Pictures will be added in the future as they're made available for each member, at least those that wish to be seen! I'm sure I have missed some people so don't be offended just e-mail me at skyraidr@twcny.rr.com and I'll be sure to add you. If anyone in the club knows of someone I missed please let me know. Thanks!

Jim Swem - is located in Syracuse and is the founder of our Rebel Crew the Kites In Central NY Skies or KICNYS as we call ourselves. More to follow.

Melissa Swem-Syracuse Ny

Richard Belcastro - currently lives in Blossvale NY but originally from Wilkes-Barre PA. Started seriously flying kites back in 1994 with a 3 stack of Aerostunters by Go Fly A Kite and then the Rocket, followed by a twin stack of Hawaiians and then...... the list goes on and on and on. Loves to fly all types of kites from his indoor Rev, single line, dual sport, quad, power and of course NYKE's Play Sail. Particularly enjoys traction kiting with kite buggies and ski boards or just plain getting dragged around. Hope to add pictures in the near future. Favorite flying field used to be Sylvan Beach but trees are growing along the perimeter causing unwanted turbulent wind and is in search of a new flying field and buggy field! Ultimate playground so far has been Ivanpah Dry Lake located in California, right on the border of Nevada about a 1/2 hour from Sin City (Las Vegas) Rich was fortunate enough to play there every Saturday and Sunday for over 2 months with none other than the buggy guru himself Corey Jenson aka The Corey Lama. Another favorite flying field is at Liberty Park NJ with the Tribe from Liberty High Spirits of 14B. Rich's favorite kite? Hmmmm! That's a tough one! Will have to give that some thought! Couple of them are my Beautiful Evil, Hawaiian Team Chevrons, Benson Outer Space and Gemini and of course my Sky Tigers. My favorite or most memorable experience? Hands down and no bout a doubt it, has got to be the two and half months spent in Vegas doing the buggy thang with Corey and the VBB (Vegas Buggy Bastards) crew, doing what I read about since 1995! I think another memorable experience was flying NYKE's Play Sail at Sullivan 2003. Member of the CNY Buggy Crew. Rich can be contacted at skyraidr@twcny.rr.com 

Debbie Belcastro- Rich's better half, also hails from Wilkes-Barre PA. Currently a spectator but we hope to change that!

Joni Abulencia - lives in Central Square, NY but grew up in Bridgeport. Has been flying since 1994 and flies mostly quadline kites, and has made several and would like to try to make a Rokkaku next. Favorite flying field has to be....Fort Ontario, Oswego NY, but loves to fly on Oneida Lake when it's good and frozen. Another favorite flying field for Joni is Van Buren Park located near Baldwinsville, NY. Joni has made one trip to the Outer Banks this past year for the Kitty Hawk kite festival and had such a great time she'll probably be heading back this year as well. "Blah, Blah, Blah"! Joni can be contacted at mittens18@usadatanet.net 

Theresa Belcastro - is from Wilkes-Barre Twp. PA.,  and has been flying since 1997 and can usually be found flying on her home field at Francis Slocum State Park in PA. She can also be found flying at Oneida Lake or Fort Ontario when visiting here in CNY. She's had the pleasure of flying with Dodd Gross and Ed Shenk at a Balloon  festival at Hershey PA and has also made 2 trips to Liberty Park with the Tribe at Liberty High Spirits of 14B.  Theresa can be contacted at tbel@ptdprolog.net

Joey Belcastro Jr. - is also from Wilkes-Barre Twp. PA., and has been flying since 1999 and can usually be found flying with his Gram at Francis Slocum also. He can also be found flying at Oneida Lake, Fort Ontario while visiting in CNY. He has also had the pleasure of flying at Liberty Park with the tribe of LHSO14B and also met Dodd and Ed at the Balloon Festival in Hershey PA!

Brian Vanderslice aka Slice or Sliceman- Syracuse NY---Also a member of the CNY Buggy Crew. More info to follow

Dean and Debbie Myers-Syracuse NY

Chris and Dee Graff- North Syracuse NY Chris enjoys kite flying, RC Trucks, offroading, and his Willys 46 CJ2A. Dee enjoys flying kites, reading, gardening and the beach. They fly single line, dual and quad.

