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Thanks for an honest review Carlo. It's not easy to find reviews that include all the negative features of equipment, because the reviewers are worried that the manufacturers will stop giving them equipment to review. Top marks!👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Terry, as always the aim of our reviews is to share our opinion to help the freeflight community. 🙏 However, reading the comments of some Genie X-Lite owners and watching the review again I think that overall it might come across more negative than was really intended. 🤔 In particular it might go on a bit too much about me struggling to get into the pod, the worst case of which was partially caused by me filling the rear storage pocket which, due to the design of the harness, has significantly negative effects. So, the reason for sharing this, I think Genie X-Lite pilots should be aware to not fill the rear storage as this can significantly negatively affect both getting into the pod and in-flight comfort. I have found that some other harnesses are designed such that filling the rear storage does cause such negative effects. 🤓
I've flown my xlite for a year and enjoy it very much. Never any problem getting into the pod. I've found it very comfortable for my build (on the slender side) and the waist strap is adjustable so if you find it too tippy just tighten it up to your liking. I've done 2 SIV on it now and found it pleasant and stable with relatively high hang points compared to my first gen GTO light I was flying prior. Also nice to be able to put the rescue deck second reserve on for SIV/wing control training or XC flights where you anticipate big air
Honest review this is how it should be done. Thanks Carlo it was interesting to watch 👏 I bought myself a ‘Nearbirds vibe’ for XC and Comp flying. It’s super stable and comfortable harness. Flying with my Flow high B seems to iron out much of the turbulence it’s the best combo
In my personal opinion, the harness has not been fully thought out. I sold mine again. The buckles on the back and shoulders adjusted after every wingover. No outlet for the pee hose and pressure points after longer flights. I also had the same problem that it wasn't easy to get into the pot. The main reason I sold it was the protector. Greetings 
Thanks for a honest review! I cant see what shoes you are wearing but I have noticed that flying boots like hanwag are hard to use in some pods. The speed is really hard to access and to get off
Glad you liked this honest review. To be fair, perhaps the way I have presented the issues I experienced in this review might slightly overstate the issues I had with the harness, caused by filling the rear storage (with the usual amount of stuff I carry) which, due to the design of the harness, has significantly negative effects (see my other replies and comments for more info). Good point about footwear however in this case this was not the cause of the trouble with getting into the pod (filling the rear storage was the problem). When I did not fill the rear storage, by leaving some of the usual stuff I carry out, I did not have issues getting into the speedbag or in-flight comfort. I do feel this is an aspect that could be improved on with this harness: there are other harnesses which a) have more storage space and, most importantly, b) are designed such that if you fill the rear storage this does not cause any issues.
Thanks Lewis. We always try to be completely honest and as objective as we can in our reviews. The main challenge I find is correctly communicating exactly what I'm trying to say, so at least the majority understand it the way I meant it. You can please some of the people all of the time...
Thank you for comparing the stability of the GL3, Delight 4, and Strike 2. I've flown all 3 of those extensively and found the instability of the GL3 a bit unsettling. I'm much more happy on the Supairs.
Thanks for sharing your experiences and views! 🙏👍😃 From our testing, the Genie Lite 3 and Genie X-Lite are relatively much more weight shifty than the Delight 4. Most pilots seem to prefer their harness to be a bit more stable, even more experienced ones. Only pilots who really like to throw their wings around more, who really want a more active and weight shifty harness, seem to prefer their harness to less stable, more unstable.
@@flybubblecarlo Stability and turn are not related. There are stable harnesses with wonderfull turn, and reverse, unstable ones with bad turn. Speaking of turn and stability, you can not compare the GL3 or Xlite geometry vs Delight geometry: they are completly different, not for the same purpose and not for the same kind of wings.
@@Greg-hw2gs Thanks for sharing your views on this. When you wrote "Stability and turn are not related. There are stable harnesses with wonderfull turn, and reverse, unstable ones with bad turn." I don't quite follow what you mean, sorry. Please could you elaborate a little, and give some examples from your experience? Thanks.
