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Re: Axis Foils
« Reply #210 on: May 05, 2020, 08:29:57 AM »
Next high wind day I’ll try tacking the 1000 with my new 390 tail.

In the mean time, VB_foil needs to come down and let you try tacking his Armstrong HS1550  ;D

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Re: Axis Foils
« Reply #211 on: May 05, 2020, 01:27:29 PM »
Next high wind day I’ll try tacking the 1000 with my new 390 tail.

In the mean time, VB_foil needs to come down and let you try tacking his Armstrong HS1550  ;D


Ok, cool. Maybe these new Duotone Echos will up my speed some as well.

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Re: Axis Foils
« Reply #212 on: May 05, 2020, 11:45:30 PM »
In the mean time, VB_foil needs to come down and let you try tacking his Armstrong HS1550  ;D

It would be very nice to compare the Armstrong HS1550 with the Axis S1000 and S1010 : early lift, speed , turning , pumping and glide 

And a comparison between the Armstrong CF 2400 v2 and the Axis S1020 please ,  for wing , sup and prone.....

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Re: Axis Foils
« Reply #213 on: May 08, 2020, 03:17:21 AM »
Next high wind day I’ll try tacking the 1000 with my new 390 tail.

In the mean time, VB_foil needs to come down and let you try tacking his Armstrong HS1550  ;D


Ok, cool. Maybe these new Duotone Echos will up my speed some as well.

Well I rode the 1000 yesterday, but I let you down. I was too chicken to try a tack with my 2.8m. Plus it was cold. 74 degrees! Felt like Winter.
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Re: Axis Foils
« Reply #214 on: May 08, 2020, 02:09:53 PM »
Next high wind day I’ll try tacking the 1000 with my new 390 tail.

In the mean time, VB_foil needs to come down and let you try tacking his Armstrong HS1550  ;D


Ok, cool. Maybe these new Duotone Echos will up my speed some as well.

Booked a trip down to Rodanthe for the week leading up to July 4th.  Staying 1/4 mile from Real.  Let's try and meet up for a session!  We can swap wings around and I can take notes on tacks  ;D
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Re: Axis Foi
« Reply #215 on: May 08, 2020, 04:09:46 PM »
Booked a trip down to Rodanthe for the week leading up to July 4th.  Staying 1/4 mile from Real.  Let's try and meet up for a session!  We can swap wings around and I can take notes on tacks  ;D

Sure! Hopefully the sea grass levels will still be minimal by then in the sound. Then again the ocean should be a lot warmer. Good time for some downwinders...

Well I rode the 1000 yesterday, but I let you down. I was too chicken to trying a tack with my 2.8m. Plus it was cold. 74 degrees! Felt like Winter.

No worries :). Must have been much of the east coast. It was blowing 22-35 here today and yep, colder water. Plenty overpowered on the 4m, and crazy things tend to happen when I try to tack well overpowered.  My success for the day was finally getting rid of my spongy Gong Al mast and replacing it with a nice stiffy 19 mm Axis mast.  Night and day  difference in feel and control, and especially noticeable on a really choppy day like today. Happy camper. I added a 3.3m echo to my new wing order for the really cranking days!
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Re: Axis Foi
« Reply #216 on: May 08, 2020, 05:25:13 PM »
My success for the day was finally getting rid of my spongy Gong Al mast and replacing it with a nice stiffy 19 mm Axis mast.  Night and day  difference in feel and control, and especially noticeable on a really choppy day like today. Happy camper. I added a 3.3m echo to my new wing order for the really cranking days!

So Dave, the 19mm Axis mast just drops into the Gong fuse slot with no machine work?
If so that opens up a lot of interesting options :)

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« Reply #217 on: May 09, 2020, 01:31:25 AM »
My success for the day was finally getting rid of my spongy Gong Al mast and replacing it with a nice stiffy 19 mm Axis mast.  Night and day  difference in feel and control, and especially noticeable on a really choppy day like today. Happy camper. I added a 3.3m echo to my new wing order for the really cranking days!