Margo Manning- flies mostly dual line sport kites and is from Liverpool NY

Joe Chovan- Joe is an admitted kite flyer, and I have the e-mail to prove it! He's from Syracuse NY and enjoys flying dual line sport and power kites to include stacking numerous flexifoils together. He's also a skilled RC Airplane pilot!

Nathan-Syracuse NY

Ed Wallace-Sherrill NY

Pat Santy-Syracuse NY. Pat is the owner of Santy Glass located in Syracuse NY and can be found flying at Sylvan Beach, Fort Ontario or the Greenview Country Club. Pat now has a PL Comp Buggy and has advanced to the next level of power kiting. Member of the CNY Buggy Crew.

Penny Santy-Syracuse NY. Penny can also be found on the flying field with her new hubby Pat. Penny is a daredevil at heart and craves the power when kiting. She's like the Tim Allen of the kiting world, "More Power! AAAAaaarrrrgggggghhhhhh!" Buggy, Ski's or just getting dragged around, she's there! Member of the CNY Buggy Crew.

Pat Baines- resides in Camden NY. Pat is a retired USAF vet as well and was also stationed at Griffiss. Now retired she works for the Rome VA and flies both dual and quad line kites. She also loves snowmobiling.

Debbie Borg-Schenectady NY

Gary Sharp-Schenectady NY

Jeremy Johannesen-East Berne NY

Carl (Cowboy Up!) Corey- Carl was stationed at Ft. Drum located in Watertown NY and was reassigned to the Maryland area, not sure of the exact location but Carl will always be a member of KICNYS no matter where he goes. Hope to have an updated profile and also a pic to post! Update! Carl is now stationed in Germany, enjoying the good brew, food and the autobahn and keeping America safe from abroad!

Mike and Marilyn Boyzuick-Mike and Marilyn are from Oswego NY and currently are the proud owners of the Ontario Winds Kite Shop located in downtown Oswego. Be sure to stop by and say hello when in the area and do your best to support your local Kite shop. When not in their shop you can find them flying at Fort Ontario which is their home field!

Jason and Nancy Gelarden-From Oswego NY and fly at their home field at Fort Ontario.

Mark Lagoda-Fulton NY (Transplant) Just started flying in spring 2004. OBX vacation started his addiction. He can typically be found at Fort Ontario, holding his Prism Ozone in a fade or rippin' it up on his brand new Flexifoil Buggy. Basically flying anything he can get his hands on. He's the guy with the pony tail and grin. Much to his wife Rebecca's dismay his kite quiver is growing fast and furiously. He is looking to see what the ice and snow has to offer, and is already planning to attend NABX '06. Also a member of the CNY Buggy Crew.

Joe and Laura McManus-Oswego NY.

Mike Isbell-Syracuse NY

Richard James-Oswego NY

Chris Ganger-hails from Ithaca NY, and has been flying since 2002. His interests run the spectrum for single line kites, dual line sport and quad- line kites including power kites. He has recently started to make his own kites at the end of 2003, and has made a few rokkakus, a roller, a few fighters, a large 12' genki, and just finished his first home made power kite, it's a 2m2 firecrest, it's an absolute blast to fly, and in a good wind it pulls as hard as his 4m2 firebee. His normal flying locations include Stewart park, Cass park, the Ithaca dog park, Taughannok park, and the field down the street from his house when it isn't planted.

Pat Clarke-Canastota NY

Jim and Peg Peck-Constantia NY

John Bryan- Freetown NY, new to kiting, just started in the summer of 2003, flying dual line kites and has even tried flying my Sky Tiger Hi-60 in light winds.

Gary and Maggie Engvall- For those of you who don't know Gary and Maggie, they can be found traveling to kite workshops just about anywhere in the U.S. Great people and great kite builders, master kite builders at that! Hope to have them hosting a kite workshop in CNY some time in the near future.

Stephanie Hiebert- Seymour CT. Stephanie is the commissioner of the Eastern League Sport Kite Association and an honorary member of our crew!

Kurtis Jones- is another honorary member from the tribe at LHSO14B. He's mainly the head honcho at Liberty and makes awesome videos as well. Flies single, dual and quadline if not mistaken.

Charles Stewart- a great guy from LHSO14B and is another honorary member of our crew! Charles can be found flying just about anything with lines, single, dual, quad.