Kitty Hawk Kites & Adventures

50 YEARS AGO TODAY, our fearless leader, John Harris, made history by becoming the first person to fly a hang glider off Grandfather Mountain. John soared 1,500 feet and landed safely on a nearby golf course. This iconic flight had a major impact on the growth and trajectory of the sport. Kitty Hawk Kites and its Hang Gliding School is proud to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year along with this historic flight! This year, Grandfather Mountain will be hosting a celebratory event honoring the era of Hang Gliding within this beautiful mountain region in North Carolina! Visit kittyhawk.com/events to learn more! We’re so proud of John and all he has accomplished! Here’s to teaching the world to fly for 50+ years to come! 🪁 #hanggliding #flyflyfly #history #adventures #50yearsofflightandpositivity #KHKis50 #50years #50years #Soaringto50more

#Friday50thStories It’s our 50th Season! 🪁✨And to celebrate, we’re starting our storytelling initiative where we will be sharing uplifting messages from friends, customers, and the community who have helped Kitty Hawk Kites soar into 50 years! Today, we’re sharing Sean Comer’s story! Sean began teaching hang gliding at Kitty Hawk Kites in the 1990s and is forever thankful for the sense of family that his experience provided him. Sean found some of his greatest friendships and an incredibly tight knit community in his fellow instructors and coworkers at KHK, something that has stuck with him, and those around him. Sean’s story is special because it spans generations. Sean’s 2 daughters, Emma and Hannah, have followed in his footsteps and found careers at Kitty Hawk Kites, creating uplifting experiences for others just as their father did. Thank you Sean for teaching the world to fly! 💙🪁 Have a story to share? Nothing would make us happier than hearing from you. Visit https://lnkd.in/eBzm9qVc to learn more! #50yearsofKHK #50thAnniversary #50yearsofflightandpositivity #50years #obx

#Friday50thStories It’s our 50th Season! 🪁✨And to celebrate, we’re starting our storytelling initiative where we will be sharing uplifting messages from friends, customers, and the community who have helped Kitty Hawk Kites soar into 50 years! This week, our founder and CEO, John Harris, got to catch up with his longtime friend, Chad Snowfer! Harris and Snowfer first met in 1980 where Chad and John struck up a partnership leveraging Chad’s world champion boomerang skills and Kitty Hawk Kites’ Hang Gliding School. Since teaching boomerang lessons, Chad has formed a lasting relationship with Kitty Hawk Kites, participating in just about all of our adventure activities and maintaining a longtime friendship with John Harris and the Outer Banks! Thank you Chad for helping teach the world to fly! Have a story to share? Nothing would make us happier than hearing from you. Visit https://lnkd.in/eBzm9qVc to learn more! #50yearsofKHK #50thAnniversary #50yearsofflightandpositivity #50years #obx

#Friday50thStories It’s our 50th Season! 🪁✨And to celebrate, we’re starting our storytelling initiative where we will be sharing uplifting messages from friends, customers, and the community who have helped Kitty Hawk Kites soar into 50 years! This week, we’re hearing from Rowan Kelly, who is currently managing our reservation staff here in the OBX! Rowan’s story ironically starts with a fear of heights that led her to @flymorningside in New Hampshire. While she took on the job as a Zipline adventure coordinator to conquer her fear of heights, little did she know that she would fall in love with teaching the world to fly in the process! As an employee, Rowan continually demonstrates a positive attitude, goes above and beyond to assure customers’ happiness and leads her team to excellence! Thanks Rowan for sharing your story and teaching the world to fly! Have a story to share? Nothing would make us happier than hearing from you. Visit https://lnkd.in/eBzm9qVc to learn more! #50yearsofKHK #50thAnniversary #50yearsofflightandpositivity #50years #obx

