The Kite Tech

07/05/2021

Here are 3 of my favorite kites that I actually owned. The Wasp was a blast to fly next was the North shore Radical. Had three of those monsters in a stack. And probably my real #1 favorite the Phantom. It claimed it would fly in 2mph wind and they did not lye it flew good in that wind and didn't require running in circles.
I spent a whole weekend flying with a couple guys from Seattle from a very well known company. They tried all weekend to convince me their product would outfly my phantom. Wind dropped to 3mph they were running circles and I was standing still flying.

06/26/2021

My first real Stunt kite the Tsunami.
I really had a lot of fun with this one.
Purchased from Ocean kites in Long Beach washington in the early 1990s.
The first kite I got the attention of the local kite shops as I learned to make this kite do things that were supposed to be impossible for a kite of this type.

06/26/2021

My second real Stunt kite the puffin kites eliminator. My father's next door neighbors made these.
It was a blast to fly but no standoffs back then meant a lot of walking if you crashed.

06/26/2021

Here is a idea.
I don't know that anyone else is doing this. I know some of us have way too much or not enough kite Hardware.
I am proposing a kite hardware exchange.
Trade some of the 6mm edge connectors for some center T or standoff connectors. Or some Skyshark 8tp for some Avia or the like.
This will be a trade only deal and includes Fabric/line/Spar's/connectors/end caps and flying gear/ sewing stuff also.

06/02/2021

Beautiful blue sky day for some action!

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06/02/2021

LOL i know exactly how he feels.
Mine has blood stains on it that Evil little kite was built by Demons!!!!

First Assembly 49-inch Triple Star Box Kite. Thought it would be best to check everything is there before we go out to fly it. I didn't mention in the video ...

06/02/2021

Connie M Andrus this is a ReeL LOL.

06/02/2021

About time to make a couple of these.
After all it took a year for the designer to give me the go ahead so i could do some for personal use as longs as i sent him some photos.

06/02/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9-QmLqCcmI

Welcome to the Fortuna Found Tutorials! This will be a free resource for folks wanting to learn more about kite flying, kite making, kite design, event organ...

06/02/2021

about time someone did this.

Follow along with Ron Gibian as he goes over Sewing Machine 101 for new kite makers.Jump to a section:0:00:09 Introduction0:01:31 Selecting a Sewing Machine...

06/02/2021

Found some great Kite making videos on youtube. Fortuna Found is the name and the also have a Facebook group of the same name.