What could be more fun than a wide open field, a warm breeze, and a dancing kite?

For young fliers, it's an educational adventure. You can learn about science, physics, history, culture, weather and ecology -- without even thinking hard. And for adults, it's a chance to feel young again.

Kite flying is a special joy - and it's easy when you know how.

How to Fly a Single-Line Kite

• How To Fly Overview
• How To Fly Video
• How to fly big kites - safety, wind, anchors, laundry, and flying
• Attaching tubes, tails, and line "laundry" to your flying line

The Larkshead -- an Essential Knot

How to Fly a Sport Kite

• Assembly Instructions
• Sport Kite Basics
• Sport Kite Skills
• Stunt Kites! - the classic instruction manual
• Sport Kite Magic! - the advanced instruction manual
• Trick Video

Anatomy of a Kite

Kite Festivals

How to Fly Fighters

• How to Fly Fighters - excerpts from the Fighter Kite Book!
• How to fight rokkakus - excerpts from the Fighter Kite Book!
• The Fighter Kite Book - the classic instruction manual

Kite Flying Science

• Why a Kite Flies
• How to Measure the Wind
• Where Wind Comes From

An Overview of Kite History