@@Greg-hw2gs When you wrote: "Speaking of turn and stability, you can not compare the GL3 or Xlite geometry vs Delight geometry: they are completly different, not for the same purpose and not for the same kind of wings." I must admit I am quite surprised by this. I have tested the Gin Genie Lite 3, Genie X-lite and Supair Delight 4 (which is quite similar to the Delight 2 and 3) very extensively, sometimes swapping wings with the same harnesses to compare. From my testing, it seems to me that, other than the differences between them, which are quite significant, they are quite similar types of harness, semi-light to standard weight pod harnesses, suitable for the same kind of wings. Please could you explain a bit more what you mean by this, from your experience? I am genuinely interested, especially since it seems your view is very different to mine. Thanks.
For info, I'm 182 cm, 78 kg, average-slim build. I've tried sizes S, M and L of the Genie X-Lite, mostly so I could advise our customers on the sizing. The S is far too small for me. Although I do find it easier to get into the pod with the size L, compared to the M, the size L is too big for me. The size M is a very good fit for me and so that is the size I used for testing.
I wonder what exactly makes it so difficult to get the feet in in some pods? I've only flown the original Strike, and it's really easy to get in even without a bungee. Is there some design reason to compromise the entry for some other benefit, or just an oversight in design?
Its because your still hanging in the harness, the pod rises up your calfs and the wind is also pushing it away from your heels. I have this harness and find it takes 1 relaxed attempt and straight in it. I have the small also which in winter with several layers on still does not give me the probs shown on the vid. I fly mine with a small Zeno 2 and the roll is great, helps me keep the wing in a thermal. I do agree with the leg straps squeezing the nether region a little. The cockpit clip is a daft idea as mentioned but once ive taken off I clip it in and never have had it come off even when throwing the wing around. A mate of mine uses a sandwich bag clip to combat that also. I also own the Gin Genie Lite and I think they are some of the best made harnesses around. Not sponsored at all.
Because the pilot testing the harness on this video has a poor technic. Because the harness trimming is wrong. Because looks like he is flying the wrong size. Sorry.
@@Greg-hw2gs Thanks for sharing your opinion. I fly a lot of different pod harnesses and don't usually have any issues getting into the pod, even without a bungee. This is despite me doing an exceptionally high number of takeoffs and landings, for testing. It's true that the video shows the worst example; despite my best efforts I could not get into the pod without using my hand. This was probably caused because I had filled the rear storage, which I found also significantly affects in-flight comfort. I've tested other harnesses where filling the rear storage does not cause these kinds of issues. I hope Gin improve this on the next version.
@@Greg-hw2gs I'm 182 cm, 78 kg, average-slim build. I've tried sizes S, M and L, mostly so I could advise our customers on the sizing. The S is far too small for me. Although I do find it easier to get into the size L than the M it is obviously too big for me. The size M is a very good fit for me and so that is the size I used for testing.
Hi Carlo. An interesting review. I have owned many pods over the past 20 or so years and bought the x-lite last summer and have around 50 hours on it. I agree with some of your comments. The flight deck hook is useless, and the rear storage has to be packed carefully, (but it’s comfortable if you do) and the sizing is a bit weird. I fly a small and I’m 175cm’s. I have always flown medium harnesses in the past . One thing you didn’t mention, there is no sleeve for a drinking bladder. I have no trouble getting into the pod without a bungee and compared to other Gin pod harnesses I have flown I find it pretty stable tbh. Did you play around with the waist strap setting much? It makes a big difference. It certainly feels more stable and normal than other light harnesses I have owned; Strike 1, Neo stay up, Lightness 1, F race. Overall I think it’s a good compromise of weight, packing size, comfort and feel. I’m flying it with a small Photon. Now that’s a combination that I think you’ll hate 😏
