Thanks Dwight, yes I have come to learn this but appreciate your confirming it. Thank you.

I was wondering what I was doing wrong when other riders were reporting much bigger wind ranges and a much more placid experience. I spent quite a bit of time on technique trying to find the sweet spot depowering the airwing while still having enough power to stay on foil. My arms were either getting pulled hard almost out of their sockets or their power was not sufficient and Id pump a lot or have to go downwind to stay on foil. There was just such a fine line to find in wind above 21/22 MPH. When a gust came my arms got janked hard, when it past, I had to ride downwind to stay on foil. Really annoying. Other riders on the beach explained how they could easily depower, so I thought it was me, but it turns out it was a pecularity of that particular airwing/size combination.  And frankly I think were a middle battery had broken was somehow magnifying this effect.

I have the new echo and your right its night and day.  Id imagine its much less prone to backwinding (I haven't tried it in high wind I also have a 4m) is less prone to flipping and doing that wild dance when it smashes down into the water up and down and is much more stable. A big improvement.

I now understand that the old 5M was particularly prone to this backwinding, frontstalling effect.

I do enjoy your videos, thank you, learning a lot.

Russ

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