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Learn to Fly with the Pros
Are you looking to learn the latest and greatest tricks?
Just want to get your flying really dialed in?

This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will be happening only on
Friday, May 15 at the 20th Annual Great Lakes Kite Festival.

These 2-hour classes will turbo charge your flying like you never imagined.
Learn the secrets of the champions and transform your skills.


Class Schedule Dual Line Mastery Quad Line Mastery
Friday, May 15 12:30 pm-FULL 12:30 pm
Friday, May 15  3:30 pm  3:30 pm

Cost is $40 for 1 class or $70 for 2 classes. You can mix and match your dual line and quad line classes. Click here to sign up now!

Dual Line Mastery
Zach and Josh Gordon
Zach Gordon, 2008 National Dual Line Champion, will teach the class. Zach has been flying for over 11 years and holds 5 individual National titles. He is also part of the pair team, "Eos", which has won 5 National Championships, and the pair team, "Something Old, Something New", winning the 2008 National title, as well as the famous "Chicago Fire" kite team.

Zach enjoys what he does and will pass that enjoyment and enthusiasm on to you. This will be a relaxed and fun flying experience.

The class will cover:
  • Tuning and Equipment (including set-up)
  • Landings (including two-point and stab)
  • How to use the entire wind window to your advantage
  • Precision flying (straight lines, sharp corners, and smooth edges)
  • Stalls
  • Axels and tricks from the axel platform
  • Light or heavy wind pointers (depending on the wind)
  • Any other crazy tricks or advanced skills you want to learn
Prerequisites – You must be able to self-land on the side of the window. You may sign up for multiple sessions. You may be a beginner or an advanced flyer.

Student to instructor ratio will be 3–1

Click here to sign up now!

Quad Line Mastery and Quad Team Flying

Team iQuad The class will be taught by members of Team iQuad and 9-time National Quad Line Champion John Barresi, all of whom teach quad clinics all over the country, year-round. Over the last three years, iQuad has been the most prolific kite team in the world, having traveled to nearly 100 kite events in four countries and nearly 20 US states!

With a combined 44 years of flight and competition experience among their four members, this is truly an opportunity to learn from the best.

Check out iQuad's site to see what they can do.

The class will cover:
  • Tuning/Equipment (including set up)
  • Basic control
  • Stable Hover
  • Bicycle Rotations
  • 180 Turns
  • Light wind
  • Slide
There will be 4 experienced instructors, and students will be placed in an appropriate skill level group. Instruction is available for more advanced maneuvers, tricks and team flying, based on specific interest and requests from the students.

Prerequisites – This class is for everyone! Novice and first time pilots will be able to use provided equipment, while intermediate and higher skilled pilots should ideally come equipped with their own quad line kites and equipment (note - Revolution kites are highly recommended for their superior performance).

Even if you have never flown a Rev, we can get you up and going.

You may sign up for both sessions to take full advantage of this opportunity.
12 students per class, two 2-hour sessions, student to instructor ratio will be approximately 3–1.

Click here to sign up now!


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