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Rhifyn 20: Parch Dosbarth Meistr
Recent Developments Not so long ago, Revs were flown without slack-line tricks. This is no longer the case. One of the problems with slack line tricks on a Rev is the lack of a shaped wing. Many...
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Rhifyn 20: IMHO – In My Humble Opinion
Wel, we made it. The actual New Millennium is here, and the holidays (o'r diwedd) are behind us. Waddaya know, a new pair of Dockers! And a new tie! O, and slippers! Just when mine were beginning to...
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2005 KTAI Sioe Fasnach – Diwrnod 2
Off to another day at the races… With this being the first official day of the trade show, nearly everyone had arrived and was ready to shop! We kicked off with a 9am KTAI business meeting where board...
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Rhifyn 40: Godro y Breeze (rhan 2)
This follow-up article brings us back to the subject of light wind flying techniques, except this time we’ll address how we apply them to your quad line kite! One might imagine that flying a quad line...
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Rhifyn 43: Diwygiadau… Why Not?
If you are somewhat new to Revolution flying (neu, you don’t get out very much with others), you will eventually come across someone’s handles that have multiple knots on the tie points of the...
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Rhifyn 44: Diwygiadau: Beyond the Basics
For more summers than not over the last 8 mlynedd, my life at WSIKF (cyswllt) has been spent doing two things. Having a lot of fun, and helping teach people how to fly Revolutions (which is also a lot...
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Rhifyn 45: Diwygiadau: Getting a Handle On it!
Felly, with this issue, I’ll wrap up some of the basic things newish Rev flyers may want to know about. Keep in mind that there is as many differing opinions on all of this as there is quad flyers,...
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2006 KTAI Sioe Fasnach – Diwrnod 2
After my usual stop at Starbucks and the playful realization I should probably approach them about sponsoring Kitelife, my associate Rob and I wandered up the registration desk just before 9am to pick...
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Rhifyn 47: Diwygiadau: Competition Kit
Felly, you’ve decided that your flying has reached a point where you’d now like to go out and try on some competition. This can be a good thing (one I certainly now enjoy after years of avoiding...
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Rhifyn 48: Diwygiadau: Trip to Quad Heaven
Many years ago, when I first picked up a kite, there were a few magazines that were published on a regular basis. A few things caught my eye in those days, mainly festival reports on the “large”...
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Rhifyn 49: Diwygiadau: Team Up!
Apparently, my trip to France in April still hasn’t really left my brain yet. When John and I returned, by the next festival in the Northwest, we were flying as multiline pairs (“Felonious Monk”...
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2007 KTAI Trade Show in Albuquerque NM – Diwrnod 1
Welcome to another year at KTAI… The other side of the kite world, where retailers and manufacturers meet up to share ideas, make deals and release new products for the first time. I flew into...
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2007 KTAI Trade Show in Albuquerque NM – Diwrnod 2
Wow, what a full day! I’ll tell you, this may be one of the smallest trade shows I’ve seen in my last three years of attending (18 exhibitors and 30-something retailers), but the general mood on the...
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2007 KTAI Trade Show in Albuquerque NM – Diwrnod 3
Oh man, this morning was a tough one but after a little oatmeal and a lot of coffee, I started to get the cobwebs shaken loose, and just in time. At 8am, I joined David Gomberg to give a seminar for...
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2007 KTAI Trade Show in Albuquerque NM – Diwrnod 4
Good evening folks… Although the main portion of trade show came to a close last night with the awards banquet, a full day of product demonstrations was scheduled for those who wished to stay and try...
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Rhifyn 52: Review of B-Series by Revolution Kites
Manylebau Gwneuthurwr: Revolution Enterprises Model: John Barresi Signature Series 1.5 Wingspan: 90 inches Height: 33 inches Type of kite: Quad line Materials: Two frames, 2 wrap and 3 wrap Revolution...
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Rhifyn 52: Diwygiadau: Indoor Experience
Kites If you dig back into Kitelife’s online archive of Stunt Kite Quarterly magazines and start hunting around 1992 or so, you’ll find an article on Dave Brittan who is arguably one of the very first...
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Rhifyn 58: Diwygiadau: Clinics and Anniversaries
How about we refer to this installment of REVisions as one of those “variety show” ones I do once in a while. No specific lessons, tutorials or guidance, just a lot of information on some things that...
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Rhifyn 61: Proffil: Joe Hadzicki
Nodyn i'r Golygydd : When we first started out this year, John and I talked about getting Joe in for an interview with Geezer as a look back at Revolution’s 20 yer history in kiting. While it has...
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Rhifyn 79: Diwygiadau – Essential Rev Upkeep
Essential upkeep for your Revs! Maintain your kite(s) Felly, with what’s been some rather windless weather here in Vancouver, I’ve found myself sitting down in the grass, either watching it grow or...
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Rhifyn 81: Dan y pennawd i Borneo…
Destination: Bintulu, Sarawak Province, Malaysia. Y llynedd, if you go back through the Kitelife issue archives, you will find two stories I wrote regarding my trip to the Borneo International Kite...
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Chwaraeon Tiwtorialau Barcud
With so much organized Rev flying activity happening over the past few years, Kitelife has been proud to be at the forefront through sponsorship of Team iQuad, Rev Clinics and a growing collection of...
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Diwygiadau – Heeeeee yn baaaaaack!
Rwy'n toyed gyda theitlau llawer o erthygl ar gyfer yr erthygl hon comeback. Rising Phoenix fel, Ble aeth e, Mae'r Monkey Cymryd Flight ac yn fwy nag ychydig o rai eraill. Ond beth ddigwyddodd mewn...
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Cumulus Fideo (7-6-12)
Just a few of the kite flying videos we’ve enjoyed over the past couple of weeks… Some new, rhai hŷn, ond yr holl sylwadau a mawr o sgil barcuta ac ysbryd. We’re going a little Rev-heavy on this one,...
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Proffil: Mae'r Decorators
No one has been flying Revolution four-line kites in a team longer than London-based The Decorators… Featuring a veritable who’s who of team rotating members over their 20+ year history, they are...
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