American Kitefliers Association

AKA NEWS Vol. III, No. 5 Very Late October 1981

HOUSTON'Sl: a compact but classy convention

STAIRWAY TO T HE STARS . Don Hering's short-l ived but s pe ctacul ar train of Flexifo il s , airbo rne for about 2 minutes before t he wind die d. Le ffler pho to .

by Fran L aw Virginia Beach , VA

When the notice came that the AKA conven­t ion would be held in 1I0uston , Texas , my s ister/p artner , Peggy Lachman and I began working a l ittle l onger and harder in order to go . On O ctober 12 we p �cked the car with kites and he aded for Texas by way o f New Orleans . We had lovely we ather and a view o f our country we had never seen- ­sugar cane , cotton and rice fields , the Gul f o f Mexico and the mighty Mis s is s ipp i, o il pump s , l evees , l ive o ak trees draped with Sp anish Mos s , rol l ing hil l s and l and so fl at and low it mus t be buil t up 6 ft. before starting cons truct ion--plenty o f sp ace fo r man and animals .

Hous ton jump s up l ike a s teel and glass giant s cre aming "MO NEY , " and in the middle of al l this , Don Hering we l comed about 60 AKA members to the Shamro ck Hilton , a truly elegant hotel w ith p as t and present glory- -Texas - s ize chandel iers and a Texas ­s ize swimming pool we didn't get a chance to use !

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HOUSTON '81: a compact but classy convention

While the thunde r thundered outs ide on Friday , we hel d our annual membe rship meeting . We succeeded in b lending our individual and mutual --but diverse --needs as AKA members . When the rain s topped we went out to fly kites , not prepared for the mos quitoes and fire ants in the wet gras s . The l o ca l TV news cove red thi s event .

Friday night the auction proved to be fun for a l l . Steve Edeiken paid $250 for a Texas "Lone Sta r " umb re l la to go with his 25 "Lone Star" Ra inbows . Jane Ambrose auctioned the shirt right off her ba ck .

Saturday was a beautiful day with sun , wind , and temperature in 80's --we flew kites all day . We watched a bal let in the sky with Steve 's Rainbows and two new manufa cturers , Trlby and Hyperkite s . A Smithsonian photographer took p i ctures from a perch on the end of a crane . Don Hering lost a bet with S teve Ede iken because he was not able to keep his 50 ( count 'em) 50 Skys ails airborne for 5 minute s . I t was truly a wild and wonde r­ful day , complete with Texas b

'a r -be -que

and chuckwagon beans .

Saturday night we dressed for dinne r , and in a more subdued manne r Ma rgo and Bevan Brown passed out awa rds . One went to a Texan , John Jordan , who ha s written a mo s t del ightful book on making kites from throw-away items , such as meat trays and IBM cards . Another award went to Bob Pri ce for his hobby horse kite -b ike -ree l ; another t o Bob Hoddy , a fi reman and new kite dea ler from S cottsdale , AZ, for his enthus iasm and participation in the auc­tion . Corey Jensen won a prize for his Coke can and string!

A trip to NASA on Sunday kept us up in the air - as we lis tened to the guide explain the problems of spa ce trave l , l ike how does one go to the bathroom . Some of us sat in a seat that was used aboard the spa ce capsule . Then while some went to fly kites while waiting for flights home -we had to round 'em up and "carry 'em b a ck to ole Virginny".

Thank you! Thank you ! Don Hering --y'all done rea l good !

babblings ... rrom BrooIf5

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Jus t as I was about to write the cover arti cle for this i s sue , two uns o l i cited contributions arrived in the ma il whi ch individua l ly and togethe r , sum up th� pleasures of Hous ton pretty we l l .

We gave the lead to Fran Law , who with her s i ster Peggy La chman , ope rates Kra zy Kites in Vi rginia Bea ch , VA . And to the indomi ­tab le and undup l i catable Dom Ja lbert we , have devoted the first ever AKA NEWS pul l -out Spe cial Supp lement , printing his entire letter "a s presented".

Another fine contribution comes from Steve Berns tein of Arl ington , VA , who ha s pro­vided plans and notes on his ve rs ion of Hiro i 's owl kite .

We thank these good folk for thei r e f ­forts , and e a ch , of course , will re ceive the contributo r 's patch .

You .'l l also note s ome nifty l ittle "kite cuts " s ta rting to sneak into our copy. The se are the work of New England Regional Director Kitty Corti , who ha s gra cious ly allowed us to steal them from her booklet I Want to Fl y a Kite !

We have enough ove rflow from this i s sue to put mos t of the next one together pretty fa s t . I 'm going to shoot for pub l i cation before Christma s , though past perfo rmance keeps me from promi s ing . I f you wish to contribute , get materials to us befo re De cember 1.

Cheers !

HO USTO N HIGHLI GHTS ( oppo s i te ) : (cl o ckwise from upper L) ( l) Leonard Conover from ' Del awar e with Hod Taylor de lta -Conyne ; ( 2) Bruce Kennington's 12-ft dodecagon; ( 3) Brooks Leffler and Member's Cho i ce; ( 4) 50 Rainbow s tars , f lown by Steve Edeiken and Wayne Grau; ( 5) Corey Je nsen and s e cond -best s tring winder ; ( 6) Lucien Gibeaul t f rom Quebe c; ( 7) New kid on the blo ck: John Caiazza ' s Hype rkites . PHOTO CRE DITS: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, Copyright Theodore L . Manekin ; 2, Brooks Leffler; 6, Dave Che ckley .

theword from Our Leader. ...

Hurrah for Hous ton! Don Hering , Geof Nesos s i , and the rest of the "Gang of 6" gave us a real Texas -s tyle wel come . Those that were there wil l have fond memo ries . Those o f you who weren 't , mi s s ed a great time . The count wa s about 60, not large , but what a great group !