#Friday50thStories It’s our 50th Season! 🪁✨And to celebrate, we’re starting our storytelling initiative where we will be sharing uplifting messages from friends, customers, and the community who have helped Kitty Hawk Kites soar into 50 years! We recently caught up with Val Deale at the Rogallo Kite Festival! Val began his career in the kite industry with Kitty Hawk Kites and hasn’t looked back since! In his tenure with KHK, he was a founder of the Rogallo Kite Festival and shared his passion for kites with countless customers and coworkers. He has carried that same passion in all of his endeavors, maintaining a close relationship with the Kitty Hawk Kites family as the general manager of Premier Kites. Thank you Val for helping teach the world to fly! Have a story to share? Nothing would make us happier than hearing from you. Visit https://lnkd.in/eBzm9qVc to learn more! #50yearsofKHK #50thAnniversary #50yearsofflightandpositivity #50years #obx

Check out our feature in The Coastland Times ! This great article covers the 52nd Annual Hang Gliding Spectacular and the Rogallo Foundation Hall of Fame inductions! https://lnkd.in/euUsjzJT

#Friday50thStories It’s our 50th Season! 🪁✨And to celebrate, we’re starting our storytelling initiative where we will be sharing uplifting messages from friends, customers, and the community who have helped Kitty Hawk Kites soar into 50 years! This week, we’re hearing from Chris Shultz, who worked for Kitty Hawk Kites as a kite flying instructor for multiple summers in his younger days! Working at KHK introduced Chris to the magic of flight and launched a lifelong passion for sharing kites with everyone! Currently Chris heads HQ Kites & Designs who manufactures high quality kites sold all over the world and is one of Kitty Hawk Kites partner vendors in our stores! Thank you Chris for helping teach the world to fly and for being a part of the 50 years of Kitty Hawk Kites! And catch Chris and the HQ Crew at the 42nd Annual Rogallo Kite Festival! June 14 and 15 from 10-4 in Jockey’s Ridge State Park! Have a story to share? Nothing would make us happier than hearing from you. Visit https://lnkd.in/eBzm9qVc to learn more!

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#Friday50thStories It’s our 50th Season! 🪁✨And to celebrate, we’re starting our storytelling initiative where we will be sharing uplifting messages from friends, customers, and the community who have helped Kitty Hawk Kites soar into 50 years! This week we’re featuring Paul Voight, hang gliding pioneer, legendary instructor, and, most recently, a Rogallo Hall of Fame Inductee. Paul discovered hang gliding at Kitty Hawk Kites in its first year of business, and took his first lesson from our founder and CEO, John Harris. He credits that day with changing his life forever, and launching a lifelong career and passion that has panned 5 decades. Since his first flight on the hills of Jockey’s Ridge, Paul has won multiple National hang gliding championship titles, opened his own Hang Gliding School in the mountains of New York, and most rewardingly, mentored and certified hundreds of new pilots as instructors that have helped to expand and support the sport. Thank you Paul for helping teach the world to fly and for being a part of the 50 years of Kitty Hawk Kites! Have a story to share? Nothing would make us happier than hearing from you. Visit https://lnkd.in/eBzm9qVc to learn more!

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Our 42nd Annual Rogallo Kite Festival is featured in OBX Today! Join us next week for a great time in Jockey’s Ridge!🪁🥳A can’t miss event of the Summer! https://lnkd.in/eag5BJuw

#Friday50thStories It’s our 50th Season! 🪁✨And to celebrate, we’re starting our storytelling initiative where we will be sharing uplifting messages from friends, customers, and the community who have helped Kitty Hawk Kites soar into 50 years! First up, Tom Webster. Tom took his very first hang gliding lesson at Kitty Hawk Kites, which ultimately launched a lifelong passion and career for him that has spanned more than 4 decades! Thank you Tom for helping teach the world to fly and for being a part of the 50 years of Kitty Hawk Kites! Have a story to share? Nothing would make us happier than hearing from you. Visit https://lnkd.in/eBzm9qVc to learn more! #50yearsofKHK #50thAnniversary #50yearsofflightandpositivity #50years #obx