For other events around the country, click
here to visit the AKA web site and select "Event Calendar.
Sometimes, I don't get all the good pictures. But Jim & Laura post
theirs for everyone to enjoy. Check out their gallery at
Kitefliers
Kite Gallery.
And Jim Martin puts a bunch up at his Fotki
photo page.
January 2009
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First Saturday - Kinda sorta rained out. The weather really has been pretty
wet so far this year. As of the 8th, we're about 1.35 inches above our normal
rainfall for the year. Every drop helps get back the "feet" of rain we're behind
for the last couple of years. |
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February 2009
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First Saturday - Weather
Undergrounds is predicting "Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph." It looks like we all need to get out to Franke Liske Park and fly
something! Pretty nice day with variable winds. But it was warm after a very
cold January. A good day to be outside! |
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Third Saturday: Willie and the Wheel concert in Greensboro....WACKOS
roadtrip? It's also Mardi Gras weekend - anyone going? Did anyone fly? |
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March 2008
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First Saturday |
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Third Saturday - This is Lake Park Kite Day from 10 am to 2 pm in Founders
Park. We've been asked back again so bring your single line stuff and be ready
to help the kids of Lake Park fly their kites. If you want to play with duals or
quads bring very short lines - there isn't much room. Or better yet, save
them until the field empties towards the end of the festival. You could also go
back to fly after a WACKOS lunch someplace. |
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Smithsonian Kite Festival - Click
here to go to the web page. |
April 2009
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First Saturday- WACKOS 10th Anniversary Celebration. Let get everyone out to
the park and fly! If you haven't been out in a while, this is the day to join
us. Weather was pretty good with the usual highly variable winds. Jim Martin
got a few shots. Check them out at
http://public.fotki.com/JMartJr/kite_fests/wackos/10th-birthday-fun-fly/
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Easter weekend |
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Third Saturday - Blue Ridge Kite Festival, Salem, VA. |
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Flying at Ft Defiance, Fort
Defiance 18th Century Plantation 10-5 or so. This event is in it's 4th year,
grows every year and everyone that has gone had a fun but challenging time with
winds and weather. It's a good chance to go to the mountains, explore an 18th
Century home site and fly a few kites. Last year we had beautiful weather and
plenty of flyers and spectators.
See the Ft Defiance web site for a map to the site. Holden Beach "Days at the
Docks". See Holden Beach
Merchants Assoc web site for more information. |
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Flying at The Laurels - lets meet there about 10:00 am, set up a ground
display, fly whatever we can. Bring some single liners for the residents to fly,
too. Afterwards, we'll grab lunch someplace. The address is 13180 Dorman Rd,
Pineville, NC 28134; plug that into Google Maps and get directions from where
you live. |
May 2009
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First Saturday |
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Second Albemarle Kite Festival,
2
to
5 pm
at the Soccer Complex on the
Stanly
Community College
campus. To get to the complex,
Take Hwy 24/27 East from Charlotte, about 26 miles from
I-485. Take a slight left at NC-1274/W Main St. Turn left at College Dr/
NC-1306. The soccer fields are on the left, parking on the right.
Note! I've heard there's construction at the
intersection of Hwy 24/27 and NC-1274. This is what you need to do .... Instead
of turning slightly left at NC-1274/W Main St, continue to the traffic light and
turn left. There will be signs for the Main St. detour. When you get to
Main St, turn left and look for College Dr/NC-1306 on the right.
Plug this
address, College Dr, Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina 28001, into Google
Maps to get directions from where you are. |
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Third Saturday - Welcome to Summer weather - a chance of rain in the
afternoon. So get up early and come up to the park and get in a little early
flying. I plan to bring a bunch of ULs. As it turned out, the winds were
fairly brisk at times and usually when the rain started. After a short sprinkle,
Hector, Vero & Marty went into Harrisburg for lunch. After returning to the park
and getting a couple kites in the air, the winds really picked up and blew in a
really heavy storm. Fortunately, the young couple that got married down by the
lake finished their ceremony and were back under cover when the rain started.
Unfortunately, the three kiters had to run for cover and everything got soaked.
Once it stopped, we retrieved the two kites the rain had beat into the ground
and headed for home. This was the first rainout, while flying, in quite awhile.
Those that stayed home had the right idea but missed the pita burgers at Louis'
in Harrisburg. |
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Memorial Day Weekend - Where will you be? I plan to be in San Ramon, CA at
the Art & Wind Festival. |
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June 2009
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First Saturday - Let's hope it isn't too hot to fly! |
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Third Saturday
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July 2009
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First Saturday
- Show your Independence! Go fly a kite! |
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Third Saturday - This was a pretty decent day. The winds were up and
down, as usual, and the temps weren't too bad. We flew everything from
quads to single line ULs today. I have to admit the best part was the
ice cream and slushes after the flying. It would really be nice if the
weather stayed this pleasant for August. |
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August 2009
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First Saturday - According to
Weather Underground, tomorrow's forecast is "Patchy fog in the
morning. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent."
It looks pretty chancy to me so I'd wait and see what's happening
before I left for the park. |
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Third Saturday - |
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September 2009
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First Saturday scheduled fly and Labor Day weekend -
Mile High Kite Fly at Beech
Mountain, NC - Click
here to read about the Mile High Kite Fly. Eddie took a
bunch of KAP photos and put them here >>
Eddie's KAP photos and Charlie Dunton put some here >>
7th
Beech Mountain Festival. |
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Third Saturday |
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October 2009
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The weathermen were right on target today. Sunny. High 70's. Winds 5
- 10 mph. Variable but it was blowing. Stu, Brian, Eddie & Vickie, Ed W,
Jim M, Marty, Suzie, Roger, his brother Joe, and Ron came out to enjoy a great Fall afternoon. As
the day progressed, the winds got stronger. The ULs got put away and out
came several big foils with tails, deltas and a mess of other SLKs and a
big, Panther-colors Octopus under a sky-blue pilot. It was a very
entertaining afternoon for lots of people that watched from around the
fields enjoying us and our hobby. When the Octopus lifted off, people
came from all around the park to ooh and aah. It was very enjoyable
talking to them and answering their questions. Eddie put up some
video here and
some
pics here.
I hope this is the beginning of some great Fall flying.
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Third Saturday - Yet another rainy day in Piedmont Carolina. With
any kind of luck, tomorrow will be nice enough to get out and fly. If
you're out and about in Matthews or South Charlotte, stop by
Francis Beatty Park on Weddington Rd in the afternoon. Come by the
baseball diamonds and look for some "local color". |
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Fall Ft Defiance Fly? Not this year, sorry. Plan for next April for the
Spring fly at Ft Defiance. Carolina Kite Fest at the Sheraton Atlantic
Beach, NC. See
Carolina Kite Fest at Kites Unlimited. |
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! We've got to
fly something ghostly today! Let's have a mass ascension of ghostly
white kites someplace. Got any suggestions?? |
November 2009
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Cape
Fear
Kite Festival & John Barresi Rev Clinic November 6th – 8th
WOW! Perfect weather, perfect weekend, lots of flying and lots of
people enjoying the show. Some Pictures ....
From John McEntire:
John Mc SmugMug Cape Fear 2009 pictures. Ben posted some on a Rev forum -
click here - the photos are about the middle of the topic. Jim
Martin has some in his albums -
Jim's Fotki pages.
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Third Saturday |
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December 2009
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First Saturday |
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Third Saturday |
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