Hi guys,
After several sessions on the 777 PT-Skin (4.0 and 5.4), I've put together a review and wanted to share it.
I cover structure, packability, depower, low-end behaviour and general riding feel, along with some thoughts on size choice and usability in lighter conditions.
Would be great to hear your thoughts if you've tried this wing.
Great review. I have the 7.3m and I have been surprised how easy is to recover from dropping it in the water. It flies really well.
And you use the bar to protect yourself against pirates.
Select to expand quotebigtone667 said..
Great review. I have the 7.3m and I have been surprised how easy is to recover from dropping it in the water. It flies really well.
And you use the bar to protect yourself against pirates.
What wind range for the 7.3m? I kinda want to get one but can't commit as the wind window for using my 4.3 is so small I think I might get overly frustrated... again...
Select to expand quotebigtone667 said..
Great review. I have the 7.3m and I have been surprised how easy is to recover from dropping it in the water. It flies really well.
And you use the bar to protect yourself against pirates.
In which wind speed you can fly the 7.3.. I think the bar will be taller than myself ??, but after spending some time with the 5.4 I'm really curious to try a bigger size.
Select to expand quotescheggia said..bigtone667 said..
Great review. I have the 7.3m and I have been surprised how easy is to recover from dropping it in the water. It flies really well.
And you use the bar to protect yourself against pirates.
In which wind speed you can fly the 7.3.. I think the bar will be taller than myself ??, but after spending some time with the 5.4 I'm really curious to try a bigger size.
I am probably flying it around the 12 knot mark, but I am lifting 110kg out of the water. Over [powered by 18 knots.
Select to expand quotebigtone667 said..scheggia said..bigtone667 said..
Great review. I have the 7.3m and I have been surprised how easy is to recover from dropping it in the water. It flies really well.
And you use the bar to protect yourself against pirates.
In which wind speed you can fly the 7.3.. I think the bar will be taller than myself ??, but after spending some time with the 5.4 I'm really curious to try a bigger size.
I am probably flying it around the 12 knot mark, but I am lifting 110kg out of the water. Over [powered by 18 knots.
Thank you! I'm 70Kg and the 5.4 looks equivalent to your 7.3. I think, with the downwind gears, I can go under 10kts with a big parawing like that one... I'm so curious to try one....
I tried the 5.4m a few times. Love the way it flies. Wind range seems also very wide. The standard harness line feels a bit too short for me (1m88). I was struggling a bit with deploying. I am used to a Maliko V1 5.1m. The PT Skin bar is much longer and lines get tangled more easy. Makes me wonder: how will it fly with a shorter bar?
Select to expand quoteRolfB said..
I tried the 5.4m a few times. Love the way it flies. Wind range seems also very wide. The standard harness line feels a bit too short for me (1m88). I was struggling a bit with deploying. I am used to a Maliko V1 5.1m. The PT Skin bar is much longer and lines get tangled more easy. Makes me wonder: how will it fly with a shorter bar?
For me, at 172cm the harness line is slightly to long, I'm planning to shorten them by about 5cm and see how it goes... And yeah, the bar is "longish"ont the 5'4" and yes, it's prone to tangle, but the 4.0 is more then ok, almost never had a tangle.... who knows how important is bar length on the flight characteristic of the PW. Logic told me that will be a touch less precise and a bit more unpredictable but I can't see affect the handling too much....
