Quad-line kite community

Sport kite flying is passed on through people: a conversation on a field, a tuning tip, a shared video, a figure shown at the right moment, a club lending a set of handles.

QuadKites.org gathers resources, but the community gives them meaning. It brings together beginners and experienced pilots, makers, teams, builders, clubs, archivists, photographers, and curious newcomers. Talking with them is often the fastest way to progress.

The best entry point depends on what you are looking for.

• To meet pilots: look for festivals, clubs, and regular flying fields.
• To ask a quick question: Facebook groups are often the most active.
• To find technical discussions: forums are still valuable.
• To help this site: send a correction, a resource, an archive, or field experience.

Most kite flyers are welcoming to curious newcomers. If you are starting out, simply say what you are looking for: learning the basics, understanding gear, watching a team fly, trying quad-line kites, building a kite, or finding a club.

Festivals remain the best way to see many practices in one place: single-line kites, dual-line kites, quad-line kites, giant kites, workshops, routines, teams, and sometimes competitions.

Not every event offers the same experience. Some are very family-oriented, others are more focused on demonstrations or experienced pilots. If you want to try a kite, meet quad-line flyers, or bring your own gear, contact the organizers before travelling.

Useful calendars

• In France: Vent’s nick, Ledroqueen, Cerf-Volant Service
• In the United States: AKA event calendar and Fortuna Found

These organizations connect sport-kite networks, events, and resources across several countries. For more on rules and scoring, also see the international figures and their ISK documents.

• FFVL: the French federation network for recreational and competitive kite flying.
• ISK: an international reference for competition figures, rules, and scoring.
• AKA: the American association providing events, resources, and community information.
• STACK UK: the British branch of the Sport Team and Competitive Kiting network.
• STACK Italia: the Italian branch of the same network.
• AJSKA: the Japanese sport and competitive kite association.

Clubs are useful for regular progress, safer flying, and meeting pilots near you. The directory and examples below are primarily French: use the FFVL club map or contact the Fédération Française de Vol Libre for a broader search in France.

Some examples of French clubs — this is not a complete directory:

• Hurricane club in Argenteuil, Île-de-France
• BercKite club in Berck, Nord
• Chatouilleurs d’anges in Isère, France
• SMKC in Auvergne, France

In his interview about competition behind the scenes, Marc Levesque mentions several French clubs where competitors meet and train:

• Cerf-Volant Club Jules Verne in Amiens;
• Aventours in the Paris region;
• SMKC in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes;
• Wind Family in Burgundy;
• Dynamic Bertry in northern France;
• EO’Kite near Le Havre.

This selection reflects his interview published in 2025. Use the FFVL club map to check current contact details and find other clubs.

Facebook groups are among the places where pilots ask questions, share videos, find each other, and follow announcements.

To follow site updates:

• QuadKites.org

Specialized groups:

• Quad line kites group
• Club 38 by Revolution kites

Competition and team flying:

• Cerf-Volant Fédération Française
• Sport Kite Pairs & Teams
• Sport Kite Pilot’s Lounge

General groups:

• Kite builders
• Kitefliers
• Where you fly?

Other specialized groups:

• Rev/Revo/Quad kite Geeks
• The Kite Hangar

Forums are less active than social networks, but they keep valuable memory: tuning, building, technical debates, field experience, and older discussions.

• English: KiteLife and Fractured Axel
• French: Au fil du vent
• German: DrachenForum

• Kites
• KiteMakers for kite builders

The interviews and field stories offer another view of the community through competition preparation, clinic organization, volunteering, and pilots’ experiences.

A community also exists through what it passes on. You can help without being an expert:

• share a useful page with a pilot or club;
• report an error, dead link, or missing resource;
• send a photo, archive, or memory with credits;
• suggest an event, club, or group to add;
• explain what helped you learn.