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***Please bookmark this site for future reference!***This page is dedicated to David Davies wonderful flying machine...
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***Please bookmark this site for future reference!***This page is dedicated to David Davies wonderful flying machine...
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| Remembering... David Davies .jpg) Creator/inventor/designer of the Skydancer quad line sport kite! |
SPECIAL NOTE: Since David Davies passed away on November 11th, I have had many e-mails and photos sent to me from fellow fliers, expressing their feelings regarding David's passing! This is indeed a great loss for the kiting community. Thank you to all of David's friends and fellow Skydancer pilots, who have purchased David's kites over the years! Please feel free to visit a special Tribute Page... Remembering David Davies |
Windstar Kites Presents:
The Skydancer designed by David Davies...
Along with other kites produced by David Davies himself!
FREE Windstar Kites T-shirt with
the purchase of a Skydancer or first purchase over $200.00*.
Quantities Limited... SEE the WSK T-Shirt Design
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 photo by Boop Baumgardner |
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David Davies, designer of the Skydancer (click image to enlarge) |
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Skydancer Six Pack at '98 AKA Convention (click image to enlarge) |
| There is a very limited stock of ORIGINAL InterActive Kites still in stock at Windstar Kites. These include a few Vented Skydancers, along with other designs as shown in the photo below...  |
| KEY to InterActive Kites : 1- Fijet Hummer Prototype (Cool Blue) 2- Fijet Hummer Prototype (Cool Blue/Green) 3- Skydancer VENTED Red/White/Blue $235.00 4- Swift Raspberry/Blue/Orange 5- Skydancer Black Rainbow (NOW made in the USA) $335.00 ............with 45' Matching Tube Tails Skydancers hand made by Con Engels, available by special order! SEE details below... |
6- Skydancer Black RainbowVENTED 7- Skydancer Enigma 8- Swift Orange/Yellow/Black 9- SkyDiamonds (SOLD) 10- Fijet Hummer Cool Icarex $219.00 11- Fijet Standard $119.00 NOTE: Prices listed are "kite only", see pricing below for accessories! |
Please note that once these ORIGINAL Inter Active Kites are gone, they are gone forever,
as these select few are the last of the kites that David himself made!
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Skydancer™ quad line kite! Since 1997 Con Engels of Windstar Kites was the sole United States importer of this truly fabulous kite, hand made in the UK by kite maker/designer David Davies! A note from Windstar Kites owner, Con Engels: Windstar Kites first introduced this very unique
kite to the US in 1997...The Skydancer, designed by David Davies of InterActive Kites. Initially imported from Great
Britain into the US by Windstar Kites, in1997, since that time I continued to work with Davd Davies, and right before David passed away in November or 2008, he asked me if I would continue on with his legacy and make the Skydancers, and related designs. David's wife Sue and his son Howard agreed that I should carry on with David's designs and I am honored to do so! For more information about the Skydancer, check out the "History of the Skydancer™ quad line kite" |
| The Skydancer specifications
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Frame: 6mm & 5mm solid custom carbon and .2200 Avia pultruded rods Fittings: APA & custom Sail: Nylon ---Available
in 7 color rainbow (w/black center panel), Sail area:13.25 square feet Weight: 11 ounces (8 ounces with optional S.U.L. frame, for zero & light wind flying) Wind Range: Skydancer with Standard Frame... Wind Range: 4 to 18 mph (very conservative wind rating) with skill it can be flown in zero wind on short lines, and can be flown above it's 18 mph top end. I personally have flown a Skydancer with standard frame set on 75' es/55 140# line set down to 3 mph, and have flown the Skydancer in winds as high as 35 mph.
Wind Range: Skydancer with (optional) SUL Frame... Wind Range: 0 to 10 mph (very conservative wind rating) with skill it can be Wingspan: 100" static & 57" swept (under full power at top speed) Skydancer Black Rainbow Package: Skydancer ACCESSORIES... Skydancer SUL Frame set: $70.00 (for zero & light wind flying) Custom Skydancer Stack quad handles...... $45.00. Custom Skydancer Standard handle.....$30.00 Standard Rev handles w/purchase of Skydancer: $35.00 (reg.price $45.00).
