The AKS Shop

The AKS Shop stocks a range of books and merchandise not available through other channels.

Members may purchase items by contacting our merchandising officer, Mark Doyle
Ph: 02 9675 3864 (wk) or email westwindkites@aapt.net.au

Alternatively, you can mail your order with a cheque to cover the cost of the goods and postage to
The AKS, P.O. Box 3738, Marsfield, NSW 2122.
Mark also has merchandise available for purchase at the Sydney fly days.

NOTE:- Prices subject to change without notice. All prices are in Australian Dollars. A postage and handling charge of $7 applies to all standard parcels.

AKS Hats $25.00
These hats have the recommended 8cm brim for maximum sun protection and are available in Burgundy, Navy, Gun Metal or Khaki.
Sizes are Small, Medium 56 - 57 cm, Large 58 - 59 cm, XLarge 60 - 61 cm and XXL

To celebrate the 21st Festival of the Winds in 1998, a handy carrybag was produced with that year's logo printed on one side.

We have a few left and these are now available for only $5.00.

This AKS special Festival of the winds spoon is available for $4.50

These AKS key rings are available for $4.50
Great for special give aways at other kite festivals.

Metal Pins

1998 Festival of theWinds
$5.00

AKS Logo
$5.00

1996 Festival of the Winds
$5.00

1995 Festival of the Winds
$5.00

Cloth Patches

AKS Logo
$5.00

1996 Festival of the Winds
$5.00

1997 Festival of the Winds
$5.00

1995 Festival of the Winds
$5.00

   

1998 Festival of the Winds
$5.00

Books

Making and Flying Fighter Kites

by Philippe Gallot
Regular Price $35
Members Price $25

"Philippe has created clearly titled chapters full of useful clues (even the pictures yield up useful information) which allows the budding builder to craft a flyable kite. If single line manoeuvrable kites was an oriental mystery to you, have your mind and wallet enlightened - you won't regret it"
Peter Lloyd.

Make Mine Fly

by Helen Bushell
Regular Price $22
Members Price $15

Helen Bushell a gifted Australian kitemaker has been part of the Oz kiteflying scene for many years. Make Mine Fly isolates and defines the tricky problems, any one of which,not being solved is able to prevent a kite from successful flight. This book also provides many plans for simple kites and has good diagrams to help the main concepts.

Kite Folds

by Beth Mathews
Regular Price $15
Members Price $10

A notebook of original kite designs. 24 pages full of fabulous folded kites by a talented Australian. Good for workshops for children of ALL ages.

The Magnificaent Book of Kites

by Eden Maxwell
Regular Price $20
Members Price $15

A rewrite of the book Kiteworks. Some additional information but not many errors corrected, it still is however a very good resource for a lot of traditional and recent kite plans.

Kites: A Practical Handbook

by Ron Moulton
Regular Price $40
Members Price $30

Kites by Ron Moulton is not a first kite book it is designed to build on an existing kiting knowledge. It contains kite plans and information on many well known single line and stunt kites. It has chapters which cover kite aerial photography and parachuting teddy bears

The Tao Of Kiteflying

by Harm van Veen
Regular Price $20
Members Price $20

"The Tao is a collection of insightful, numerically-based statements about singleline kite stability. It is clearly the distillation of a lifetime of careful observation and experimentation backed up by considerable aerodynamics savvy."
Peter Lynn

The Great Kite Book

by Norman Schmidt
Regular Price $30
Members Price $22

A Beginners Guide to Flying Indian Fighter Kites

by Shirley Turpin
Regular Price $8
Members Price $5

 

Kite Trouble

by Shirley Barber
Regular Price $12
Members Price $8

A book to give your children and grandchildren. A fun story with a kite theme.

Making and Flying Stunt Kites & One Liners

by Wolfgang Schimmelpfennig
Regular Price $25
Members Price $15

This new book in English contains excellently presented plans for stunt kites and single liners. Most of the plans have appeared before in Wolfgang's other books in German. If you're planning on building a stunt kite then this book is for you.

Color Harmony

by Hideaki Chijiiwa
Regular Price $35
Members Price $22

There is more to chosing an effective colour scheme than randomly arranging colours that appeal to you. Colour is as much a science as it is an art. This book discusses in detail the most effective use of colour with the aid of many examples.

The Guide

Regular Price $35
Members Price $15

 

The Fighter Kite Book

by David Gomberg
Regular Price $12
Members price $10

"This is our flying manual on single-line maneuverable "fighters" and rokkakus. It contains basic flying instructions, sections on wind, flying line, tuning, and competition. Again, several dozen international experts are quoted throughout the book." (Published in 1992. Eighty pages.)

Sport Kite Magic

by David Gomberg
Regular Price $18
Members Price $15.50

"This is our brand new advanced flying manual. It includes state of the art techniques, three fully choreographed ballets, an analysis of all 30 precision figures from the International Rule Book, and a dozen "hot tricks". Also a full chapter on indoor flying." (Published in 1996. One hundred-thirty pages.)

Stunt Kites

by David Gomberg
Regular Price $14.50
Members Price $12.50

"A complete flying manual for multi-line, maneuverable kites. We update the text each year to stay current with the sport. It includes sections on wind, basic maneuvers, advanced techniques, and contests along with advice from two dozen of the best recognized flyers on the US circuit." (Published in 1988. Sixth Edition published in 1996.)