Thanks for sharing your experiences and views! 🙏👍😃 I did of course play around with the waist strap, and other settings, and did notice this made it more roll stable (less yaw stable) but still compared to other harnesses I've tested I found it to be relatively weight shifty, to the point that I think most pilots would find it too weight shifty. Pilots who like or are used to a more weight shifty harness (like me) will like this, but I think this is the minority. I also noticed when testing collapses on the same wing e.g. Gin Evora S and M, the collapse behaviour was significantly more dynamic with the genie X-Lite compared to, say, the Delight 4. I am not surprised that you found the Genie X-Lite more stable than Lightness 1 but I am that you found it more stable than the Strike 1. Sizing can affect the stability of the harness e.g. if a pilot is a bit big for a harness (e.g. buying the smaller size to save weight, a common mistake) that will make the harness feel more weight shifty than if they went for a bigger size (e.g. to get more storage space, another common mistake). I agree with you that overall the Genie X-Lite is a good compromise, for the right pilot. It's actually slightly in a category of it's own because it's not really an ultralight harness, not really a semi-light harness; it's kind of in the middle. For some this might be an ideal compromise, for others it's neither here nor there. Since I like wanging my wing around (I only wish I was braver and more skilled to do it a lot more) I actually personally like the very weight shifty nature of the harness. It's also a good harness to use if you have a wing that doesn't turn so well, like the Photon or Volt 4, IMO. So, although I can think of combinations I would personally prefer, and seem more of a logical fit to each other, I can see why someone, like me, might want to fly the Genie X-Lite with the Photon. Thanks again for sharing your experience and point of view! 😎
Judging by your comment about the Photon it seems you've misunderstood my initial first flights review which as usual I shared for free with a view to helping pilots make a more informed choice, just like this review. To be clear I think the Photon is an excellent high C 2-liner with excellent performance, which will make many pilots happy, however, to make it even better for the pilot target group, I wish it handled better and didn't move around so much. I'm quite happy flying D wings, some of which move around more, and so it doesn't bother me that it moves around, but I think it will bother some and so I mentioned this. Since then I have spoken to make Photon pilots, including some of our customers, asking them for their opinion, and most - nearly all - say the same things, without any prompting. Although of course handling is a matter of taste, I find it hard to imagine that most if not all Photon pilots didn't wish it turned a bit better, even those who are completely in love with it, which clearly some are.
ps. I'm not expecting everyone to agree with me. I am just sharing my honest point of view as best I can. I think my main failure is in communication, which I don't find easy. I expect watchers to understand what I am saying in one way but somehow some understand it in a different way to what was intended. Rather than giving up and doing nothing, we try our best and hope it helps the freeflight community benefits from our contribution. As long as it seems some do, we'll keep doing it as long as we can.
Carlo, your honest reviews are great, and I think you communicate really well, don’t change. Photon wise, it’s a matter of taste and maybe wing size and loading, but I’ve never really noticed the moving around that you mention. The brake length took a while to tune into but once I did, it felt like any other glider whilst thermalling. Having flown it for quite a while now I just love it and yes, the X-Lite harness certainly helps in manoeuvrability.😉
For info, I've flown very many different pod harnesses I started flying in the early 90s and don't usually have issues getting into the speedbag, even without a bungee. This is despite me doing an exceptionally high number of take offs and landings, for testing. To give an idea, on an average day I probably do 4-10 times as many take offs and landings as most other pilots. It's true that this video shows the worst example of me getting into the pod with the Genie X-Lite. Despite my best efforts I could not get into the pod without using my hand, which for me is very unusual. This was caused by me filling the rear storage (with the usual amount of stuff I carry) which, due to the design of the harness, pushed me forwards in the seat. This made it very difficult for me to get in to the pod and negatively affects in-flight comfort significantly , as I explain in the video. The reason for sharing this to make pilots aware to not fill the rear storage due to negative effects, due to the design of the harness. I've tested other harnesses where filling the rear storage does not cause these kinds of issues. When I did not fill the rear storage i.e. I left some of the stuff I usually carry out, I did not experience these negative effects. I hope Gin improves this aspect of the design on the next version i.e. so that filling the rear storage does not cause any issues.