.jpg) Rev SUL Handles...WSK Price: $45.00 (with purchase of Skydancer)
LINES RECOMMENDED: |
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Skydancer "Mijet" |
Skydancer "Mijet" LE (Limited Edition) The Skydancer "Mijet" with Air-Bag "™"specifications
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Frame: 4mm solid custom carbon rods (throughout the kite), 4 piece Leading Edge & 2 Longerons (verticals)
Skydancer with (optional) SUL Frame... WSK SPECIAL PRICE: Special Package deals available for accessories... |
| "History of The Skydancer™ quad line kite"(as noted by Con Engels of Windstar Kites): David Davies first started making kites in the early 1990s, and within a few short years he produced what eventually came to be known as the Skydancer. He had been making the Skydancers and other Skydancer shaped quad line kites for quite a while, and in January of 1997 David and his son Howard made the trip to the KTAI Trade Show in Clearwater Beach Florida. The Skydancer was met with much enthusiasm. That spring of 1997 I called David Davies and made arrangements to start importing the Skydancers into the US. After a brief time David Davies decided that I had so much interest in his kites that he made me his sole US importer for the Skydancer. Several times after our first meeting David made the trip from England to the US to promote the Skydancer and his other Skydancer related quad line kites. David visited the KTAI in Clearwater once again and also attended AKA Conventions in 1997, 1998 and 2000. Then in 2003 I made the trip the UK to visit David and his wife Sue. During my trip over the pond David and I went to some of the UK's finest kite festivals, and I got to see all of David's wonderful variations of his Skydancer quad line kite (over 30 different variations of the Skydancer).
For 12 years I had the pleasure of having David Davies as my business associate, my mentor, and most of all my friend. In September of 2008, while David was in ill health, he asked me if I would want to continue on with his work. To which I replied that I would be honored to do so. Sadly, on November 11th, 2008 David passed away. Since David's passing, his wife Sue and son Howard have confirmed David's wishes and granted me permission to carry on with David's work and indeed his passion for making kites. During the 2009 year I have sold most of the few remaining ORIGINAL kites that were made by David himself, and David's wife Sue then sent me the templates for David's kites. So the Skydancer and Skydancer related kites will continue to be made here in the US, and HAND MADE by me (Con Engels). This very much indeed is a great honor that has been bestowed upon me, and I and very much treasure the opportunity to continue on with David's legacy! David Davies' AWARDS for Kite Making….While David was very modest about his kite making and really was not interested in the kite making competitions, he did enter one of his Skydancer SkyHawks in the Multiline Figure kite at the 1997 Kitemakers Competition in Wildwood, NJ. David took 3rd Place in the Multiline Figure kite category (1997)! Then most recently at the 2009 AKA Convention in Rochester, MN, on behalf of David Davies and myself, I entered David's Skydancer Enigma in the Cooperative kite making category for Sky Display, and David's Enigma took 1st Place in Cooperative (2009)! It was a great honor to accept this award on behalf of my friend David! I also entered the new Skydancer "Mijet" ¾ size Skydancer in the Sport kite Category that the "Mijet" took 3rd Place (2009). The "Mijet" has David's Enigma sail cut and is scaled down to ¾ size. All of these accomplishments are by David, as it is HIS body of work, and design expertise that made it possible. I am only happy to be a part in the continuation of David Davies' kiting legacy. Please Note: The Skydancer™ quad line kite is Trademarked by David Davies and the Davies Family, along with David's Trademarked unique signature curved shaped quad line kite ..."Skydancer™ quad line kite". Any use of these images is not permitted without consent of Windstar Kites and InterActive Kites™. The design of the Skydancer quad line kite is uniquely David Davies design of which Trademark and rights are owned by the Davies family, is protected under Trademark! |
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"Fijet", quad line kite
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The "Sky Enigma's" graphics where designed by Dr. Mike Armstrong from Cheshire, UK.
