1. Tell us a little bit about yourself: My name is Larry Day and my wife, Kay and I live in Clear Lake, Iowa. 16 years ago, we started the Color the Wind Kite Festival. It’s held annually on the third Saturday in February and our flying field is the frozen lake! This has grown to […]
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AKA Featured Member – Barton Bailey
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. Barton Bailey, Oak Ridge, TN, A $30 Spectra Sport twin pack (a diamond dual line and a delta dual line) gifted to me by my mom on a family trip to Litchfield Beach, SC hooked me on kites and stunt kites in particular. A couple of trips […]
AKA Featured Member – Alan Ballou
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. Alan Ballou, Chesterfield, VA 2. Why did you join the AKA? I joined as a way to network with others in kiting. Love to read through the magazine when it comes out! 3. What is your favorite kite to fly? That would all depend on conditions….but I […]
AKA Featured Member – Alexa King
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I’m Alexa King and I live in Mount Vernon, WA. I’m a better kite maker than I am a kite flyer, but I love to do both. My son Sam took me to WSIKF in about 2000, and we were hooked. We learned about the Oregon Kitemakers […]
AKA Featured Member – John Graves
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. John Graves, West Chester, OH. Started with an eleven dollar parafoil I bought at the first Airwaves here outside Cincinnati. I have been buying bigger and more complex kites since. I enjoy the travel to an increasingly large number of states to see friends and fly kites. […]
AKA Featured Member – Brett & Diane Morris
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. Brett and Diane Morris live in Southern Oregon. Brett is Region 9 Director and VP2 for AKA. Since they retired, they travel to as many kiting events as they can. Brett flies stunt kites, both dual and quad line. Diane has her own bag of single lined […]
AKA Featured Member – Scott Davis
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I’m Scott Davis, leader of Team Evidence, and chair of the AKA sport kite committee. I live in Puyallup, Washington and I’m active in the NW kiting community. (http://teamevidence.com/) 2. Why did you join the AKA? Initially I joined the AKA because I started competing. I have […]
AKA Featured Member – Gary Morey
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I’m Gary Morey, live in Houston, Texas, and love to fly on the Texas Gulf Coast from Galveston down to South Padre Island. Deb and I often fly with S.H.A.R.K. and Surfside Flyers kite clubs. We like to fly from September to June, when the Texas heat […]
AKA Featured Member – Jason Wheeler
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. Jason Wheeler. Paradise. Otherwise known as Pensacola, Florida. I love flying and teaching all things kites. We even started a club over 4 years ago so we could reach more people and share our passion with the masses. So far we’ve been very successful as we have […]
AKA Featured Member – Mark Ledvina
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. Mark Ledvina, New Berlin, Wisconsin. I went to a kite festival many years ago just out of curiosity. Needless to say, I was hooked! I really like traditional kites from all over the world. They are unique and beautiful and I plan to visit as many countries […]
