Last weekend I got a kick out of a little 5yr-old boy in my neighborhood. With great excitement and albeit in a very collected manner, he captured the Sutton 252 on video from his house as I flew it on Saturday morning. His mother posted it on our neighborhood Facebook page and very kindly made… Continue reading ‘That’s Crazy!’; Little Tyke Captures ‘Enormous’ Kite
Author: Michael K. Sherman
Michael is a career communications professional who’s shaped the voices of corporations for more than 30 years. He is an avid kiter, a member of the American Kitefliers Association, and former president of the award-winning Wisconsin Kiters Club. Michael is recognized across the kiting community for his unique ability to capture and share the kite flying experience. His YouTube channel, Kite Flying and Kite Festivals, is a source of joy and inspiration for people worldwide with an up-close, often serene look at some of the world's largest kites and the people who fly them. Increasingly, these and his other kiting and kite festival productions are helping businesses and communities thrive.
More Communities Knocking the Wind Back into Big Kiting
Okoboji Winter Games Kite Festival #Bojikites, Okoboji, IA Yesterday I touched on the challenge of finding quality flow form kites. Higher quality ones from Air Affairs (Suttons) and HQ, including HQ’s larger power sleds, are out of production. And on the large side, Jordan kites were out of production long before I even got back… Continue reading More Communities Knocking the Wind Back into Big Kiting
Are Good Quality Flow Forms Really that Hard to Find?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Z27nNb1AQ&t=6s Long out of production, Suttons are becoming legendary. About six years ago when I got into large kite flying, molar flow forms weren’t even on my mind… Big and boring I thought. Instead, I kicked everything off with the Rieleit Foil. I’m glad I did, but I’ve since come to love flying molar flow… Continue reading Are Good Quality Flow Forms Really that Hard to Find?
Line Tie-Ups and Tears… Oh My!!!
Well, no sooner did I have Faye Ray in the air the week before last when my pilot veered off in heavier winds and she spun (forever and a day) around the line of a...
You Bought a Whosuwhatsit!!!!!!?
That’s right… Faye, my new (well, new to me) Patchwork Maxi Ray, arrived yesterday, and I'll look to have her skyward soon. Many thanks to Portland, OR-based master kitebuilder and showkiter, Rod Thrall for passing it along. Rod Thrall, Master Kitebuilder Rod is one in a long list of talented kiters I recently met while… Continue reading You Bought a Whosuwhatsit!!!!!!?
Michael K. Sherman 