There are many benefits to joining the American Kitefliers Association, one is that you will receive the excellent journal, "Kiting" six times a year. Voted "outstanding publication" by the Kite Trade Association in 2000, the journal includes a kitevents calendar, kite plans, tech sheets, local club activities, committee and policy reports, a list of Member Merchants, and more.
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KITE CLOTH
This essay, written for the March 1989 issue of "Kiting", by prolific writter H.B. Alexander, discusses the merits of using other "non-ripstop" fabrics for kite construction. "It is not always the best idea to use the same type of fabric throughout the entire kite."