The Trade Committee met o n Thursday , O ctober 15, and had a good sess ion. The annual bus ine s s meeting , on O ctober 16, was probably the mo s t productive yet . The main a chievements included :

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the e s tab l i s hment of an AKA member chapter policy based on Bob Pri ce 's proposal .

a de ci s ion to annua l ly publish an AKA directory with an appendix of AKA­a s s o ciated trade l i stings . An infor ­mal l i s t wi ll be ava i lable i n the interim fo r the cos t of dup l i cation and mail ing from AKA headquarters in Baltimo re.

a deci s ion to change to a fixed annual dues renewal date . Renewal s wi l l b e pro-rated o n conversion . The effe ctive date will be determined by the Exe cutive Committee and announced in De cemb e r ; thi s change will permit the pub l i ca tion of a more current directory. The dire ctory wi l l be sent to a l l members after the first annual renewal cycle .

A summary of is pub l i shed them either

the bus ine s s meeting minutes in this news lette r . Read

be fore or after you fly a kite , your option .

The auction wa s the wilde s t , woo l iest , and mos t hilarious yet! There were top qual i ­ty items , and all s o l d for generous (AKA thanks you) amount s . Details elsewhere .

Friday a fternoon we went out to fly for a l i ve T V spot and to try out the field . The TV spot wa s great cove rage , but the "s ite" was a b i t swampy and o ccup ied by indignant fire ants . Fo rtunately , the field had dried we l l by Saturday for the Festival , and we warned tho se wandering around with their eyes toward the sky to wat ch out for ant hil l s .

The Festival went ve ry wel l , and your "Pre s . " even b rought his kite for a change . The members we re a l l great about he lping with the Fes tival --about a third of those attending volunteered to work and served as j udges and a s s i s tants . All events went very smoothly .

Fo rtunately , Margo , my right hand /commit­tee -o f -one was there with me . She helped everywhe re , and I couldn't have managed without he r .

Sunday , after the convention , we gathered about 30 people to vi sit the NASA Hous ton Spa ce Flight Center . I t was impress ive event to tho se o f us fami l ia r with the Smiths onian's National Air and Spa ce Museum . We took a tour of Houston Flight Control , then wandered through the othe r bui ldings on our own . One display cons i s ­ted of a Sa turn V moon landing ro cket laid out ho rizonta l ly with all the module s . WOW! is that impre s s ive !

After the tour we had lunch and flew kites at Crystal Lake to relax before starting the j ourney home .

My thanks to a l l for your support in making this a fantastic weekend !

SEE YO U O N THE FLYI NG FIE LD!

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Bevan Brown Pres ident , AKA

INSECTUS INCENDIARIUS

The only redeeming facto r on thi s particu­lar Houston Hus tler wa s the fa ct that it was sma rt enough to lea rn to fly a kite in order not to b e stomped . The infamous Texas Fire Ant was in more ways than one a roya l pain!

--Margo Brown .���� �� �� � �������� � ���� ..

Co rre s ponding Secretar y Re po rt by Ma rgo Brown . Correspondence by phone brings greetings from our founde r , Bob Ingraham . He wishes he could be with us , but events have prevented him and Ha ze l from b eing in Houston . Va l and Mel Govig s end their greetings and best wishes for a succe s s ful convention.

There were over 900 i tems of co rrespon­dence so far this yea r . AKA co rrespon­dence cove red 14 countries and a l l but 11 of ··the 50 s tates . Ma rgo s tated that she ha s two initial commitments for future convention s ites and a sked fo r more . Dave Che ckley and Corey Jensen s ubmitted two more proposals .

Archives Re port by Bob Price . Archives presently consist o f f i l ing cab inets containing organi zation papers o f impor­tance , Constitution, By-Laws , News l etters and assorted correspondence . Dom Ja lbert suggested that the AKA s o l i cit from Bob Ingraham and Val Govig impo rtant items dea ling with AKA and a set of b a ck i s sues of Kite Lines for 'the a r chive s .

Surve y Report - Pat Gi l ga llon conducted a survey o f AKA members a ttending Seattle Convention . Re sults entered into minutes . (Report next i s sue --Ed . )

By Laws Committee . on behalf of the fol lowing propo s ed laws .

Ted Manekin presented By Laws Co mmittee the changes to the AKA by

( 1) Change from co rporate seal from Virginia to Ma ryland .

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( 2) Add "that the terms o f the new Directors -at-Large sha l l com­mence with that o f the pres ident on January 1 following the annual meeting . "

These changes will be voted on at the 1982 annual meeting.

Results of AKA 1981 e l e ctions were read. Commencing January 1 , 1982:

President Ja ck Van Gilder Region 6 Director Judy Neuger Region 7 Dire ctor Toby S chl i ck Region 8 Dir e ctor Brian Volkman Region 9 Di rector M i chae l Freeman

Bevan Brown opened nominations for Dire c­tors -at-La rge . Dave Che ckley presented Ja ck Van Gilder's l i s t :

Carl Brewer Ken Conrad John Dusenberry

Bob M cCort Lynn M cCort M i l ly Mul la rky

Brooks Leffler was nominated from the floor , and nominat ions were closed. Since the re are s even seats and e ight nomina ­tions , the l i s t was amended .by represen­tatives from Wa shington State , removing Lynn McCo rt 's name . Bob Price ca l led for the vote. B ruce Kennington s e cond. Vote was unanimous . List of proposed officers read by Dave Che ckley:

1s t Vi ce Pre s . Dave Che ckley 2nd Vi ce Pre s . Carl Brewer 3rd Vi ce Pres . John Dusenberry Co rre sponding Sec. Bob M cCort Re cording Sec . Milly Mullarky Treasurer B i l l Lee

