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 2010
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First Saturday - Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! |
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Third Saturday - Double BBrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Only a
couple of us were wacko enough to fly today. There is a photo flying around but
it got stuck under the definition of BBrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr in websters. |
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February 2010
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First Saturday - Looks like the balmy weather from January is heading
our way for this weekend, too. It must be that rodent in Pennsylvania. |
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Third Saturday - Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds around 5
mph...becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. It's about time we had a
chance to get outside and fly something! The weather didn't disappoint; it was
by far the nicest day of 2010. Nine of us came out to fly the light, sometimes
gusty, winds. Singles & duals flew well and we had some interested visitors come
by to visit. I hope we see them again. |
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March 2010
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First Saturday - It's supposed to be beautiful this weekend. Finally! Plenty
of sunshine, temps in the 50's and winds possibly 5 - 10. Get your stuff
together and lets put on a Springtime show at the park. Hope to see everyone
there. |
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Third Saturday - The third Saturday in March is the Lake Park
Kite Day and we've been invited back. The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. See their
website at Lake Park, NC. Let's park on
the West side of the field on Mother Teresa Dr. In past
years, we've enjoyed lunch at La Unica after the festival. Come a little early
and bring your "wind farm". |
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Smithsonian Kite Festival |
April 2010 is National Kite Month
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First Saturday -
Today was close to perfect. Just enough clouds to keep it from getting real hot.
Just enough wind to keep you from getting bored but a few lulls to give you a
chance to take a break. Sure hope it's as nice next weekend. |
| 10 |
National Kite Month
Everybody Come Out and Fly Thing |
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Third Saturday -
Blue Ridge Kite Festival, Salem, Va. |
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Spring Flying at Ft Defiance has moved to May 8th.
Holden Beach Day at the Docks, April 24 & 25th. The last couple years have had
pretty good weather and improving beaches. See
Holden Beach Merchants web site
for more information. |
May 2010
| 1 |
First Saturday - |
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Spring Flying at Ft Defiance. Magician? Kids flying? Hot air
balloon? Chance to tour an 18th Century Plantation? Beautiful weather in
the foothills of NC? Ken of Blue Moon Kites will be there. Check out their
website at
http://www.fortdefiancenc.org/.
Click here to see the publicity poster. |
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Third Saturday - We're flying at Frank Liske Park if it doesn't rain! The Georgia Kite Festival, Centennial Park, Atlanta. See
their web site,
http://www.georgiakitefestival.com/ |
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Sunday - Albemarle Kite Festival,
2
to
5 pm
at the Soccer Complex on the
Stanly
Community College
campus. It turned out
hot and sticky with variable winds but we had the best winds of the 3 Albemarle
festivals so far. Because of the early threat of rain, attendance was light but
enthusiastic. And with the light turnout, we all had a chance to talk kites and
see some of Oliver's collection of kites from England. He wanted to thank all of
us that came out and is already talking about next years festival. |
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Memorial Day weekend |
June 2010
| 5 |
First Saturday - It was hot and it was sticky but it was flyable. We didn't
stay long but we flew. |
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Third Saturday -Another hot and sticky day. Did anyone fly?
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Fifteen straight days over 90 degrees! I don't want to fly either. Hopefully
there's some relief coming. Nothing like a cold front bringing temperatures back
into the 80's. |
July 2010
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First Saturday - Tomorrow's the 4th of July. If you're around and
want to fly, send out a note and see if anyone wants to join you. Don't
know if Frank Liske is open - maybe we ought to try Mint Hill Park.
Saturday's looking clear and only 85! Best guess on winds right now are
NE 4 - 6 mph. Might be worth checking out if you'll be in town. |
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Third Saturday - |
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August 2010
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First Saturday -
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Third Saturday - |
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September 2010
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First Saturday
- Mile High Kite Fly at Beech Mountain |
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Third Saturday - |
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Sunfest Kite Festival, Ocean City, Md |
October 2010
| 2 |
First Saturday - What a beautiful early Fall day! Bright skies, warm and
light breezes. As usual, winds were up and down and so were the kites.
Too bad there were so few of them out today. |
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AKA Convention, Seaside, Oregon |
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Third Saturday - What a day! Sunny skies, warm temps and light and
variable winds. The nice weather drew more people to the park than
we've seen in several weeks. At one point there were eight flyers, a
half dozen single line kites, including a triple stack of Premier
Pointers plus several dual line kites. And a large family joined us with
another half dozen kites and kids of all sizes. As usual, the winds went
away about 3 p.m. but it was worth going to the park. |
| 23-24 |
Carolina Kite Fest, Sheraton Atlantic Beach, Atlantic Beach,
NC. See
http://www.kites-birdstuff.com/ckf.html. |
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Holden Beach Festival by the
Sea. See
http://www.hbmerchants.com/events.html. Saturday was a beautiful
day: temps were in the mid 70's; winds were light in the morning (for
great light wind toys) but picked up in the afternoon to get a couple
lifters and some Octopi in the air. Once the big kites went up, we drew
people away from the festival. There was almost 50% vendors selling
their arts & crafts and the festival and lots of people were buying
again. Sunday was overly windy, gusting to 25 mph. Great day for kite
surfing but not for lifting big inflatable kites. Grumpy, John & Marty
represented the club well. |
November 2010
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First Saturday - Cape Fear Fun Fly, Wrightsville Beach, web site is
http://www.capefearkitefestival.com/. Fly in front of the Shell Island
Resort, website is
http://www.shellisland.com/. Sunny days with temps were
in the mid-50's to mid-60's during the day, and nighttime temps in the
high 40's. Plenty of good breezes with some very strong gusts that
raised havoc on the field. Only two of us were brave enough to fly our
lighted cubes Friday night but it was worth it! Unfortunately, Sticky
Fingers closed earlier in 2010 so we had to find another place for
Friday night dinner. Saturday night's shrimp boil and party was a great
success. I've put a few pictures from the weekend on a page there ==>>
2010 Cape Fear\2010cfkf.html
<<==. |
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Third Saturday - |
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December 2010
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Saturday was dark and cloudy and rainy all day and not very much fun
to be outside. Some of us decided to fly on Sunday instead and it turned out
to be a good choice. Sunday was clear and cold but the winds were
better. I won't even guess at the wind chill factor. But pulling tricks
or flying a Rev stack really got the blood moving and warmed us up. We
weren't there long but we were there and the flying was worth a little
discomfort. Unless global warming kicks in, we may not get a chance to
fly for a couple months. But keep an eye on the calendar - if we're
going to fly, it'll be announced here. |
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Third Saturday - |
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Christmas Day |
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It hasn't been a great flying year but it hasn't been a bad one
either. I'm hoping 2011 will bring us good weather, fine winds and
plenty of flying companions.
New Years Day is the first Saturday of 2011 and our first flying day of
the year. Frank Liske Park will probably be closed but Mint Hill Park
will probably be open. If we park on Quail Park Dr (on the west edge of
the park by the volleyball court), we should have plenty of room and the
winds might be cleaner over there. So bring your new stuff and your old
stuff and let's go flying! |
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