You really dont like this harness 😂and actually I returned mine for a couple of reasons... Interesting that as my first pod harness I found this no problem getting into, compared to what I fly now which is the GTO 2L. I enjoyed the 'seatboard' feel due to the Koroyd. But like you say backpack space is TINY! Most importantly I returned the harness due to the speed bar line causing premature wear to the pod. I can see it in this video, and others on youtube, where the line sits hard up against the 'front' edge of the reinforced section as it passes into the pod. Using the speedbar means it cuts in like cheese-wire and seemed stupid to me. Changing harness settings had no impact. Could you check this out on yours?? 🤔
Why didn't you mention that there are adjustable ABS straps: ABS system can be adjusted by the chest strap with an easy trimming system. Flying with an open setting of the chest strap will make the harness more sensitive, and it will help the pilot to be connected with the wing during thermaling or in smooth conditions. When the pilot is on speedbar or if the conditions are rough, the closed setting offers the most stable behaviour, dampening all the movements of the wing
I have owned a Genie X-Lite for 13 months, I have flown about 160 hours in it and I cannot recognize most of the defects you mention in this video. I have always been able to get into the cocoon on the first try. Your technique for getting your legs into the cocoon is very poor. You should not lean back after taking off, and that will help you get into the cocoon ;-) -After having flown this harness with my Zeolite GT for more than 150 hours, I have no complaints about the stability of the harness, perhaps if you close the ventral strap (which activates the ABS) you can find a balance according to your piloting level -I carry a 90L supair backpack on flight + a 1.5L water bottle, the case for my instruments and some snacks, and I have never felt this lack of comfort that you mention, I cannot understand what else you want to carry on flight apart from this . In the Evora video, you do all the collapses, with the brakes in your hands, and then you report aggressive behavior when reopening. Guess why? I get the feeling that this review and your channel show more of a preference to motivate your customers to buy the brands that give you the most margin, than to really report honest and objective feedback on the products you try.
Thanks for sharing your experience and point of view about the Genie X-Lite. 🙏👍😃 It is good that others share their experiences so that pilots can read them and make their own minds up. 🤔💡🙂
I am sorry if I have upset you about your harness, and will assume this is the reason for the tone of your reply and very strange accusation that I'm trying to steer people away from buying Gin products when we've made many very positive reviews about them e.g. the Bonanza 3, where ironically some pilots accused us of being biased towards Gin Gliders. In this review I am only doing what we do in every review and video we make: to give our honest review, with a view to benefitting the free flight community as a whole. Sorry if you don't like my opinion but there is no need to get rude about it or make defamatory comments.
Do you have any experiences with the Gin Genie X-LITE harness? Share your thoughts below 😎
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Thanks for an honest review Carlo. It's not easy to find reviews that include all the negative features of equipment, because the reviewers are worried that the manufacturers will stop giving them equipment to review. Top marks!👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Terry, as always the aim of our reviews is to share our opinion to help the freeflight community. 🙏 However, reading the comments of some Genie X-Lite owners and watching the review again I think that overall it might come across more negative than was really intended. 🤔 In particular it might go on a bit too much about me struggling to get into the pod, the worst case of which was partially caused by me filling the rear storage pocket which, due to the design of the harness, has significantly negative effects. So, the reason for sharing this, I think Genie X-Lite pilots should be aware to not fill the rear storage as this can significantly negatively affect both getting into the pod and in-flight comfort. I have found that some other harnesses are designed such that filling the rear storage does cause such negative effects. 🤓
I've flown my xlite for a year and enjoy it very much. Never any problem getting into the pod. I've found it very comfortable for my build (on the slender side) and the waist strap is adjustable so if you find it too tippy just tighten it up to your liking.
I've done 2 SIV on it now and found it pleasant and stable with relatively high hang points compared to my first gen GTO light I was flying prior.
Also nice to be able to put the rescue deck second reserve on for SIV/wing control training or XC flights where you anticipate big air
Thanks for sharing your experiences and views! 🙏👍😃
Honest review this is how it should be done. Thanks Carlo it was interesting to watch 👏
I bought myself a ‘Nearbirds vibe’ for XC and Comp flying. It’s super stable and comfortable harness. Flying with my Flow high B seems to iron out much of the turbulence it’s the best combo
In my personal opinion, the harness has not been fully thought out. I sold mine again. The buckles on the back and shoulders adjusted after every wingover. No outlet for the pee hose and pressure points after longer flights. I also had the same problem that it wasn't easy to get into the pot. The main reason I sold it was the protector. Greetings

Thanks for sharing your experiences and views! 🙏👍😃
I also found the straps loosened themselves basically as soon as I leaned back into it! Sent it back to the shop. Rubbish.
Thanks for a honest review!
I cant see what shoes you are wearing but I have noticed that flying boots like hanwag are hard to use in some pods. The speed is really hard to access and to get off
Glad you liked this honest review. To be fair, perhaps the way I have presented the issues I experienced in this review might slightly overstate the issues I had with the harness, caused by filling the rear storage (with the usual amount of stuff I carry) which, due to the design of the harness, has significantly negative effects (see my other replies and comments for more info). Good point about footwear however in this case this was not the cause of the trouble with getting into the pod (filling the rear storage was the problem). When I did not fill the rear storage, by leaving some of the usual stuff I carry out, I did not have issues getting into the speedbag or in-flight comfort. I do feel this is an aspect that could be improved on with this harness: there are other harnesses which a) have more storage space and, most importantly, b) are designed such that if you fill the rear storage this does not cause any issues.
