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Chris · Last edited by Chris on Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:57 pm; edited 1 time in total

For information, visit http://weifangkitefestival.com/

New Tech Kites will be sponsoring newly formed Team Full Moon, which will compete against sport kite teams from around the world for cash prizes.
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Chris · Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:36 pm Post subject:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Chris Shultz
New Tech Kites
7208 McNeil Drive, Suite 207
Austin, TX 78729 USA
512-205-0485

Team Full Moon only team to represent the USA at the Weifang International Kite Festival

Team Full Moon is proud to announce they will be representing the USA at the Weifang International Kite Festival April 20-24th, 2006. The internationally acclaimed event has been hosted continuously since 1984. It attracts thousands upon thousands of visitors from around the region, China and kiting enthusiasts from around the world. Last year representatives from over 20 countries came to Weifang to enjoy the festival, share their talents, and experience, and learn about China, Weifang, and it’s people. This year should prove even more spectacular.

Team Full Moon will be part of the inaugural ceremony, a legendary show, on April 20th. They will be representing the USA during the “Olympic style” parade, which presents all the international and honored guests in a stadium that holds 80,000 people. Following the precession of special guests, Team Full Moon will enjoy the spectacular traditional performances, dancers, gymnastic routines, live traditional Chinese and modern rock/pop music during the opening ceremonies.

On the morning of April 21st, Team Full Moon will participate in the 10,000 people Kite-flying Performance. Following that, they will complete in the World Kite Championship Contest. Team Full Moon will compete in both the Team Precision and Team Choreographed events competing for cash prizes.

Team Full Moon consists of Chris Shultz, general manager of New Tech Kites, Moon Kushner, kite goddess and Mike Jones, kite designer with Jones Airfoils. Between the 3-team members, they have over 45 years of stunt kite flying experience. Doug Mullins joins Full Moon, providing ground control and single line kite displays.

The media is welcome to attend the teams final practice session in Austin, TX April 9th & 10th.
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Chris · Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: Team Practice

Team practice was held this weekend in Austin's own Zilker Park. Glorious weather made for two full sessions on Saturday & Sunday. Team Full Moon is confident they will make a good impression in Weifang.

Setting up...

Mike Jones unveiled his massive KAP rig - a 12' wingspan Dopero, which sailed high above the park on Sunday. We look forward to seeing KAP pictures of the Forbidden City and The Great Wall.

Chris flies a blue moon

Doug flying high again...

Talkin' kites with Moon and the Austin skyline.

Let 'em rip!
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Chris · Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:12 pm Post subject:

TEAM FULL MOON TAKES 3rd PLACE at Weifang World Sport Kite Championship. Bronze medal awarded.

Teams from South Korea, China, Columbia, Japan, Malaysia, Germany, Thailand and the United States participated in the event. Team Fun Unlimited from Germany takes first place, Team Equipo 2600 from Columbia takes second.
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ericska · Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:09 am Post subject:

Where is the video?! I want to see Team Full Moon flying the great Technos. Someone post it, PLEASE!
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winged v · Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:31 am Post subject:

Way to go,Team Full Moon!
Congratulations on bringing the medal home.

Out of the bag stock Techno's or were they tweaked?

I had my Techno in the air last week and I never thought about team flying with the Techno.but now that it was brought up...that is a good idea!
Great tracking and snappy when it needs to be and easy to control the speed.

Third place the first time out proves that. huh?
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Chris · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:45 am Post subject:

Jones Airfoils · Kite Enthusiast Joined: 23 May 2005 Posts: 10

Nihao!

Here are some more pix. More in my Flickr stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonesairfoils/

Troy Gunn flying a quadline kite:

Overview of opening day:

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Chris · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 11:22 am Post subject:

Thanks to Doug Mullins for the following pictures of the team in action...

You can see how crowded the skies were above and around the competition field. So dangerous in fact that the Malaysian team was cut out of the sky 5 times during their two performances.

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ericska · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 8:02 pm Post subject:

Cool...! 3 Techno Trance. Beautiful! I like that one - fm3.jpg. Is there any larger format (larger and finer) to download? I want to save it as desktop wallpaper on my computer. It will be good if there is a video to watch Team Full Moon fly the Techno...
Congratulation, NTK and Dodd!
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Chris · Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 5:19 pm Post subject:

ericska · Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject:

email sent.
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ericska · Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 5:20 pm Post subject:

Got the photo! Thanks, Chris
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