Checkout this video from HR about pulling Gs, dude was going 18-20mph in between the pilings, rides moses wings on the Lift efoil. Burns down the battery in 50mins.
Indeed! I will bring some better stabilizers to Gorge in July and I hope you try those. The 483 with pointed down wingtips is prone to winglet destruction and is less yaw stable than desired, the 450 is heavy and its negative AoA is too high so it needs a shim to be ridden. And both are thicker pro...
12 and 9 would work well. If you have the budget get a 2015 12m Trigger. The upper range is extended and the kite flies super smooth that will give you a better overlap with the 9m.
Here is the FL v3 review thread on PS kite: http://pskite.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10703 I have owned and flown the kite for the past 2 months. We ride at Jetty Island up in the PNW where the wind especially in late Aug and Sept is very marginal. I pair the kite with either a shinn 135x41 or a Sector...
If you are on a budget get a FL v2. There are some good deals as mentioned in this thread. This is how it goes: FL v1: fast turning, moderate bar pressure, OK low end, OK high end, upwind - average FL v2: slower turning than v1, light bar pressure, great low end, better high end (vs v1) better upwin...
I just updated the original FL v3 review thread on pskite: http://pskite.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10703 I rode it in 10-12mph conditions with a regular TT for about 3hrs yesterday on the shorter steering line setting and without extensions. With the extensions and a lightwind board 10mph would be ea...