Great and honest review
Thanks Lewis. We always try to be completely honest and as objective as we can in our reviews. The main challenge I find is correctly communicating exactly what I'm trying to say, so at least the majority understand it the way I meant it. You can please some of the people all of the time...
Thank you for comparing the stability of the GL3, Delight 4, and Strike 2. I've flown all 3 of those extensively and found the instability of the GL3 a bit unsettling. I'm much more happy on the Supairs.
Thanks for sharing your experiences and views! 🙏👍😃 From our testing, the Genie Lite 3 and Genie X-Lite are relatively much more weight shifty than the Delight 4. Most pilots seem to prefer their harness to be a bit more stable, even more experienced ones. Only pilots who really like to throw their wings around more, who really want a more active and weight shifty harness, seem to prefer their harness to less stable, more unstable.
@@flybubblecarlo Stability and turn are not related. There are stable harnesses with wonderfull turn, and reverse, unstable ones with bad turn. Speaking of turn and stability, you can not compare the GL3 or Xlite geometry vs Delight geometry: they are completly different, not for the same purpose and not for the same kind of wings.
@@Greg-hw2gs Thanks for sharing your views on this. When you wrote "Stability and turn are not related. There are stable harnesses with wonderfull turn, and reverse, unstable ones with bad turn." I don't quite follow what you mean, sorry. Please could you elaborate a little, and give some examples from your experience? Thanks.
@@Greg-hw2gs When you wrote: "Speaking of turn and stability, you can not compare the GL3 or Xlite geometry vs Delight geometry: they are completly different, not for the same purpose and not for the same kind of wings." I must admit I am quite surprised by this. I have tested the Gin Genie Lite 3, Genie X-lite and Supair Delight 4 (which is quite similar to the Delight 2 and 3) very extensively, sometimes swapping wings with the same harnesses to compare. From my testing, it seems to me that, other than the differences between them, which are quite significant, they are quite similar types of harness, semi-light to standard weight pod harnesses, suitable for the same kind of wings. Please could you explain a bit more what you mean by this, from your experience? I am genuinely interested, especially since it seems your view is very different to mine. Thanks.
3:33. For luck's sake?
Did you had the chance to test the skywalk range x alps ?
Yes a little but we've not managed to make a review of it yet. If we can, we will.
For info, I'm 182 cm, 78 kg, average-slim build. I've tried sizes S, M and L of the Genie X-Lite, mostly so I could advise our customers on the sizing. The S is far too small for me. Although I do find it easier to get into the pod with the size L, compared to the M, the size L is too big for me. The size M is a very good fit for me and so that is the size I used for testing.
I wonder what exactly makes it so difficult to get the feet in in some pods? I've only flown the original Strike, and it's really easy to get in even without a bungee. Is there some design reason to compromise the entry for some other benefit, or just an oversight in design?
Its because your still hanging in the harness, the pod rises up your calfs and the wind is also pushing it away from your heels. I have this harness and find it takes 1 relaxed attempt and straight in it. I have the small also which in winter with several layers on still does not give me the probs shown on the vid. I fly mine with a small Zeno 2 and the roll is great, helps me keep the wing in a thermal. I do agree with the leg straps squeezing the nether region a little. The cockpit clip is a daft idea as mentioned but once ive taken off I clip it in and never have had it come off even when throwing the wing around. A mate of mine uses a sandwich bag clip to combat that also. I also own the Gin Genie Lite and I think they are some of the best made harnesses around. Not sponsored at all.
Because the pilot testing the harness on this video has a poor technic. Because the harness trimming is wrong. Because looks like he is flying the wrong size. Sorry.
@@Greg-hw2gs Thanks for sharing your opinion. I fly a lot of different pod harnesses and don't usually have any issues getting into the pod, even without a bungee. This is despite me doing an exceptionally high number of takeoffs and landings, for testing. It's true that the video shows the worst example; despite my best efforts I could not get into the pod without using my hand. This was probably caused because I had filled the rear storage, which I found also significantly affects in-flight comfort. I've tested other harnesses where filling the rear storage does not cause these kinds of issues. I hope Gin improve this on the next version.