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Skydancer "Enigma" takes 1st Place at 2009 AKA Nationals, in Rochester, MN! In tribute the David Davies, I entered the Skydancer "Enigma" in the Cooperative Kite Making category, which I had framed and made the tails for and David had sewn the sail. The Skydancer "Enigma" took 1st Place!!!! This particular kite was the first Enigma that David made for the US, and is my personally owned kite. I know that David is looking down on me, and smiling! David certainly deserves the recognition for his kite making abilities, and I am very happy that he finally received this great award! When receiving the 1st Place Award, I asked Steve Ferrel if I could say a few words... "I thank my Dad who helped me get started in the kite business, my Grandfather "Pap" for getting me started kite flying when a young boy, David Davies for his wonderful flying creations... this is for you David, and most of all my Mom who supports me all the way!" |
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IMPORTED and HAND MADE BY David Davies of Inter Active Kites.David Davies made a very limited quantity of Skydancer Enigmas, of which the very 1st one he made and shipped to me to build the frame for and I also made the tails for that kite, hence it was a cooperative effort in producing the first Skydancer Enigma for the US. Each Enigma is a one of a kind, in it's own right, as the rainbow fabric for each one is slightly different from kite to kite. There were only four of these kites made for the US, and only a few for the UK. The LAST "Sky Enigma" has been SOLD! |
| The "Sky Enigma" Custom Skydancer specifications
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Frame: 6mm & 5mm solid custom carbon and .2200 Avia pultruded rods Fittings: APA & custom Sail: Carrington Nylon and/or Toray Polycarbonate Polyester (lightweight, high performance fabric) Sail area:13.25 square feet (plus any additional sculptured fabric, such as the beak on the Hawk) Weight: 13.4 ounces (10 ounces with optional S.U.L. frame, for zero & light wind flying) Wind Range: 4 to 18 mph (very conservative wind rating) with skill it can be Wingspan: 100" static & 57" swept (under full power at top speed) "SkyHawk"& "SkyEagle" are currently not being made, and all stock is sold out of these wonderful flying machines time! Custom Skydancer Stack quad handles...... $45.00. Custom Skydancer Standard handle.....$30.00 Standard Rev handles w/purchase of Skydancer: $35.00 (reg.price $45.00). Use 130# line 75' or 100' (for single kite) Use 200# line or greater for stacks 130#/75' Quad Line Set: $60.00 |
How to assemble a Skydancer (Click HERE for instructions on installing a frame set for a Skydancer)
Other custom kites the were previously made by David Davies...
See some of David's other flying works of art!
Dave Cathey flying his
SkyHawk at 2011 Kite Party
Huntington Beach, CA
(photo by John Chilese)
KITE LINES:
Dual Line sets & Bulk Spectra line (WSK Premium, US Line, & Laser Pro)
about the new "Fijet", 
Please Note: The Skydancer™ quad line kite is Trademarked by David Davies and the Davies Family, along with David's unique signature shape of his quad line kites. Included within the Skydancer range of kites are...the Skydancer, Enigma, Swift, SkyHawk, SkyEagle, SkyBat, Fijet, Mijet, SkyComet, Skydancer Bewitched, SkydancerGhost to name a few. Any use of these images is not permitted without consent of Windstar Kites and InterActive Kites™. The design of the Skydancer™ quad line kite is uniquely David Davies and is protected under Trademark laws! Windstar Kites now hold the exclusive license to produce the Skydancer range of kites. No other manufacturer, designer or kite maker is permitted to produce kites within the Skydancer range or shape without written permission of the Davies family!
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Skydancer quad line kite designs, imagines and shapes of the various ranges of Skydancer kites are Trademarks of David Davies, Davies family, and InterActive Kites!
Skydancer design™
Skydancer Quad Line™ Kite
Curved Leading Edge Quad Line Kite™
Variable Geometry Quad-Line Kite™
Trademark owned by InterActive Kites and the Davies family!
Designed by Davies Davies, protected by International trade and copyright legislation!
InterActive Kites™ designs, Skydancer™, Skydancer™ related quad line kites are the sole property of the Davies family and are now made and sold by Con Engels of Windstar Kites, USA, with permission of David Davies himself, and under license by the Davies family!
How To Assemble a Skydancer:
Installing the frame set on a Skydancer quad line kite...
Special WSK Prices listed on this and other pages within this site are for in stock items only. And, although every effort is made to maintain current listed prices, Windstar Kites reserves the right to change prices at any time, without notice! Please confirm prices when ordering.
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