Great review on the Apco F5., looks like a great wing. Beautiful scenery out there at the Mojo school. Anther great video, thank you so much for sharing.

Nice! I love seeing the technological advances in this sport.

Many good things going on here. But that trim release on launch is concerning.

11:05 Yo Avery. I didn't realize you captured that footage of me. I never get to see the top side of my wing. LOL. Great video as always.

@AveryFlies

Ай бұрын

Cameras are always rolling 🤣😜

I have been keeping my eye on this wing, almost pulled the trigger on this. Was waiting to see some reviews. Thanks for the review that is quite helpful in making my decision. Keep up the good work your vids are appreciated. Cheers

@cloudpandarism2627

Ай бұрын

sooo did you get it now? or was this review the last bit to cancel the idea? ow i am curious what you took away from this.😄

@AveryFlies

Ай бұрын

Yeah, me too! More or less likely to jump on the F5 now?

@vincentbizon4525

Ай бұрын

I think Avery does a pretty good job of giving an unbiased review. I am still going to see if more reviews become available, but it definitely pushes me more towards wanting it. I am a little hesitant about being an early adopter of new products. I have been stung before. I purchased the BGD Blizzard when it first came out and it has worked out ok, but I wish I would have known about some of its ground handling quirks before I purchased it. Once in the air, I have had no issues, a well-behaved wing, with a good balance of performance and stability. That is coming from a novice point of view mind you.

Those risers remind me of the setup on my Apco Hybrid. I think they went with those aluminium/plastic lock mallions instead of tiny carbineers to reduce the weight. :) Great to see you doing the speed test with some altitude. And on your 5th flight on that wing. Its fast! On my Hybrid my trimmed in speed is only 32Kph

@AveryFlies

Ай бұрын

Yes, VERY hybrid feeling on the risers, which I don't really like. It's a powered paraglider wing. I am under no illusion that it's supposed to have thin risers for reduced drag and better efficiency like the hybrid if used for free flight. I wish it had more normal risers, that would probably help the trim problem too

i just gave my APCO away. i do miss it but it was wrong size for me. very nice review.

@AveryFlies

Ай бұрын

Keep me in mind for your next wing giveaway 😜

@cloudpandarism2627

Ай бұрын

@@AveryFlies i was having the newest EPPG in mind for you. but ok if you just want a cheap wing thats also fine... 😋

@AveryFlies

Ай бұрын

@@cloudpandarism2627 I'll take anything you're willing to ship 🤣

@cloudpandarism2627

Ай бұрын

@@AveryFlies 🫡🤙🏼

Great wing review! One question: How long is your cam line?

@AveryFlies

Ай бұрын

Just long enough to drag the camera on the ground when kiting. That way it's hits the grass before your propeller when taking off and landing 👀

@cloudpandarism2627

Ай бұрын

@@AveryFlies i was always wondering what happens if the line is short enough leave the cam floating right above hoop instead of below. wide angle is not enough to get everything in view anymore?

@AveryFlies

Ай бұрын

@cloudpandarism2627 with my cameras, no, that would be too narrow of an angle. Plus the birdie then swings into, and tangles, your glider lines

@cloudpandarism2627

Ай бұрын

@@AveryFlies good point. alright i keep that in mind if i ever think about a chasecam. for now i stick to fpv quads for some random follow shots first.

Trimmers like that will open up on forward launches as they hit your arms. Dudek had the same things on a few of their wings, except you could modify the trims so this would not happen.

@AveryFlies

Ай бұрын

Yes. After slow replay of my 360 camera that is indeed what is happening. If I owned an F5 I would take a grinder to the trim release buckle and shorten it

@balkan_pil0t

Ай бұрын

@@AveryFlies On the Dudek wings it was a metal tab that was pop riveted on, so they could be drilled out and removed easily. The problem was once removed the trimmers where hard to use.... LOL

@AveryFlies

Ай бұрын

@balkan_pil0t the rollers on the f5 would probably still let the trimmers be easy to use if cut down. Interested to see if Apco sticks with this.