In my 16th session I did a test of changing the wing of my Gong Allvator Rise XXL, for the Gong X-over XL. The change was not very abrupt, on the third attempt I managed to tame it and pump in the same style. But I noticed some differences:
- When pumping it went to the sides more easily, so constant corrections had to be made, I suppose due to its smaller wingspan (90cm vs 100cm).
- When for some reason you lose speed when pumping it is more difficult to gain speed again.
- When pumping it loses height faster, so I was forced to increase the pumping frequency a little to get the same result.
- Because it has a smaller wingspan, less area and less thickness I thought it would be faster, but then I checked in the videos the time it took to do the same route and it gave the exact seconds.
Sizes:
- Wingspan: Rise XXL 100 cm, and X-over XL 90
- Area: Rise XXL 2500 cm2, and X-over XL 1900 cm2
- Thickness: Rise XXL 3.5 cm, and X-over XL 2.9 cm
I think I could have learned with it but by maintaining less height, each attempt would have always been a bit shorter, therefore I would have had less time to get the feeling of the foil and in the end this would have meant more sessions to reach the same goals.
You can read the comparison between their stabilizers here.
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