Windstar Kites
of
Greater Pittsburgh North

This page is intended to highlight the many
beautiful kites I have seen,
events I have attended, and the great fliers
who I have had the pleasure of flying with.

PHOTO PAGE 18!

"Ice Kiting 2010"

Dan "Buggy Man" Mills

A little bit about the "Buggy Man"...
I call Dan the "Buggy Man", because it was he who first got me into a kite buggy, way back in 1994. Dan Mills, along with his wife Pat and their son Calvin were founding members of Fly Pittsburgh Kite Club, and just great all around people. Dan has been one of my inspirations in the power kiting world, and it's just great to be able to get out on the ice on a cold winter day, to have fun with Dan and the rest of our power kiting buddies!

Tyler Kite Skiing!

My nephew Tyler, on his first big adventure with Ice Kiting! He had a blast, as he was moving along on a Flexifoil Bullet 7.0 meter power kite! With proper supervision and training he did rather well. Although the winds were light, he got a few good runs in! Winds were maxing out at only 6 - 7 mph, and he was wearing Kite Killers (safety release). Remember boys and girls... safety first:-)

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is not advisable to go out on the ice by yourself.
Make sure that you always have someone with you when venturing out on ice.
All Ice Kiters MUST ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GEAR (Helmet, Pads, etc.)

In the winter our local Power Kiters do not bother for the most part with snow covered fields. Rather than that, the best alternative is Ice Kiting. Some of our club members go out to Moraine State Park and ski on Lake Arthur, or we go up to Lake Erie & ski on the bay. If there is no snow on the ice, and the ice is smooth BLACK ICE, then we must have really sharp edges on our skis, and many use very short skis, to concentrate more weight on a smaller edge. Snow boarding would not be advisable on Black Ice because the board can not catch an edge very well. If there is snow on the Ice, then snow boarding would be a good alternative to skis.

Tyler, on his maiden launch at Moraine!	Tyler, movin' on!	Chuck Gearing Up	Brian & Dan
On the big kites... Brian on a Blade 8.5, and Dan on a Bullet 7.0	Dan having a blast on the Flexifoil Bullet 7.0	Powered Up!	Dan, moving like I have never seen him move before!
Dan, coming in before abrupt landing!	Brian's quick turn!	The gang gearing up for another run! Photo by Roc Dornbrook	Ozone attacking Brian! Photo by Roc Dornbrook
Team Flying	Too much fun!	Sun shot! Photo by Roc Dornbrook	Perfect day! Photo by Roc Dornbrook
Brian on his Blade 6.6 Photo by Roc Dornbrook	Blade 6.6 Photo by Roc Dornbrook	Brian, wipe out! Photo by Ron Lutz II	The guys at play on Lake Arthur