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Hydrofoiling with Foilkite, too hard? Check out the new autopiloted kites! ;)

Postby Horst Sergio » Fri Nov 08, 2019 12:05 pm

Many riders have difficulties to control a hydrofoil and a foil kite at the same time.

That's why the paraglide manufacturer SUPAIR now offers new kites, some even equiped with autopilot:



Time to take out old paragliders to become your own autopiloted kite :D

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Re: Hydrofoiling with Foilkite, to hard? Check out the new autopiloted kites! ;)

Postby Mossy 757 » Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:19 pm

That was fun to watch but boy did that end poorly :lol:

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Re: Hydrofoiling with Foilkite, to hard? Check out the new autopiloted kites! ;)

Postby juanpasala » Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:50 pm

hahahahaha

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Re: Hydrofoiling with Foilkite, too hard? Check out the new autopiloted kites! ;)

Postby Foil » Fri Nov 08, 2019 5:37 pm

that was awesome,
but what a pain to relaunch, I guess.

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Re: Hydrofoiling with Foilkite, too hard? Check out the new autopiloted kites! ;)

Postby Horst Sergio » Fri Nov 08, 2019 6:00 pm

@Mossy 757:
Well, first try I guess. :wink: A bit to much dynamic in the system on the end, yes :D
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Fri Nov 08, 2019 5:37 pm
that was awesome,
but what a pain to relaunch, I guess.
Never say never: We learned that is possible to relaunch open celler, single skins .... and who knows :D

Had a first try some years ago, but unfortunately before I was able to have some proper relaunching experience, ..
.. the boat was coming to pick me up :(

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So got to go for it again :D

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Re: Hydrofoiling with Foilkite, too hard? Check out the new autopiloted kites! ;)

Postby Breze » Fri Nov 08, 2019 6:45 pm

Ah Lac de serre poncon. How did they manage the start? Did the PG fly down of the little hill and catch up the foiler?


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