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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Sandman on March 07, 2004, 09:58:43 PM

Title: Kites
Post by: Sandman on March 07, 2004, 09:58:43 PM: Any kite flyers around here?

I've had a two-line sport kite for years. Today, I got the chance to try and fly a quad (http://www.revkites.com/sle.htm). Wow! It was absolutely a blast. It's definitely on my "must purchase" list.

(http://www.revkites.com/sle-2.jpg)
Title: Kites
Post by: Lizking on March 07, 2004, 10:12:29 PM: I have some dualies, but no 4-liners. A good friend of mine is Joel Schultz, he is one of the best kitemakers in the world. Beautiful Evil, a 4 line dragon kite, is modeled after the Rev. He quit designing a couple of years ago, but his kites won the championships for a few years in the late 90s, dual line and fighter. I will see if I have any pics.

Here are a couple of single liners of Joel's that I have:

http://www.cuttingedgekites.com/limited.htm

Here is a pic of Beautiful Evil:

http://www.lpkf.fsnet.co.uk/html/beautiful_evil.html

This is the Neptune, won in 98,99:

http://www.bfk.com/kite/ki49081.htm

Here is a friend of mine flying my Jaws Dualie in the Desert in Baharain; he later flew it into a powerline:

http://www.billyalalawi.com/Kite.html

Here are his fighter kites. Note that he has beat the Chinese and Japanese Masters with his Butterfighter; it(and he) have won best kite-fighter in the world several times.

http://www.skydelight.com/fighters.html

Here is my personal favorite. The Triangulation. I have the prototype of this one, it is solid colors, but otherwise the same. It breaks 3/8" braided dacron line easily, flys at an 80+ degree angle and can lift my 11 year old clear of the ground.

http://www.skydelight.com/single.html
Title: Kites
Post by: Sandman on March 09, 2004, 12:52:40 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Lizking

Here is a friend of mine flying my Jaws Dualie in the Desert in Baharain; he later flew it into a powerline:

http://www.billyalalawi.com/Kite.html

That had to suck. :)