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March 2006

Welcome to our new 2006 Newsletter.

We had a break in the newsletter action because the Kitty Hawk Kites team was working very hard on the brand new and updated online store at - http://store.kittyhawk.com/.

Check out the new changes to our website! As you know, we now have the largest online inventory in the United States for many products like kites, kayak & kiteboarding equipment, unique toys, gear and apparel (Life is Good and Wright Brothers). Not to mention our newly updated online reservation system.

We have made great strides this winter to make it easier for you to order the gear you need and to make online reservations.

Take a look around and see how easy it is for you to look through our huge selection of kites, gear, gifts, unique toys, and apparel.

Francis Rogallo's 94th Birthday

Francis Rogallo celebrates his 94th birthday on January 27th, 2006,with his wife, Gertrude and friends, John Harris, Jonny Thompson, Windsor Coggeshall, Chris Moore and Bruce Weaver. We celebrated by watching the latest videos of snowkiting and landboard kiting all made possible, of course, by the Rogallo's great invention. Mr. Rogallo said he was ready to take another flight on Jockey's Ridge.

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KHK Image Gallery

Check out the newest features on our website - KHK Image Gallery with hundreds of new pictures from our adventure activities and events.
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Tech Talk

Are new flat LEIs worth it?

Having used a new flat LEI in the last couple weeks on snow, my response is a definite yes for snow (assuming that all flat LEIs are somewhat similar).

So far, there are almost no negative things about the flat LEI kite I used.

Cabrinha Switchblade 9.0 Complete Was $1,399.00 Now $1,349.00 EACH

The positive things are:

- De-power: boy, can these flat kite ever de-power. I've never had to use the safety leash and wonder whether you need it. There was a time I crash landed and the bar got off my hand, the kite lost control and shot across the wind window. I was not dragged around at all for that.

- Re-launch on snow: even better than foil. You just let go off the bar and the kite will slowly drop and hover at the window edge waiting for re-launch. When you re-launch, it goes up slowly and not dragging you around like foil.

- Less kite to carry around: A single 9m feels like a 8m/10m combo (or even a 7m/11m combo). Two kite quiver is now possible. For me probably a 9 and a 15 flat LEI.

Jumping is very good and hang time is excellent. The condition have never been ideal so I did not have a chance to "take it to the limit"; however, I would think it's "take it to the limit" jumping and hang time performance would be better if not the same as the traditional LEIs.

I will know more about it on water in spring.

Hung

Employment opportunities

Kitty Hawk Kites/Carolina Outdoors is now accepting applications for seasonal: Retail Sales Associates, Reservations Associates, Hang Gliding Instructors, Kayak Guides and Kite Boarding Instructors. More Details >>

Year round and other positions also available.

Remember to book your unforgettable vacation adventure with our
new online reservation system!

We appreciate your feedback on our newsletter or anything else we can improve. Any suggestions or comments can be sent to bmcintyre@kittyhawk.com.

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