Members and Member Clubs Re port by Bob Pri ce . Bob moved that the Chapter Develop ­ment P o l i cy a s printed in the Augus t AKA news letter be adopted . Cons iderable dis cuss ion fo l lowed with severa l amend­ments being offered by Pat Gilgallon on beha l f of Hank S zerlag, who was unable to attend. (Thi s dis cus sion was interrupted by adj ournment for l unch, during whi ch the Trade Committee and the Board met in prepa ration fo r the afternoon's bus i ­ne s s --Ed . ) . Mos t of the amendments pro ­posed were app roved , and the Chapter Development p o l i cy , as amended , was adopted . (Ful l text in next i s sue . --E d. )

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liitevents De cember 12, 1981. Na tio na l Ding-A- Ling Da y Kite F ly. A no the r inimitab le Geo rge Fohs p ro ductio n at Fort McHe nry, Ba lti­mo re , MD. C o nta ct: GEORGE FOHS , (301) 483-4776

Janua ry 1, 1982. 9th Annual 'Pro te s t the Bowls ' kitefly. Pos s ib ly a t Golde n Ga rde ns Park , Sea ttle . C ommitte d b y the He re s y Committee of the Wa shingto n Kite ­flie rs As s o cia tio n. Co nta ct: BOB MCCORT, 6706 162nd P la ce S . W . , Lynnwoo d , WA 98036.

Ma rch 13, 1982. 15th Annua l Oahu Kite F l ying C o ntes t, a t Queen Kap io la ni Pa rk in Ho no lulu. Conta ct: .BOB ESCOB I DO , Pa rks a nd Re crea tio n (Sp o rt Depa rtme nt) 650 South King S treet, Ho no lulu , Hawa ii 96813. Pho ne (808) 523- 4631.

Ma rch 13, 1982. Unco nfirme d. Ope n to the public. The a nnua l Paul Ga rb e r Le cture a t the Smiths o nia n I ns titutio n in Washingtbn, D. C .

Ma rch 14, 1982. Unco nf irme d. 54th Annua l Zilke r Pa rk Kite Contes t. Aus tin, Texa s .

Ma rch 20 1982. S to ne Mounta in Annua l Kite E ndura nce C o ntes t. Nea r Atla nta , GA Conta ct: S TO NE MO UNTA I N PARK, (404) 469- 9831 o r RON WI TT (404) 352-3368.

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Ma rc� 21, 1982 . Unco nfirme d. Usua lly a big crowd. S ix th Annual 'Come Soar With Us l kite co ntes t a nd a irshow . · Bull Run Regiona l Pa rk, Virginia , USA .

Ma rch 27, 1982. Unco nfirme d. 16th A nnua l Smiths o nia n Kite Fes tival a t the Wa shing­to n Mo nume nt g rounds in the Dis trict o f Co lumb ia .

April 10, 1982. Unco nfirme d. 5th Annual Kites Awe igh Kite F ly co- spons o re d with the Ma ryla nd Pa rk S e rvice a t Sa ndy Po int S ta te Pa rk . (Wes t s ide o f Ches apeake Bay b ridge) Wo rkshop 10AM-12PM . Reg is tra tio n for fly is f rom noo n to 1PM. Ra in da te is Sunda y, Ap ril 11. For info ca ll KI TES AWEIGH , (301) 268- 6065.

April 11, 1982. Te nta tive . Dogwoo d Fes tiva l Kite C o nte s t. Pa rk, Atla nta , Ga . Co nta ct: (404) 352-3368.

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Goo d F rida y, 1982. Unco nf irme d. Pho ne firs t . Greate r De lawa re 12th Annua l Kite Fe s tival, Cape · He nlope n S ta te Pa rk. 11AM to 3PM . Co nta ct: THE CHAMBER OF COM­MERCE , LEWES , DE LAWARE , o r DAVE TRUI TT, (302) 645- 6459.

April 11- 12, 1982. The Europea n Kite Extravaga nza 1982, Bla ckhea th , Lo ndo n Provis io na l P rogramme I nclude s : C o dy ma n lifting team , Europea n k ite f ighting champ io nship , b lindfold s tunt f lying with a ca lle r a nd fas te s t team to a s semb le a Wa ldof box . Conta ct: DAVI D WHI TE , B la ck­hea th Kite As s o cia tio n, 29 We llingto n S treet, Lo ndo n SE 18 6TW, 01 854- 8888.

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associaTion DOMINA C. JALBERT

Co-Founder & Life Member

October 24 1981

Mr. Brooks Leffler - Editor American Kitefliers Association

1104 Fidelity Building

210 Charles Street

Baltimore MD. 21201

Dear Mr. Leffler:

425 Wavecrest Court

Boca Raton, Florida 33432

Herewith my observation of the A K A

Convention held last week in Houston.'

Please print in AKA Newsletter as presented.

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I strongly recommend that to qualify for the ppizes, a kite has to have been flown successfully �uring of the kite fly day/days where everyone can observe its "performance" and judging taken from the· general "Air Borne" time allocated for judging, by Airborne Time that is when the flying area has been reached and kite flyers start to put their p�ide and joy in the air, with no specific time for this operation within reason, One can't wait till the last hour and must have participated during general flight conditions within reason. Comprehensice Constes.t should be eliminated.

We are basicly interested in the promotion of getting the populace interessed in kite flying and we should strive to attain this objective and make it possible for new-comers to receive Attention with their creations. NONE of the officials should be allowed to compete for prizes. BUT should have the priviledge to show their kites and encourage the new comers. Special awards should be given to officials in the form of plaques or whatever will encourage them to retain their interest' and support. Let's look at it this way--- It's like a grammar school student competing against a Oollege Senior " No Contest" but the the College Senior help the grammar stUdent and point our the wonderful road· ahead by

' continuously trying to' improve his present project

and work himself up to the College Senior level, and someday the graduate daY$ill come for the grammar school student whoc will come along and win a major Kite ?ontest or be the outstanding Man at the Kite Festi var. ,:

Kite conxtest and or �estival in various locations. I find that if the leaders contact some of the looal social clubs, such as the Lions, Rotary Kiwanians etc., who will act as sponsors somewhere along the line they will have no fifficulty in obtaining from the City Fathers permits to conduct the Kite Day and even will join in the selection of a proper place. In this manner the local newspapers will give good publicity and a good chanoe foe T V coverage.

