Hi Patrick, The name is no problem. I have survived it for 74 years, and have really had fun with it at times. Even made a little money. :-) No, I no longer...
-Patrick, If you want the measurments of my kite I will be glad to get them for you. It is basicly the same as this one in looks but quite larger. It allows...
To anyone that is interested, we now thanks to Pere H. Casellas have plans to view of a Hang Glider. Very good plans I might addmit. Go to files and click on...
... of ... Well out here Summer is pretty hard to to take, but it would be good for water sking. Enjoy Spring Al, I am really looking forward to seeing the...
We are setting up a website to post the material about John Dickenson and The Dickenson Wing. The site is still under construction, so please consider that...
We have done some flying this year but not as much as we would have liked to. It was all kind of last minute stuff and always no one around to film for us. My...
Thank you for finding that Al, it's great to find more people still flying these craft. For some reason I couldn't get onto their site yesterday but today it's...
To let you know that there has been a virus infection on the Bennett Wakeboard and Waterski Website. I shall try emailing them but if someone could phone them...
Hi all, We have just posted a video of the first foot launched flight of the British Mark I Dickenson Wing. Like the glider Ken de Russy is building in the...
This is awesome! Great footage! I'm excited in hopes that they will possibally release sales or plans of this. I would to build one for my self. Let me know if...
Hi Al, If you are wanting to use it for water skiing then you will be much better off with the smaller Mark III. I am working with Mike Burns to get copies...
Great stuff but how is this different than a Moyes or Bennett? I fly a Tibado so not very familiar with this type of craft. THANKS! Jeff McCabe ... From:...
Jeff McCabe
jmccabe@...
Oct 24, 2008 7:17 am
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Hi Jeff, Both Bennett and Moyes were taught to fly by John Dickenson on an Aerostructures Skiwing. The Aerostructures glider was was a refined version of the...
Great info. Now Ken Tibado was flying his flat tow kites with no glide capacity in the 50's so how does he fit in to the timeline of human kite development? He...
Jeff McCabe
jmccabe@...
Oct 25, 2008 2:30 am
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Hi Jeff, Fort Lauderdale to Cuba is impressive, in a flat kite in the 50's even more so. To explain where I am coming from. I am a hang glider and trike pilot ...
Graeme, Thanks for the quick response. The Tibado kite I have is an original built by Ken Tibado in 1958. It is on it's 5th sail (I've had 3). I purchased it...
Jeff McCabe
jmccabe@...
Oct 25, 2008 4:36 am
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I have flown and presently have a flat wing kit and believe me hanging on the bar and not being harnessed in is insane at any heigth! I couldn't imagine trying...
Hi Jeff, I tried to Google Tibado, to see what I could learn, but it wasn't very fruitful. Obviously Ken Tibado has done some things worthy of recognition, and...
Gosh there really used to be a lot on Ken. He died in 05 in Lake Wales FL. He has several kids and some of them had posts about him. He was one of the early...
Jeff McCabe
jmccabe@...
Oct 26, 2008 10:42 pm
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Hi Jeff, Both Bennett and Moyes were taught to fly by John Dickenson on an Aerostructures Skiwing. The Aerostructures glider was was a refined version of the...
Hi Jeff, I sure would like to see any information that you come up with on Ken Tibado, as I flew with him down at Lake Wales in the late 70's. Take Care, Dean...
Great to hear from you Dean!.............................please tell me your real name IS Batman? Jeff ... From: WDBatman To: WaterSkiKites@yahoogroups.com ...
Jeff McCabe
jmccabe@...
Oct 27, 2008 3:21 am
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Hi Jeff, Yes my last name is Batman. When I built my first flat kite and first hang glider I had a large bat painted on the sail's. Take Care, Dean Batman ...
Some pictures of Tibado literature ... From: WDBatman To: WaterSkiKites@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 7:11 AM Subject: [WaterSkiKites] Ken...
Jeff McCabe
jmccabe@...
Oct 27, 2008 1:09 pm
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Hi Jeff, Did you intend to send some pictures of Tibado literature with your last message? I have attached one for you. You can see some pictures of me flying...
I just set up a folder in the Photos section with images from my files of flat kites. The images of the Ken Tibado kite was of one that was listed on Ebay some...
I am shocked!! It has been quite a few years since I have seen someone flying a delta wing and though it was pulled from the boat being attached to the top...
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