 1, 1980. A new Ken Lewis Kite Festival at Ontar10 Place in Toronto, with plenty of space in which to fly.

July 12, 1980. Port of Seattle/Waterfront Park, kite contest. From 1 PM. Prizes for highest, farthest out, best kite fighting, etc.

July 19, 1980. Unconfirmed. possible kite fly at Nag's Head, North Carolina. Previous events here have always been fun. Steady wind. Beaches. Resort motels.

July 20, 1980. Seattle Sun (weekly newspaper) birthday party and point system kite contest. Factors: beauty, flight, craftsmanship. At Gasworks Park, Seattle, beginning at 1 PM.

July :'0, 1980. 4th Armual Lake Erie Islands Kite Fly. At Put-�-nay, South Bass Island, Lake Erie. Contact: Ohio Soci�ty for the Elevation of Kites, 3125 Corydon Rd., Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118.

July 26, 1980. Armual Seafair Kite Contest at Volunteer Park, Seattle. Many events: largest, smallest, beauti­fulest, straightest-up, etc. Contact Jack Van Gilder, 1925 Walnut Ave. S. W. , Seattle, Washington 98116.

July 26, 1980. Venice Kite Festival, on the beach. Non-compet�t�ve. Contact: Let's Fly a Kite, 13673 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey, Calif. 90291. (213) 822-2561.

July 27 t 1980. The Bay Area Kite Fliers fly at the Berkeley Mar�na. Contact: Leland Toy, 1883 Grand View Dr., Oakland, Cal. , 94618.

Late AUr:st, 1980. Canadian Nationai Exposition Kite Fest�va , Toronto, supervised by Ken Lewis, with many really beautiful trophies.

September 28, 1980. The Bay Area Kite Fliers fly at the San Francisco Marina Green. Contact Leland Toy, 1883 Grand View Dr., Oakland, CA 94618.

Late September or Early October, 1980. Date uncon­f�rmed. AKA Third Armual Convention and Festival. Tentatively at Seattle, Washington, hosted by the Washington Kitefliers Association.

October 25, 1980. Venice Kite Festival, on the beach. Contact: Let's Fly a Kite, 13673 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey, Calif. 90291 •. (213) 822-2561.

April 16, 1981. Potentially the largest kite-centered fest�val in history. Los Angeles 200th armiversary. The Angels' Flight Festival. 50,000 free kites to schools. Space for 1,000,000 celebrants. AKA is invited to fly as many, as beautiful, as spectacular, as possible.

FESTIVAL PLANNERS -- Publicity can begin early, perhaps six months before your happening. Send us a letter. Don't �ait for us to inquire, as we may not know enough to inquire. Info for this colmnn must be on hand clurinp, March for publication in the next issue. Your local Chamber of Commerce will love you for attracting visitors to your area.

AKA T-SHIRT ... great to we ar at festivals! Se e Back page for order form.

SPRING FEVER Continued fran front page

CONTEST RULES:

1. All contestants must show up on the field between 2pm and 4pm.

2. All contestants must wear an obvi­ously displayed number.

3. All contestants must provide their own number. In case of duplicat,e" numbers contestants-must resolve. ide ntity crisis.

4. Anybody on the field we�ririg_an obviously displayed number will 'be considered a contestant.

5. Judges will be anon.ymous. They will rove about the field asking quesl­ions and making notes.

6. Officials will circulate about the field to answer questions; reassure people that they've bee n judged; and ge ne rally act concerned.

7. Conte stants will be judged in any category the judges deem correct.

8. Contestants can also qualify for a cate gory by letting officials know what category they want to qualify for.

9. Cate gories will not be reve ale d until the judging is over. Contestants will be judged on: 10. a) their kite b) their ability c) the ir ability

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d) their charm, wit, manners and tact.

11. Because the contestants will not know who tJ,e judges are or what

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cateBories are, it is suggeste d that each contestant do his or her own thing to the best of their ability. Furthermore, that e a.ch contestant have a unique sounding noisemaker* that he or she may use to call attention to himse lf and her klte when something significant is occurlng. * Noisemakers may include bells,

whistle s, gongs, bugles, etc. Spe cial Contest: The Thre e Bridles'at 90 De grees Differe nce Contest ... ,

Anyone who has a kite that can be bridled at three different points along a plane passing through the center of the kite, such that each bridle point is at least 90 degrees from the other bridle points, wi,ll win! It must fly from all three­points.