I have given Parafoils as prizes for people attending the previous "workshop" and also for the Flying Day. The conditions are that these Parafoils be raffled out and to qualify, two pelple must attend the designated event be it who they may, providing they are together on the same raffle ticket.

General comments about the attendance at the Convention. We should have a location of medium prices, area if possible where one. if desired, eat out without having to hire a cab etc., or do sbme shopp� for "something" to take back home. all within walking distance if possible. We're not joggers we are kite flyers.

During the past years outstanding kites always by the same group hace collected the prizes. Let's not have medal collectors but genuine A K A promoters who can do so much good and have a lot of satisfaction in helping in lieu of collecting. It's a wonderfull feeling to know that you have indoctrinated a family into the recreation and art of kite making and the science of kite flying.

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We had the most amicable group that I can remember ever assembled under the leadership of our president and lets keep up the

.good work,

talk kites, sleep kitrs, dream kites and make kites! fly k1tes and a brand new World will open up for all of us and we w1ll be a�zed at the many new friends we will add to our list and A K A membersh1p.

The above are just opinions from one of your original.

fo�ders • . If you agree with me--!!.Fine"if you don't let's get commuIucat10ns al1ve in AKA newsletters and bring some needed life into our organization, and don't forget to back up our new president as well as we have our recent president and his staff of officers.

APENDIX The tent set-up was great, the foo� was excellent and that roast beef

Oh La La t'was delicious, The drinks and the people who gave of their time and sacrificed enjoying flying kites, how well I know because r noticed some in the tent (in the food and drink area) were droooooling at the beautiful sight of the most fabulous kite exhibition ever produced.

The display booths were well presented and much good followhsip'was enjoyed and new acquaintances were made. Even after the banquet when these were in the process of being dismantled good followhsip was evident in the cooperation of one helping each another.

The spectacular display of the two train of "Stunt Kites" for the Smithsonian photographer and his reporter who were up on the platform supported by the highest crane available. The then Jalbert Parafoil putti� on his two bits who at the request of the Smithsonian people placed his Parafoil in a manner so as if it was supporting the Astrodome at a distance as a background.We're now anxious to receive copies of the Smithsonian that will not only show (we hope) the field events but also the.indoor display in all of its colors anq diversifications of kites.

I also noted many AKA members talking with stanangers who hAd stopped to witness the beautiful display, A family who was on t1meir way further South decided to stay for the rest of the day. S'toooo bad we did not have AKA application forms to pass out witn the "How to form a chaptei:" With continued efforts, process of iliminations of things that need to be corrected we'll have a mighty fine National Organization.

Rick Kinnaird did a magnificient job of auctioner and somehow I think this could be his new career. Our president Bev Brown did a great job as M C with his beautif�l wife Margo bot doing bad herself either.

I wonder how many hours Pat Gillgallon has spent preparing and getting out all the information that was passed out and this is also applicable to everyone who contributed to preparing the Convention. Don Hering and his helper Jeff received everyone as if they were en�ering "Heaven" WOW what a wonderful group,on' of which I am proud to belong.

The slides showing various aspect of life in Chin� demonstrated by Dave Checkley was most educational and prove to me that Ch*namen are not all in the laundry business with "No tickee- No washee", but indeed highly artistic minded and wonderful ingenious ·people. !

Until our next Convention---­

One of your Co-Founder and Life Member

1�1�1� � I 'II.merl�lIn KITeFLlers

IIssoclaTion DOMINA C. JALBERT

Co-Founder & life Member

Mr. B�ooks Leffler - Editor American Kitefliers Association 1104 Fidelity Building 210 N Charles Street Baltimore, Md. 21201

Dear Mr. Leffler:

425 Wavecrest Court

Boca Raton, Florida 33432

Ootober 24 1981

I come to present my observations of my trip to the A K A Convention in Houston last week.

I was met at the Airport in mid-morning of the 15th of October by one of the of�icials of the AKA and reported to the ho�el, where I checked in and then joined the group who had arrived earlier. It was great to meet all of them and see some familliar faces and renew our friendship, also to meet new-comers for the Convention.'

?For mal meetings in general are much too long and. become boring with l,.ong debates on issues that can be. simplified.

I.shall comments especially on the kite-flying days which were the most specticular of any various configurations of kites assembly anyone had ever seen

The followship was remarkable. Everyone was trying to help each other and it was impossible to pick out the most outstanding kite although some were extraordinarily one of a kind. There were numerous trains of various assortments of kites; from birds with flapping wings to a wide variety of deltas, box and various configurations too nymerous to mentioned. Some had trouble getting adjusted for successful flight. By successful flight I mean flight that remain airborn for a long time fullfilling the. dream of its maker/owner, that in itself represented many hours of "Labor of Love" The most simple three stick and the two stick kites were very beautifjl to observe and their performance of great stability. Some needed more tails than others but they all flew very well.

I firmly recommend that on future constest and Festivals that to qualify for the Comprehensive Contest award the owner and his representative should have the ki$e in the �ir like the majority that had been flying during "The Day". Some kites came down on the initial flight, some adjustments were repeatedly made with the end result a beautiful p�rformance. What good is all of the "Cheese Cake" such as Art, Workmanship Originality if the darn thing can not or will not p�rform like the majori ty of the kites flying djr.ing "Flight Day/Days"

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ifitevents April 24, 1982. Unco nfirme d. 16th Annua l Ma ryland Kite Fes tival . Fo rt McHe nry Na tio nal Mo nume nt a nd His to ric Shrine , Ba l timo re . Co nta ct: CARO LYN S TAPLES , 7361 Ke rry Hill C t., C o l umb ia , MD 21045. One o f the ma jo r eve nts , a t a g reat s ite .

