AKA Blog & News
More To Do in Shreveport
Some Free Things To Do in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana These are in downtown Shreveport and are close to the Hilton and Convention Center. Ark-La-Tex Sports Museum of Champions Located in lobby of the Shreveport Convention center. Open on weekends when there...
Sis and Dick Vogel – 2019 Ingraham Award Recipient
Val Deale – 2019 Edeiken Award Recipient
It is our great pleasure to send you this letter nominating Val Deale of Kensington, Maryland for AKA’s 2019 Steve Edeiken Award. Val has been involved in kites longer and in more different ways than most of us. In all his efforts, he has exemplified the key...
Loik LaMalle – 2019 Lee Toy Award Recipient
Scott Hampton- 2018 Lee Toy Award Recipient
Andy Selzer – 2018 Steve Edeiken Award Recepient
42nd Annual National Convention and Grand National Championships
AKA Miniature Kite Challenge 2019 Grand Champion Susie Jo Skinner – Dragon Flight1st Ron Ortega - Fork2nd SusieJo Skinner – Geometry3rd Ron Ortega – Catitude Beauty1st SusieJo Skinner – Dragon2nd SusieJo Skinner – Alien Butterfly3rd Ron Ortega – Catitude...
2019 AKA Award Nominations
Every year at the annual convention there are several awards given to our members. These are the highest awards given by our association, recognizing kitefliers who have made significant and inspirational contributions to the AKA and kiting in general. Many of these...
Fighter Freaks Interview – ‘Gumby’
What is your name? Gumby How long have you been flying fighter kites? 20yr Why fighter kites? Had heart surgery and the pull was less. And the competition What is the easiest, and hardest thing to learn about fighter kites? The learning curve, but one day it starts to...
Fighter Freaks Interview – Kevin Kilgoar
What is your name? Kevin Kilgoar How long have you been flying fighter kites? 20+ years Why fighter kites? Their just fun to fly. What is the easiest, and hardest thing to learn about fighter kites? Nothing seems easy at first , but with all forms of kiting it gets...