So Dave, the 19mm Axis mast just drops into the Gong fuse slot with no machine work?
If so that opens up a lot of interesting options :)

Nope, machine shop required to go from the (spongy!) 14.5 mm width Gong mast to the 19 mm Axis. I never knew what a really stiff mast felt like since that Gong has been all I’ve basically ridden. I just got used to the “wobble”. Amazing difference. Ordered a 68 and 90 cm Axis mast to go with my current 75cm. It’s definitely not light compared to my Moses stuff, but what can I say, love that XL pro, and the foil rig weight doesn’t bother me for now.

If I wanted to really geek out, I could have a much lighter fuselage made (the Gong fuselage is just heavy, clunky straight bar stock) and adapt it to my Moses carbon surf masts. Easily shed a bunch of weight. Maybe a summer project.....

Also really looking forward to trying the new Gong Veloce foil wings. That XL will be 1600 sq cm with just 1.35 liters of volume. I want one!





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Re: Axis Foils
« Reply #218 on: May 09, 2020, 12:43:12 PM »
Apparently there is a new Axis front foil around the corner:  "1115".  I saw a quick video and it looked pretty high aspect and large.  Not sure where it fits in.

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« Reply #219 on: May 09, 2020, 06:15:25 PM »
That looks pretty easy, Wouldn't work for me though because the main reason I went to the Axis over GoFoil and everything else is the fuselage. Super solid and precise wing mount, excellent stabilizer mount.
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Re: Axis Foils
« Reply #220 on: May 09, 2020, 06:26:12 PM »
That looks pretty easy, Wouldn't work for me though because the main reason I went to the Axis over GoFoil and everything else is the fuselage. Super solid and precise wing mount, excellent stabilizer mount.

Ah, good point. The foil I rode before Axis, had a stiff mast, but I could push on the wing tips and watch the fuselage twist.

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Re: Axis Foils
« Reply #221 on: May 09, 2020, 11:27:51 PM »
That looks pretty easy, Wouldn't work for me though because the main reason I went to the Axis over GoFoil and everything else is the fuselage. Super solid and precise wing mount, excellent stabilizer mount.

Completely understand. Axis has super quality well thought out parts. But that clunky Gong foil wing has helped me progress faster than the other front wings I’ve tried so far.  The Live2Kite guys also told me Adrian was testing a slightly larger version of the 1010 (guess that would be the 1115 Phil’s mentioned), and that the 1010 itself was hopelessly backordered. Oh well, the Gong/Axis combo works great for now, and lots of new gear appearing on horizon to feed the addiction :P
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Re: Axis Foils
« Reply #222 on: May 10, 2020, 12:01:22 AM »
A slightly larger 101 would be a good thing, though what I'd really like is a bigger 1000. I rode my 1020 today in pretty good wind. Mostly I used a 4.2 F-1 and it was fun, but a bit of work in the lulls. I switched to the 5.0 wing but kept the 1020 purely for "try one thing" purposes. I wish I'd switched to the 101. Love that speed.
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Re: Axis Foils
« Reply #223 on: May 10, 2020, 02:34:25 AM »
A slightly larger 101 would be a good thing, though what I'd really like is a bigger 1000. I rode my 1020 today in pretty good wind. Mostly I used a 4.2 F-1 and it was fun, but a bit of work in the lulls. I switched to the 5.0 wing but kept the 1020 purely for "try one thing" purposes. I wish I'd switched to the 101. Love that speed.

When more gen 2 wing dings hit the market, upgrade. The 102 will become faster. You’ll lose the urge to get off it.

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Re: Axis Foils
« Reply #224 on: May 10, 2020, 03:14:40 AM »
Apparently there is a new Axis front foil around the corner:  "1115".  I saw a quick video and it looked pretty high aspect and large.  Not sure where it fits in.
Have You got a link?

I want an 880!

 


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