April 25, 19"82. Unconfirme d. 3rd Annual Coope r Rive r Kite F l y. Penns a uke n, New Je rse y. Ba cke d b y the De lawa re Val l e y Kite So cie ty. Conta ct: J. FRANCIS GRAMKOWSKI , 33 Eve rg reen La ne . Ha ddo nf ie l d, NJ 08033. Pho ne (609) 429-5735.

Ap ril 25, 1982. WELl Ra dio Kite F l y , New Haven, C T. Co nta ct: THE BEN F RANK LI N KI TE SHOPPE , Mys tic (203) 536- 7004.

Ma y 2, 1982. 3rd Annua l B ucks Co unty, PA Kite Fes tival . E a ch yea r this eve nt ha s ope ned Na tio nal Kite Week a nd has grown s teadil y with a ttenda nce b y kite rs f rom the Mid-Atl a ntic a rea . Hel d a t C o re C reek Pa rk , be twee n La ngho rn, PA a nd Newtown, FA. Spo ns o re d by B ucks C o . Dep t. of Pa rks and Re crea tio n a nd the G rea te r Delawa re Va lley Kite So cie ty. Co nta ct: O LAN TURNER , 1628 S. C re s ce nt Blvd., Ya rdley, PA 19067. Pho ne : (215) 493- 2153.

Ma y 2, 1982. F irs t Annua l Mae Fes t, Fra nkenmuth , MI . Wil l co nclude with g ra nd kite fes tiva l /compe titio n. De ta il s to come . Co nta ct: AUDREY & GENE FISCHER , Kite Kraft, S chool Haus S qua re , F ra nke n­muth , MI

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Ma y 16, 1982. F irs t A nnual Delawa re Co unty, PA Kite F l y . Ros e Tree Park , Route 252, Me dia , PA. Spo ns o re d b y Delawa re Co unty Parks a nd Re crea tio n Dep t. a nd the -Grea te r De lawa re Va l l e y K ite So ciety. Co nta ct: O LAN TURNER , Ya rdley, PA Pho ne : (215) 493- 2153 o r TERRY SMI TH , S upt. of Re crea tio n (215) 891- 2391.

Ma y 23, 1982. I NBANK Kite F l y, Wes te rl y, RI . Co nta ct: THE BEN FRANK LI N KI TE SHOPP E, M ys tic - (203) 536- 7004.

June 6, 1982. M ys tic K ite F l y Community C e nte r, M ys tic, C T . C o nta ct: THE BEN F RANKLI N KI TE SHOPPE , M ys tic (203) 536- 7004.

June 20, 1982 Te nta tive . Fathe r's Da y Kite Fes tival , San F ra ncis co ; CA . Co nta ct: MICHAE L M cFADDE N , (415) 282- 3778.

Re gul a r no - no tice kite fl ying, eve ry even cal e nda r numbe re d Saturda y , a t Highb a nks Me tro Pa rk , C o l umb us , Ohio . Kite to uris ts , b ide a while in C o l umb us a nd s o cia l ize on the f ie l d.

Go ne with the Wind Kite C l ub o f Atla nta flies eve ry 3rd S unda y o f mo nth . Va rio us s ites . Co nta ct: RON WI TT (404) 352- 3368.

WHAT 'S COMI NG UP I N YO UR AREA? We 'l l l is t it if w e know abo ut it a t leas t two mo nths ahe a d o f time . S e nd b rief de ta il s to me a t the Asso cia tio n a ddre s s , o r cal l me a t home eve nings befo re 11 E . T. (301) 565- 0445.

m��fing ... Bevan Brown re ques ted a dis cussion of the sugges tion o f pub l i ca ti o n of a n AKA dire c­to ry. B ruce Ke nni ngto n moved tha t the AKA annual l y pub lish a d i re cto ry of members , a nd much dis cus s i o n a nd seve ra l ame ndme nts fol lowed . The f i nal mo ti o n as ame nded wa s passed , a nd p rovided tha t the AKA a nnua l l y publish a n alphabeti ca l d i re cto ry of membe rs (excep t fo r thos e members who have indica ted tha t they do no t want to sha re thei r name s ) with a n app e ndix of kite re tailers , ma nufa cture rs , a nd dis tributo rs who a re memb e rs of the trade group . The dire cto ry be s e nt to a l l AKA members , a nd a n i nformal l i s t will be avai lab le i n the i nte rim from AKA headqua rte rs fo r cos t a nd pos tage .

The mo tion was s e conded a nd passed .

Bruce moved tha t AKA membership be ,placed on an a nnua l b a s i s a nd the a nnua l renewa l da te be Sep tember 1s t. I n the e nsui ng dis cus s i o n Bob P ri ce ame nded the mo tion to r'ead " the a nnua l da te to be designa ted b y the Executive Commi ttee , " the mo ti o n passed a s amended.

Pres . B rown ca lled for nomi na tions for the Nomi na ti ng /E l e ctio ns Commi ttee .

The fo l lowing members we re nomi na ted:

Jud y Neuge r Dave Che ckle y Tob y S chl i ck Ke n Co nrad B rooks Leffle r Bevan B rown

Nomina ti o ns were closed by a cclama tion.

All nomi nees we re app roved by a cclama tion. ,

Bruce Ke nningto n moved tha t the mee ti ng be adjourned . Se co nd by a cclama tion. Pa ssed b y a cclama ti o n.

The AKA Annual Bus i ness Meeti ng adj ourned a t app roxima te l y 2: 45 p . m . to go fly kites !

Respe ctfully submi tted ,

Margo B rown

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the AKA liapi coat

Dave Che ckl e y ha s found a manufa cture r i n Hamamatsu who will make red-whi te - a nd-blue AKA Hapi coa ts a nd head ba nds (Ha chi-Maki ) like those wo rn b y Japa nese ki te teams .

