Tuttle said..
How will the remote work with winging/SUP? Some sort of boom/paddle mount?

Winging - take the jet out to make the board lighter.

SUP on a 65l board?? Not sure they are aiming at the SUP market.

With the AMP Mast, will the motor/propeller unit be detachable, height adjustable or fixed to the mast?

Chris here's a question and i apologise if it's been asked . if there any difference in the actual "feel" of propulsion compared to the FD. It could very well prove to be a nonsense question but alas you never know.

eppo said..
Chris here's a question and i apologise if it's been asked . if there any difference in the actual "feel" of propulsion compared to the FD. It could very well prove to be a nonsense question but alas you never know.

Hey Eppo

Not a nonsense question at all. It definitely feels different in a few ways.
for catching wave I find it easier and smoother than a motor on a mast for a few reasons. 1. the thrust is inline with the board so you don't get that pitching moment with the nose that wants to come up the harder you accelerate.
2. no remote in you hand. All you have to do is concentrate on catching the wave and getting to your feet. The LaunchPad does the rest.

3. it feels like a smother transition from board/jet in the water to up on foil. And if you do get a wonky start it's more like a touchdown on a prone as the motor isn't re-engaging causing a bucking bronco
the negatives

1. the jet doesn't feel like it has as much torque of the line as a prop but once you have a little speed it quickly builds speed. Padding hard at the beginning to catch the super small or fat bumps does make a big difference on the smaller boards.
2. Flat water starts are really hard. Only for the super Agile and fast to their feet riders. Also weight, board size and foil size all play a part in flat water starts. Motor on the mast is much easier for this.
3. If you are going fast enough and the board comes up off the water before you get to your feet then you do loose thrust. Not something that really happens unless you are learning. After your first session you work out the timing and the Jet never cavities. It's very intuitive. 4. A few people find the foil comes up quicker as you usually have more speed but that comes down to Learning the timing of when to stop paddling and pop to your feet. You can stop paddling earlier as the jet is still pushing you while you focus on getting up. The other thing I have seen on both jet and mast is when people stomp on the tail getting up changing the direction of the board to nose up and thrust down which leaps the board out of the water. Once again a little practice for those people and they have it sussed in no time.

Hope that helps?

cheers, Chris

Another question Chris - how does the battery performance go as the battery runs down? Does it still retain the same power and thrust all the way until flat or does it decline as the battery runs down? I know that was an issue with the Foil Drives (although I believe they've tried to improve this with their new batteries)

That's a characteristic of all batteries - which can be mitigated by software - but ultimately at 50 percent - you have not got 50 percent of useable power. Same with the lithium batteries in my bus. same same.

Anyone know the price of the 707 when available in AUD please?

Very keen to demo the 707 foil set, the connection system looks solid and the riding style they've designed them around suits (still no interest in any of the powered stuff) but at $5174 it's a tough sell vs an equivalent code setup (with the UHM mast) $3909 at full retail. Will it perform 33% better?

Piros said..
Yeah I'm dying to try the 707 as well . Big price tag but the whole kit iis UHM not just the mast . I think you'll find as UHM becomes the norm not std HM carbon , prices will climb across the board with all brands. Similar sized kit from F-One $4,400 & Omen $5,545 AUD

Yeah good point mate! Be very interested in hearing what you think vs say the 720s. I guess I'm lucky being a lightweight (70kg) that flex has never really been an issue for me especially on the smaller foils. Realistically I'm also not yet maxing out this current kits abilities either!

Lots of crew at the AWSI using them with the parawing but most of them after few days took the jet unit out and put the foam plug in because it was nuking and really didn't need the motor . The boards themselves worked really well with the para . Adam Bennetts has some great videos on his insta at Hood River chipping in . He was doing laps all day and just ripping .

Jump on the Facebook FLITELab Users group as there is a few reviews starting to pop up. As far as dropping a board size or two I personally pick the board I love riding without the Jet (5'0 @ 45L), it's my favourite wing board to date. I do use the Jet in the 5'0 to expand my wind range and not have to rig a bigger wing or use a larger foil. The reason I really love this setup is if I go to the beach and it's not quite windy enough for the 5'0 (no jet) a 4m and 800 foil I just use the same setup and put the jet in. Then when the wind picks up I just ditch the jet rather than Re rigging all my gear (6m, bigger foil and bigger board) like I use too. I think in the future I will just have a 4m as I am not using my other wings anymore. I am only just getting into Parawing but so far I am using the same theory.

Downwinding when the conditions are good is very easy. And I am a slow 85 keg 51 yo. When the conditions are average it definitely takes some practice and timing to get it right. But hey the challenge is half the fun.

Flat water start on the 4'6

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activechris said..
Flat water start on the 4'6

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