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design & safety THE AMERICAN TRADITION SEEMS TO BE

INNOVATION IN DESIGN !!! The indefatiguable Henry Boutwell

has sent us a drawing of a kite which he calls the "Unequal Tandem Diamond." It has soft leading edges and struc­tural features resembling the Ro�allo Corner Kite. The main difference is that the front horizontal panel (wing) of Henry's kite is larger than the rear panel. In addition, .Henry's kite is ·of light weight construction.

We hope to publish kite designs more often in the future, but caution readers that they must avoid patent or copyright infringements when manu­facturing kites for sale or when pub­lishing books for profit, etc.

Henry says,

"Construction is the simplest:

1 3/16" dowel, 36" long 1/8" dOVlel, 24�' long

3 1/8" dowel, 18" long

"A small notc h, made with th e sid e of a file where the dowels cross, will help line up the dowels. Note that the wing and tail dowels are on-top of the body dowel.

"Tissue paper cover from the bottom. The rudders are staggered and are cov­ered on the inside.

"Nylon thread 'guy wires' correct any misalignment that may result from the covering.

"Try one. You'll like it."

HB

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Suggestions from he Safety and Ethics Committee of he American Kitefliers Association: -----------------000-------------------

SAFE IS SURVIVING

- Use clean, dry, non-metallic string.

- Fly in a large, clear field, totally avoiding utility vlires.

- Abandon the kite if it hangs on utility wires or poles.

- Fly i� good weather only, totally avoiding thunderstorms.

�- Don't climb trees or houses unless you are qualified and equipped.

Keep a safe distance from streets.

Gather up all grounded string; never' abandon it. Heavy-duty string (more than 15 Ihs. test strength), when draped across a • street, can cause injury or death.

Don't endanger persons, property, or other aircraft.

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FOR SMALLER FLIERS OF KITES

The Prez opened his mail not too long ago to discover he had bee n made a member of the "We Fly I em Safely Squadron". Captain Cautious of the Tacoma City Light company also sent an imaginative booklet on how to fly kites, how to make seven different kinds of kites and a list of rules for flying kites safely. Two green bumper stickers were also in the kit. A marvelous club, someone really care s out there in the great, green state of Washington. Your child can join by sending his/ her name and address, age and school to: Captain Cautious, Tacoma City Light, P.O. Box 11007, Tacoma, WA 98411

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These SIH)nestions may be reproduced

freely by kite �anufacturers, kite

merchants, kite festival mananers, or

educational nroups. Puhlishers of

books or "eriodicals may rer)rint if

credit is given AKA.

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SAFF IS COI.1FORTA£JLE

I"/ear gloves.

Wear shoes.

�ear sunglasses.

�ear sunburn protection.

Dress warmly enough for the WRather.

Avoid dehydration, intoxication, exhaustion, and hypot�ermia.

FIELD MANI'JERS

Respect roped-off or reserved areas.

A ste·acJy strinn hCl.s :.>riority over a movinn string, except in areas designated for maneuverable kites.

If your string is entangled with some other string, net close together with the other person, and collaborate

If your string droops low, stand at the downwind end of the field.

If your string stays high, stand at the upwind end of the field.

Little kites or little kitefliers have equal rightc with big ones.

Kite fighting and string cutting are only for willing competitors at announced times.

Distant voices must he heard, as well as kite sounds and string

.sounds, so don't play radios or hi-fi's.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA KITE FLIERS - NEWS

• It is a privilege to have been elected as the Northern California AKA Representative and I hope I can be of service to the AKA and the AKA nernbership of Region II.

Our local organization is somewhat loose and held together by independent Tako-Kichis. We have a newsletter that was started by Paul Walker and myself called "Kite Flyer", The San Francisro Bay Area Newsletter. Although our rrembership ranges up to about 80 we have no fonnalized club or officers and it appears that our readership prefers to have it that way.