The coa ts come i n 2 s i zes : La rge ( 72 cm shoulder, 93 cm L ) a nd Sma l l ( 6 5 cm shoul ­der, 80 cm l o ng ) . E i the r will fit mos t people . Co s t i s $25. 00 e a ch , 50% with o rder, bala nce COD. Dep o s i t no t refund­ab le excep t a s below .

Headb a nds a re m1n1mum o rder f�ts all .

a l s o R-W- B , $2.00 each , 5 , same te rms . One s i ze

We mus t o rder a m 1n1mum run o f 48 coa ts of o ne s i ze b y De cemb e r 15, o r no dea l , a nd a l l depos i ts will be refunded . I f i nsuf­ficient o rders fo r mo re tha n o ne run, all coa ts wi l l be made i n s ame s i ze , a nd l a te come rs re funded .

Send qua nti ty a nd s ize p refe re nce with che ck fo r 50% dep o s i t ASAP to :

David Che ckle y 6 78 W . P ro spe ct Sea ttle , WA 98119

FREE RIPSTOP

Ca ro le Johns to n of Ma riah Ki te Compa ny te lls us tha t the y throw awa y a n abundance of s crap rips top ea ch da y tha t the y'd jus t a s soon give to wo rthy kite fliers . On a firs t- come , fi rs t- s e rved b a s i s , the y'll send you as much as you wis h , fo r the cos t of shipp i ng . No choi ce of col o r o r s i ze , unless you wa nt to come p i ck through yourself . To l l -f ree o rders , eve n! Ca l l Ca role o r Joe Val e nti a t 800/523-2572, o r wri te o r vis i t Ma riah , 490 E a s to n Road , Ho rsham , PA 19044.

THE GREAT KITE

AUCTION As we go to p res s . ha rd data o n the 1981 Great Kite Auction is still not i n ha nd . Probab ly, it res ides i n Do n He ri ng 's di rt y la undry somewhe re . With luck , he 'll need that shi rt befo re the next i s s ue a nd will dis cove r the " a uction li s t a nd fo rwa rd it to us . Mea nwhi le , the fo llowi ng f rom co llective memo ry.

Best estimate is that the a uction b ro ught in abo ut $3, 000. Qua ntity of items wa s down thi s yea r , b ut qua lity was high , a nd prices we re too , which was good fo r AKA but probab ly a bit start li ng to the new­come rs and passe rs-by i n atte nda nce . Rick Ki nna i rd wa s the p rima ry a uctioneer, with Do n He ring cove ri ng unt i l Ric k's p la ne arrived .

The ha rde s t - fo ught bidd i ng due l was be­tween Do n He ri ng a nd S teve Edeike n, fo r a rip stop Lo ne -Sta r umb re lla ( !) ha nd -made by Red B raswell. S i nce it matched his spectac ula r t ra i ns of Lo ne - Sta r kites , Steve wa nted it wo rse tha n Do n, a nd took it fo r $250.

Steve 's o nly othe r p urcha se wa s a ha lf­empty can of Off , which seemed wo rth $7 afte r the mos quitoes a lmost ca rried him awa y duri ng the demo nst ration fo r the media F rida y afte rnoo n.

Kites b ri nging top p rices i nc luded a Texas - s i ze Wa ldof box a nd the new Cod y from Go F ly a Kite , each of whi ch b ro ught abo ut $150. A s urp ris i ng item wa s the kit ve rsio"n of Bill Bigge' s Ja nus glide r: fo ur we re o ffe red , b ri nging a n ave rage of $30 each .

The re we re a few re lative b a rgains : a love ly green a nd p i nk s i lkspan cob ra s o ld fo r $50, a multi- colo r Big Red 's Star bro ught $6 0, a nd Dave Checkle y's Mini - fo i l b ro ught $22, whi le Tob y S chlick wa lked off with a J-25 Para fo i l for a me re $75!

Back at the othe r e nd of the spect rum we re a vi ntage Edith Hamilton book offe red b y Va le rie Govig , whi ch b ro ught $135 f rom E li Babcock; seve ra l copies of B rummitt's Go lden Book of Kites which we nt for $7. 50 each; 3 Kite Loft t -shirts whi ch b ro ught $25- $35 each; a nd a love ly patchwork Orego n wi ndsock fo r whi ch yo ur edito r fo rked ove r $90.

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A beaut i f ully-made delta -mobi le b y LeRo y Hoove r b ro ught $70, to his g reat s urp ri s e ; a rugged b ut attractive kite ca rrie r b y Jo n B urkha rdt s o ld fo r $75, whi ch sho uld p ut him i nto the b us i nes s .

At the e nd o f the eve ni ng , with a ll e lse having bee n so ld , Do n He ri ng bo ught the signat ure tab le c loth fo r a s um both p re ­postero us a nd unremembe red; a nd newcome r Bob Hoddy f rom S cottsda le , AZ, paid $125 fo r Ja ne Amb ro s e 's t- shirt advocating " COLORA DO I N '83" .

letters Tha nks fo r the c o nfidenc e o f the delegates at the Ho uston c o nve ntion in e lecting me p res ide nt , eve n tho ugh I was a no- s how. Tha nks a ls o fo r the ha rd wo rke rs who p ut o n the c o nve nt io n .

" I nte re s t i ng" i s go i ng to b e the theme fo r the next yea r; "Make i t i nt e resting e no ugh to jo i n AKA." As Dave Checkle y s ai d , "We have to have a rea s o n for exis tence-- give memb e rs the i r mo ne y's wo rth" .

I thi nk that it i s i nt e re s t i ng to know what othe r kiteflie rs a re doing , so I a � go ing t o p ush f o r mo re c ommuni catio n between c lubs , i ndividua ls & regi ?ns , to be repo rted in o ur newslette r.