@@Greg-hw2gs The harness trimming was fine. This was not the cause of the issue.
@@Greg-hw2gs I'm 182 cm, 78 kg, average-slim build. I've tried sizes S, M and L, mostly so I could advise our customers on the sizing. The S is far too small for me. Although I do find it easier to get into the size L than the M it is obviously too big for me. The size M is a very good fit for me and so that is the size I used for testing.
Hi Carlo. An interesting review. I have owned many pods over the past 20 or so years and bought the x-lite last summer and have around 50 hours on it. I agree with some of your comments. The flight deck hook is useless, and the rear storage has to be packed carefully, (but it’s comfortable if you do) and the sizing is a bit weird. I fly a small and I’m 175cm’s. I have always flown medium harnesses in the past . One thing you didn’t mention, there is no sleeve for a drinking bladder.
I have no trouble getting into the pod without a bungee and compared to other Gin pod harnesses I have flown I find it pretty stable tbh. Did you play around with the waist strap setting much? It makes a big difference. It certainly feels more stable and normal than other light harnesses I have owned; Strike 1, Neo stay up, Lightness 1, F race.
Overall I think it’s a good compromise
of weight, packing size, comfort and feel. I’m flying it with a small Photon. Now that’s a combination that I think you’ll hate 😏
Thanks for sharing your experiences and views! 🙏👍😃 I did of course play around with the waist strap, and other settings, and did notice this made it more roll stable (less yaw stable) but still compared to other harnesses I've tested I found it to be relatively weight shifty, to the point that I think most pilots would find it too weight shifty. Pilots who like or are used to a more weight shifty harness (like me) will like this, but I think this is the minority. I also noticed when testing collapses on the same wing e.g. Gin Evora S and M, the collapse behaviour was significantly more dynamic with the genie X-Lite compared to, say, the Delight 4. I am not surprised that you found the Genie X-Lite more stable than Lightness 1 but I am that you found it more stable than the Strike 1. Sizing can affect the stability of the harness e.g. if a pilot is a bit big for a harness (e.g. buying the smaller size to save weight, a common mistake) that will make the harness feel more weight shifty than if they went for a bigger size (e.g. to get more storage space, another common mistake). I agree with you that overall the Genie X-Lite is a good compromise, for the right pilot. It's actually slightly in a category of it's own because it's not really an ultralight harness, not really a semi-light harness; it's kind of in the middle. For some this might be an ideal compromise, for others it's neither here nor there. Since I like wanging my wing around (I only wish I was braver and more skilled to do it a lot more) I actually personally like the very weight shifty nature of the harness. It's also a good harness to use if you have a wing that doesn't turn so well, like the Photon or Volt 4, IMO. So, although I can think of combinations I would personally prefer, and seem more of a logical fit to each other, I can see why someone, like me, might want to fly the Genie X-Lite with the Photon. Thanks again for sharing your experience and point of view! 😎
Judging by your comment about the Photon it seems you've misunderstood my initial first flights review which as usual I shared for free with a view to helping pilots make a more informed choice, just like this review. To be clear I think the Photon is an excellent high C 2-liner with excellent performance, which will make many pilots happy, however, to make it even better for the pilot target group, I wish it handled better and didn't move around so much. I'm quite happy flying D wings, some of which move around more, and so it doesn't bother me that it moves around, but I think it will bother some and so I mentioned this. Since then I have spoken to make Photon pilots, including some of our customers, asking them for their opinion, and most - nearly all - say the same things, without any prompting. Although of course handling is a matter of taste, I find it hard to imagine that most if not all Photon pilots didn't wish it turned a bit better, even those who are completely in love with it, which clearly some are.
ps. I'm not expecting everyone to agree with me. I am just sharing my honest point of view as best I can. I think my main failure is in communication, which I don't find easy. I expect watchers to understand what I am saying in one way but somehow some understand it in a different way to what was intended. Rather than giving up and doing nothing, we try our best and hope it helps the freeflight community benefits from our contribution. As long as it seems some do, we'll keep doing it as long as we can.