Kiting activities generally include weekly flying at the San FrancisCX) Marina Green, Berkeley Marina and a park in Alaneda. Since we have generally a mild winter we can fly a.l.rrost year around. We have adopted the S.F. Marina Green as our "unofficial" official 'Kite Flyer' flying area. It actually isn't the best field but with a great view of the Golden Gate Bridge, sail boats on the Bay and joggers on the track, it affords plenty of diversions if the wind doesn't want to <x>operate •

I believe our current rrembership is interested mainly in kite building and flying. we have some excellent kite fighters in the area but I seldom see anyone "fighting". Of CX)urse, Dinesh Bahadur of "Come Fly A Kite" store is one of the best known ki tefliers in San FrancisCX), and is v.orking on the advancerrent of kite fighting to the extent of trying to get on "Wide World of Sports". Over a typical weekend at the "Green" you're bound to run into a number of "regulars" with something UP . George Ham is our forerrost Parafoil builder, running a close seCX)nd is 'Ibm Henry with Paul Walker. Mr. Rayrrond lee is a master of "figure"kites and is generally flying with a message attached to his bridle lines spelling out the latest holiday or endorsement for mayor. . • Peter Barr of the East Bay enjoys giant (actually just anything big) things that fly. We have several plastic ki.te enthusiasts: Sam Urner from Sacrarrento, Neil Thourbum and Vic Landry fran San Jose. Jerome Prager is an excellent Phillipino fighter kite craftsman and guitar player (which he does when he's not at the Berkeley Marina). Personally' I enjoy all types of kites and enjoy making as many as I find time to build.

leland 'Iby

·DEADLINE

Can we print YOUR news? Send all material to arrive by 8 April for the ... Spring iss� of AKA NEWS .

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA KITE FLIERS are selling this sturdy 1 4 foot Delta to raise operating funds. Wind range is 5 - 23 mph, weight 51bs, fabric is spinnaker nylon. Is apparently very stable, flys at an angle 70 - 90 degrees, and costs $125.00. See Leland Toy's address in list of Regional Representatives.

PATCHES� PATCHES� PATCHES�

For you "patch fanciers", here are the addresses for three patch offers: The 5/20 KITE GROUP patch featuring a delta kite, is available at $1.25, or 3 for $3.00 from: The 5/20 Kite Group, 1961 Hunt Club Drive, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236.

The WASHING'ION KITEFLIERS patch is yellow on Kelly green and CX)st $2.00 or 3 for $5.00. A limited number available from: Washington Kitefliers, c/o Bob M::Cort, 6706 - 162 Place, S.W., Lynn\\QOd, WA 98036.

The beautiful patch from last year's Arumal M2eting can still be ordered. It is blue, balck and white, and reads "Grand National Kite Festival, 9-23-78, Ocean City, MD." Only $1.50 each plus 25¢ postage and handling, fran: Chamber of �rce, Dept. Flight, P.O. Box 3l0-A, Rt. 1, Ocean City, MD 21842.

COMING UP SOON . . •

Look out for a needlepoint pattern for those quiet moments or rainy days. Makes an attractive AKA patch.

"UU�"""""""�"�"""�""�""<I.·.E.S"*WII ••••• __ AKA MEMBER SHOPS who discmmt 10% on kites/accessories II

Ki te City Great Winds Kites Gone with The Wind II 1201 Front street 166 S. Jackson st. 313 Clearwater Mall iii Old Sacramento, CA 95814 Seattle, WA 98104 Clearwater, FL 33515 .. TOys Ahoy (206) 624-6886 (813) 796-1529 II 249 Culver Street Pete 0: Pat Luboff The Kite Loft II Saugatuck, �II 49453 11633 Gorham Avenue 5N 2nd Street II International Kite Co. Los Angeles, CA 90049 Ocean City, �m 21842 ! ' TD'L'J\cURER'S REPORT P.O. Box 3248 (213) 820-1881 (301) 289-7855 .. � . $$$$$$$$$$$ • San Diego, CA 92103 The Kitemakers of San Francisco Kites, Kites, Kites I: • Go Fly A Kite Space A-13, Pier 39 55 Alice st. III

B 1 15 1980 $4607 09 •• 1434 3rd Avenue San Francisco, CA 94113 Oakland, CA 94607 III a ance Jan. , • • •

• New York, NY 10028 (415) 421-6222 (415) 444-0550 /I Corrmitted for newslet • • • 788.00