I thi nk it's i nte re s t i ng to know WITO othe r kite flie rs a re . The p ub lishing of the memb e rship ros t e r will be a s tep i n that d i rection. I hope that we c a n make it i nte resti ng fo r kite shop s to he lp o rga n­i ze c lub s i n the i r neighb o rhoods . A shop can get a lo ng witho ut a c lub a nd vice ve rs a , b ut it i s SO much ni ce r to have both. We c a n do many thi ngs as c lub members that we wo uld neve r do o urse lve s : exhibit o ur kite s , f ly before la rge g ro ups , etc . Tha t 's fun a nd it's i nter­esting .

No ma tte r what happe ns it's goi ng to be a n i ntere s t i ng yea r fo r 01' Va n Gilde r!

Tha nks again,

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a Japanese OWe kite by S tephen John Be rns te i n

The bas i c owl ki te des cribed he re i n ap­pea red in a 1969 Japa nese bookle t, p ub ­li she d b y Bitjus u Shupp a n- sha , Tokyo , ti tled "Pleas ure Creati ng" . The a utho r is Ts utomu Hiro i . My apo logies to the a utho r i f the ti tle a nd the spe lli ng a re no t p re cise , s i nce the i nte rp re ta tions from the Japanese we re made b y a f riend . The enti re bookle t i s i n Japa nese , wi th the ex cep tion of the p ub li she r's name . Co n­s �que ntly, a ll dime ns i o ns shown i n my ske tche s a re app roxima te ly glea ned from the pi ctures i n the bookle t .

I have made cha nges a nd added i nnova tions as fo llows :

(1) I us e a 5 li ne b ridle wi th the top b ridle point above the top of the ki te- - sp i ne exte nded a s shown. I find thi s p rovides fo r a mo re s tab le flight b y extendi ng the b ridle point fa rthe r f rom the ce nte r of ro ta tio n .

(2) The removab le sp reader s ti ck a llows fo r fo ld i ng the wings fo r easier tra nsporta tion. Arche ry a rrow no cks a re us ed as pocke ts for the s ti ck e nds . They als o p rovide good fa s ­te ni ng poi nts for the bow s tri ng . (Bow abo ut 3").

(3) The 4-ho le b uttons o n the b ridle li ne s make fo r good a nd rapid adjus t­me nts . ( Tha nks , Pa ul Ga rbe r!)

( 4) I now us e 2 ta i ls of light clo th ma te ri a l. Each ta i l i s app ro xima te ly 15 fee t i n leng th , a tta ched to the bo ttom wi ng tips . A s i ng le , lo nge r ta i l wo uld do , b ut the twi n ta i l i s more i nte re s ti ng a nd s tabi li zi ng .

(5) The twi rli ng e yes a re mos t eas i ly made b y cutti ng 1/2" ri ngs from lightweight ca rdbo a rd tub i ng , 2" to 2 1/2" i n diameter. The e ye cove ri ng is made from s tiff wri ti ng pape r, cut to shape shown a nd g lued to the ri ng . A wire sha f t i s i nse rted thro ugh the ri ngs tha t have sma ll ho les made fo r this p urpose . Whe n ready to i ns ta ll the e yes i n the cove r o f the kite , s tri ng a bead o n ea ch e nd of the wi re as shown, a nd fa s te n the wi re shaft to the ba ck of the cove r with tape .

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Make the frame firs t. I use bamboo s ti cks , app roxima te ly 1/8" X 3/8". Tie a nd g lue a ll te rmina l a nd cro s s i ng poi nts ex ce pt the top e nds o f the diago na l wing s ti cks . The se sho uld b e adequa te ly tied b ut no t g lued , to permit wing fo lding. I us e Tyvek for the cove r. Thi s sho uld be cut to shape as shown, e ye ho les cut, eye rims a tta ched , a nd deco ra ted . G lue to frame , us i ng good o ld E lme r's . Then yo u a re ready to make the b ridle points . These co ns i s t o f loops made f rom light­weight wire a nd fas te ne d to the s ti cks whe re shown. Fa ste n the tai ls to the bo ttom tip s o f the wings .

B y p rope r adjus tme nt o f the b ridle s tri ngs , thi s kite has perfo rmed we ll i n 5 to 15 kno t w i nds . The dimens i o ns o n the b ridle s trings shown wi ll p rovid� a good s ta rti ng p o i nt . If yo u need additiona l i nfo , my numbe r i s 703-521- 3875. Happ y "OWLI NG!"

that PMAF contest Ri chard Wohle rt o f Buffa lo , NY, i s the AKA wi nne r o f o ne - ye a r s ub s cripti o ns to AKA NEWS a nd P i ne y Mo unta i n Air Fo rce Data Le tte r for co rre ctly ide ntifyi ng mo re e leme nts tha n o the r AKA readers did i n the Gre a t A nti que s I de nti fi ca ti o n Co nte s t on page 13 o f AKA NEWS for June .

Co nte s ta nts we re asked to ide ntify the a i rcra f t, the e ngi ne , a nd the p i lo t in a rchiva l pho to . The s ame p i cture appeared i n 2 o r 3 o the r ki te news le tte rs as we ll a s thi s o ne , with wi nne rs fo r ea ch reader­ship . O nly o ne of the 30 co ntes tants , Ga ry Hi nze o f S a n Jose , CA , ide ntified a ll three i tems co rre ctly.

PMAF Comma nder Guy Aydle tt i s p la yi ng i t co y, tho ugh , abo ut wha t the right a nswers a re . Unde r ques ti o ning , he wo uld divulge tha t the a i rcra f t i s a Co ns o lidated F leet, vi ntage 1925, a nd tha t the e ng i ne is a Wa rne r Sca rab . Guy i s not ready yet to revea l the ide nti f y o f the jovia l fe llow i n the lea the r ha t, b ut we have a hint tha t his p s e udo nymic i ni ti a ls a re "H . T. " .

