Sometime in the early 1990's, prior to closing his San Diego kite factory and later designing single-line and dual-line stunters to be manufactured in Asia, Don Tabor ventured into the idea of having one of his most popular kite designs manufactured in China.  The Hawaiian Team Chevron Flag. The first TOTL Flight School semester was held on the weekend of Jan. 23/24, 1993.

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    I don't remember why this particular kite entered the conversation, but on a call with my best bud Mike Dennis, he told me about the China made Hawaiian Team kite and upon me asking the first question about it he abruptly ended the topic. Fast forward a few years later on another call, Mike opened up about what he recently obtained from Don Tabor. In November of 2016 on "moving day", Pam & Mike helped Don clean out his house and garage as Don was leaving for Nevada the next day. Boxes of memories were pre-sorted by Don and Mike was shown which ones were to go to the curb, which was most of it. Don also told Pam & Mike they could take whatever they wish to have. In the boxes were mostly kiting keepsakes and on the ride home they could not let themselves leave those memories they were part of, go to the landfill. At least not yet. Pam & Mike drove back and saved many of those memories. On the call following this event, Mike told me that in one of the boxes from Don he found a "bag full" of China made Hawaiian sails. He said Don had these made to be used when they taught people how to fly dual-line. I didn't know it then but what Mike was referring to was the Top Of The Line Flight School. I asked Mike how many sails there were and he said more than 10. I asked if he would sell me one and he refused. I also didn't realize at the time that these were out there and people owned them, I just wanted one for historical reasons.  After asking Mike what he was going to do with them he replied "I'm going to destroy them". He in fact did destroy them. All but one.

This one.....

"The Top of the Line Sportkites Flight School Kite"

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