I Fish Creek Kite Company Kites and Other Delights Kites Aweigh II Working Balance • • • • • • • . 3586.28 Rt 1, Box 205, Hwy 42 99 1'1. 10th st., Suite 120 36 Market Space II T Shi Id 43 215 00 • .

h k I 5 1 Eugene, OR 97401 Annapolis, �m 21401 III - rts SO • • • • • • • • • F1s Cree , W 42 2

• Postcard Palace (503) 345-4856

The Kite store II Patches 4 orders • • • • • . • • • • 7.50 1 1220 No. State st. Heavenly Body Kites 848-A Yonge st. ! Book Auction . . . . . • . • • • • • . 55.60 P.O. Box 2432 409 Greene Street Toronto, Canada �14W 2H1 !iii

• Bellingham, Washington 98225 Key West, Florida 33040 (416) 964-0434 II • (305) 296-2535 II • Kitty Hawk Kites Stanton Hobby Shop, Inc. II Ca-1MITI'EES FDR 1980

p.o. Box 386 Kite Kingdom 4734 North Milwaukee Avenue !iii • Nags Head, NC 27959 Rt. 158, Sea Holly Sq., �IP 10 Chicago, IL 60630

.. • (919) 441-6094 Kill Devil Hills, NC, 27948 (312) 283-6446 :: • (919) 441-6235 l1li • Fly A Kite D eutsch Craft iii • 3850 S. Plaza Dr. The Cloud Connection Booth 239 Atlanta Flea Market' lI 1961 Hunt Club Drive 2424 P1'edmont Ave N E • Santa Ana, CA 92704 . , • •

BY-lAWS Chainnan Ted Manekin

FESTIVAIS & CCMPEI'ITIONS Chainnan Bevan Brown • (714) 545-2849 Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 Atlanta, GA 30524 IIIiI

(313) 886-6009 I11III • Wind Chimes Book Exchange II KITE • 228 N. High st. to nembers showing ID & AKA card. iii

INDUSTRY & TRADE SHa-l Chairv.anan Judy Neuger • Millville, NJ 08332 II

• (609) 327-3714 II ..............................................

SAFETY & ETI-IICS Chainnan Wood Ellis

ARCHIVES & RECORDS Chainnan Bob Price

MEMBERSHIP & PIDMCfl'IOO Chairman Phil Cline

NEWSLETI'ER

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ASSocIATion Board of Directors:

Region 1: Kathleen Corti Rt. 1, Box 64 Oakland, Maine 04963

Region 2: Edwin L. Grauel 799 Elmwood Terrace Rochester, NY 14620

Region 3: Olan Turner 1628 S. Crescent Blvd. Yardley, PA 19067

Region 4: Theodore L. Manekin 8 Charles Plaza, No.1807 Baltimore, MD 21201

Region 5: Ay1ene Goddard Rt. 1, Box 135 Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948

Region 6: Judith Neuger 4500 Chagrin River Chagrin Falls, OH 44022

Region 7: Toben Schilck RR 1, Box 205 Fish Creek, Wis. 54212

Region 8: William'Kloefkorn 2502 No. 63 Lincoln, Neb. 65807

Region 9: Michael G. Freeman 3804 �lest 2nd St. Wichata, KA 67203

Region 10: David Checkley 678 W. Prospect Seattle, WA 98119

Region 11: Leland Toy 1883 Grand View Dr. Oakland, CA 94618

Region 12; Gloria Lugo 13763 Fiji Way Marina del Rey, CA 90291

Region 13: Garry w...;odcock 1055 Shawnmarr Rd. No. 68 Mississauga, Ontario Canada, L5H 3V2

The Officers elected for 1980

President: W.O. (Red) Braswell 10,000 Lomond Dr. Manassas, VA 22110

First Vice President: Theodore L. Manekin 8 Charles Plaza, No. 1807 Baltimore, MO 21201