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The fo llowing o ffer 10% dis co unt to AKA memb e rs :

"The Kite Shop" 49 Rehoboth Avenue Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

Beauty In The Breeze 7635 E. Avalon Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Beauty In The Wind 1945 Quivera Road San Diego, CA 92109 (714) 222-KITE

Fish Creek Kite Co. RR 1 Box 205 Hwy. 42 Fish Creek, WI 54212 414-868-3769

Go Fly A Kite, Inc. 1434 Third Avenue New York, NY 10028 212-472-2623

Great Winds Kite Shop 166 S. Jackson Street Seattle, WA 98104

Heavenly Body Kites 409 Greene Street Key West, FL 33040

High As A Kite 34 Princess Sausalito, CA 94965 415-332-8944

Into The Wind/Kites 1738 Pearl Street Boulder, CO 80302

Kite & Gift, Inc. 333 Jefferson Street #7 Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco, CA 94133 415-885-5785

Kite City 1201 Front Street Old Sacramento, CA 95814 916-443-3478

Kite Kraft 245 S. Main Frankenmuth, III 48734 517-652-2961, 517-781-3029

Kites Aweigh 6 Fleet Street Annapolis, MD 21401 301-268-6065

Kites, Kites, Kites 55 Alice Street Oakland, CA 94607

Kitty Hawk Kites P. O. Box 386 Bypass 158 Nags Head, NC 27959

Krazy Kites 2247 N. Great Neck Road Virginia Beach, VA 23451 (804) 481-7225

Let's Fly A Kite 13755 Fij i Way Building E Harina Del Rey, CA 90291 213-822-2561

�la riah Kite Company 490 Easton Road Horsham, PA 19044

Once Upon A Breeze Kite Shop 253 North Hemlock Cannon Beach, OR 97110 503-436-1112

Rainbow Kite Company 26 Park Avenue Venice, CA 90291 213-396-8096

Seaport Kite Shop 867 W. Harbor Drive Suite C San Diego, CA 92101 714-232-2268

Sky Scrapers 2563 15th Street Denver, CO 80211

Stanton Hobby Shop, Inc. 4734 N. Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60630 (312) 283-6446

The Ben Franklin Kite Shoppe One Half Pearl Street Mystic, CT 06355

The Kite Connection 415 W. Foothill Blvd. Claremont, CA 91711 (714) 624-6287

The Kite Kompany 33 W. Orange Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 216-247-4223

The Kite Site 3101 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007 202-965-4230

The Kite Store 848-A Yonge Street Toronto Ontario M4W2HI, Canada

The Kite Store 1415 Larimer Square Denver, CO 80202 303-623-2353

The Kitemakers of San Francisco Pier 39, Space A-I3 San Francisco, CA 94133 415-421-6222

The Sky's The Limit 3910 Cedar Springs Dallas, TX 75219 214-522-8440

The Unique Place World of Kites 525 S. Washington Royal Oak, MI 48067 313-398-5900

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1981 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE REGIONAL DIRECTORS REGION 6: Northeast Central REGION 11: N. California

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN, KY, MI, OH Monterey County North

Robert Brickley REGION 1: New England Judy Neuger Leland Toy

President P.O. Box 1126 CT, NH, MA, ME, RI, VT 4500 Chagrin River Road 1883 Grand View Dr.

Bevan Brown Dayton, Ohio 45401 Kitty Corti Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 Oakland, CA 94618

6636 Kirkley Avenue Rte 1, Box 64

McLean, V A 22101 Margo Brown Oakland, ME 04963 REGION 7: Northwest Central REGION 12: S. California

First Vice President 6636 Kirkley Avenue lA, I L, MN, WI South of Monterey County McLean, VA 22101 REGION 2: New York State Toby Schlick Gloria Lugo

Ted Manekin Dr. Fred Stevenson R.R. 1, Box 205 13763 Fiji Way 8 Charles Plaza, Suite 1807 Philip Cline 301 E. 73rd Street, 6D Fish Creek, WI 54212 Marina Del Ray, CA 90291 Baltimore, MD 21201 7900 E. Riverside Dr. New York, NY 10021

Second Vice President Pasadena, MD 21222 REGION 8: Mountain REGION 13: International

Philip Cline REGION 3: Penn-Jersey AZ, CO, 10, MT, NO, NE, NM, Garry Woodcock

7900 E. Riverside Dr. Wood Ellis New Jersey, Pennsylvania NV, SO, UT, WY 1055 Shawnmarr Rd., No. 68

Pasadena, MD 21122 6212 N. 18th Rd. Frank Hoke William Kloefkorn Mississauga, Ontario Arlington, VA 22205 616 Countess Drive 2502 N. 63rd Canada, L5H 3V2

Corresponding Secretary Yardley, PA 19067 Lincoln, NE 68507 Margo Brown Robert Ingraham 6636 Kirkley Avenue 315 N. Bayard St. REGION 4: Mid-Atlantic REGION 9: Southwest McLean, VA 22101 Silver City, NM 88061 DC, DE, MD, VA, WV AR, KS, MO, OK, TX

Recording Secretary Ted Manekin Michael Freeman

Helene Sachs Reggie Morris 8 Charles Plaza, Suite 1807 3804 West 2nd Street

6 Fleet Street 501 6 S. 12th Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Wichita, KS 67203

Annapolis, MD 21401 Arlington, VA 22204

REGION 5: South REGION 10, Pacific NW

Treasurer Helene Sachs AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, AK, HI, OR, WA

Reggie Morris 6 Fleet Street SC, TN Dave Check ley 5016 S. 12th Street Annapolis, MD 21401 John Parker 678 W. Prospect Arlington, VA 22204 6109 Rosecrest Drive Seattle, WA 98119

Charlotte, NC 28210

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AKA NEWS 1S pub lished i n eve n numbe red mo nths b y the Ame ri ca n Kite f liers As s o ciation, 1104 Fide l­i t y Bui ldi ng , 210 N . Cha rles Street , Ba lti­mo re , liD, 21201, (301) 752- 3320, a nd distri ­buted f ree o f cha rge to AKA members . Hob I ng raham-Founde r AKA Beva n B rown-Pres ident Brooks Leffle r-Edito r

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