Carlo, your honest reviews are great, and I think you communicate really well, don’t change. Photon wise, it’s a matter of taste and maybe wing size and loading, but I’ve never really noticed the moving around that you mention. The brake length took a while to tune into but once I did, it felt like any other glider whilst thermalling. Having flown it for quite a while now I just love it and yes, the X-Lite harness certainly helps in manoeuvrability.😉
For info, I've flown very many different pod harnesses I started flying in the early 90s and don't usually have issues getting into the speedbag, even without a bungee. This is despite me doing an exceptionally high number of take offs and landings, for testing. To give an idea, on an average day I probably do 4-10 times as many take offs and landings as most other pilots. It's true that this video shows the worst example of me getting into the pod with the Genie X-Lite. Despite my best efforts I could not get into the pod without using my hand, which for me is very unusual. This was caused by me filling the rear storage (with the usual amount of stuff I carry) which, due to the design of the harness, pushed me forwards in the seat. This made it very difficult for me to get in to the pod and negatively affects in-flight comfort significantly , as I explain in the video. The reason for sharing this to make pilots aware to not fill the rear storage due to negative effects, due to the design of the harness. I've tested other harnesses where filling the rear storage does not cause these kinds of issues. When I did not fill the rear storage i.e. I left some of the stuff I usually carry out, I did not experience these negative effects. I hope Gin improves this aspect of the design on the next version i.e. so that filling the rear storage does not cause any issues.
You really dont like this harness 😂and actually I returned mine for a couple of reasons...
Interesting that as my first pod harness I found this no problem getting into, compared to what I fly now which is the GTO 2L. I enjoyed the 'seatboard' feel due to the Koroyd. But like you say backpack space is TINY! Most importantly I returned the harness due to the speed bar line causing premature wear to the pod. I can see it in this video, and others on youtube, where the line sits hard up against the 'front' edge of the reinforced section as it passes into the pod. Using the speedbar means it cuts in like cheese-wire and seemed stupid to me. Changing harness settings had no impact. Could you check this out on yours?? 🤔
I will check this out on mine, hoping I dont get a surprise.
Thanks for sharing your experience and point of view! 🙏👍😃
Why didn't you mention that there are adjustable ABS straps: ABS system can be adjusted by the chest strap with an easy trimming system. Flying with an open setting of
the chest strap will make the harness more sensitive, and it will help the pilot to be connected with the wing
during thermaling or in smooth conditions.
When the pilot is on speedbar or if the conditions are rough, the closed setting offers the most stable
behaviour, dampening all the movements of the wing
Dude Sir... it´s "The Chrigel-Strap"! ☝
Well that wasn't really a glowing endorsement... To me just the Koroyd "protector" disqualifies the thing anyway...
I have owned a Genie X-Lite for 13 months, I have flown about 160 hours in it and I cannot recognize most of the defects you mention in this video.
I have always been able to get into the cocoon on the first try. Your technique for getting your legs into the cocoon is very poor. You should not lean back after taking off, and that will help you get into the cocoon ;-)
-After having flown this harness with my Zeolite GT for more than 150 hours, I have no complaints about the stability of the harness, perhaps if you close the ventral strap (which activates the ABS) you can find a balance according to your piloting level
-I carry a 90L supair backpack on flight + a 1.5L water bottle, the case for my instruments and some snacks, and I have never felt this lack of comfort that you mention, I cannot understand what else you want to carry on flight apart from this .
In the Evora video, you do all the collapses, with the brakes in your hands, and then you report aggressive behavior when reopening. Guess why?
I get the feeling that this review and your channel show more of a preference to motivate your customers to buy the brands that give you the most margin, than to really report honest and objective feedback on the products you try.
Thanks for sharing your experience and point of view about the Genie X-Lite. 🙏👍😃 It is good that others share their experiences so that pilots can read them and make their own minds up. 🤔💡🙂
I am sorry if I have upset you about your harness, and will assume this is the reason for the tone of your reply and very strange accusation that I'm trying to steer people away from buying Gin products when we've made many very positive reviews about them e.g. the Bonanza 3, where ironically some pilots accused us of being biased towards Gin Gliders. In this review I am only doing what we do in every review and video we make: to give our honest review, with a view to benefitting the free flight community as a whole. Sorry if you don't like my opinion but there is no need to get rude about it or make defamatory comments.