Second Vice President Philip Cline 7900 E. Riverside Dr. Pasadena, MD 21122

Third Vice President Wood Ellis 6216 North 18th Rd. Arlington, VA 22205

Corresponding Secretary: Margo Brown 6636 Kirkley Ave McLean, VA 22101

Recording Secretary: Helene Sachs 36 Market Space Annapolis, MD 21401

Treasurer: Reggie Morris 5221 North 5th St. Arlington, VA 22203

Directors-at-Large

Robert L. Brickley P.O. Box 1126 Dayton, OH 45401

Margo Brown 6636 Kirkley Ave McLean, VA 22101

Philip Cline 7900 E. Riverside Or. Pasadena, MD 21122

Wood Ellis 6216 North 18th Rd. Arlington, VA 22205

Robert Ingr.aham 315 N. Bayard St. Silver Clty, NM 88061

Reggie Morris 5221 North 5th St. Arlington, VA 22203

Helene Sachs 36 t-1arket Space Annapolis, MO 21401

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K/Te�UerS RssoclRTion Edi tor Sheila Tooze

IDMINATING FOR RETURN MAIL, HELP US BY FILLING IN YOUR RETURN ADDRESS ON THE HAILING LJ\BEL:

Chairn1aIl alan Turner NATIONAL KITE WEEK

TO: Chainnan Phil Cline

WAYS & MEANS

ZIP:

Chairman Ted Manekin STANDARDS AND SANCTIONING

Chairman leland Toy AMERICAN KITEFLIERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEMlJEIlSllIP APPLICATION

Name: Date:

Mailing ADDRESS:

Zip:

We occasionally share our mailing list for. uses we consider beneficial to the membership. If you do not wish to have your name made available to others, please indicate below ..

Please don't include my name.

�ndicate category of m���ership desired:

SINGLE MEMBER�HIP. $5.00

(OR)

F!�ILY MEMBERSHIP. $5.00 for first member, $1.00 each for each additional member in the same household. List first names of other family members:

For USA 1st class mail add $1.00 . • • . • • • • $ For Canada or Mexico, add $1.00; other foreign add $2.00 .

Mail this application with check· or money Payable to AKA order to: Welca O. (Red) Braswell, President, AkA, 10,000 Lomond Drive, TOTAL REMITTANCE: Manassas, v� 22110, U�A

(flrst member)

($1 x No. Added Members)

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and attaching inst.rtmmts to the basket is a lot of hard work. It is even harder to hold the balloon open at the throat during the long tine it takes ,to blow it up, first with a noisy gasoline engine fan and then with that terrible burner which will singe your hair at a huildred feet. Pulling on the crown n>pe to keep the bag CMay from the

burner flane at the last few nments is also hard won. I quickly leamed that 00t air ballooning is a young person's sport and not for senior citizens. However, I am a detennined guy and stayed with it.

But, as I said befom, I am content rDW and have gone back to flying kites which is whem my mal love was all along.

MARYIAND KITE SOCIETY AWARD .. ___ - - - - - - ., . ' , . ' . Yesl I would like to advertise my interest.

At l.ts Arumal . �ting on 27 JaI?-uary'

I' Send me'the official red and blue AKA T-shirt. I the MKS awarded ,the l.r Order of the Kite '" ,

to Wyatt Brunmitt and Harry Sauls. Con-" .�

I celebrities recognized in earlier years gratulations to you both! Other kiting

I Name Address

with this award are Dr •. Paul E. Garber, , City State ________ Zip

I lbbert M. Ingraham, I:Onina C. Jalbert Please check the appropriate box below. and Francis M. lbgallo.

I 0 Small 0 Med I have enclosed $5 per shirt plus $1.50

I CAMPUS LIFE MAGAZINE • • • o Large 0 XLrge in shipping costs. (For 5 or more shirts

I add 5OC, In Va. add 4% sales tax.)

I • • • will be running a cover pictum $ T ota! Allow 3 weeks for delivery.

of kites and a pictum story in its • Make checkpayable toAKA See picture page 7 ..I Mar� issue. With a'readership of .. ________ _

over' one million, � sb:>uld see even IlDm interest in our favourite passtine! Mall to: T-Shirt. Reggie Morris. AKA Treasurer. 5221 N 5th Street. Arlington VA 22203 . . . .

A<4N:l.4S AMERICAN KITEFLIERS ASSOCIATION WELCA D. (RED) BRASWELL, PRESIDENT 10,0,00 LOMOND DRIVE MANASSAS, VIRGINIA 22110 USA

(MEMBERSHIP EXPIRED????????)

NON-PROFIT BULK RATE

U. S. POSTPIIID ALEX., VA

PERMIT NO.257