Great interview. I would love to hear more about the Apple Tree trench board. How do you change the battery? Do you have to take the mast and FD unit off the board to remove the nose cone?
Here is the future: Foil Drive will sell a complete mast, base, and pod complete/ seamless unit to add to your board and under the Foil Drive name. WITH adaptors for all the foil brands. Watch
As a beginner foiler who is still learning the basics of foiling using foil drive I am surprised the mast position is not talked much about. After downsizing my board to F-ONE rocket 54l I mounted my setup all the way at the front like I did with my huge 90l novice board. I had 3 frustrating hours of battling with the nose of the F ONE board before finally deciding to switch up the mast position, this time I pushed it all the way back. The board instantly changed and became easaily manageable. I know this goes against some the advise given in this video, but I think the main take away should be try it out yourself, mast position makes a massive difference especially when you are learning the basics of getting up on foil
Thanks for uploading these helpful videos Robert! Very interesting to hear about the passive patch antennas and using the aluminum base plate as an antenna for the foil drive system
Such a great interview and so good to finally catch up with you Robert , looking forward to next year.
Thank you, it was great to meet you, see you next year!
Excellent interview and overview of FD Gen2. Thanks
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Great interview. I would love to hear more about the Apple Tree trench board. How do you change the battery? Do you have to take the mast and FD unit off the board to remove the nose cone?
Yes, you would have to remove the foil to replace the battery.
Here is the future: Foil Drive will sell a complete mast, base, and pod complete/ seamless unit to add to your board and under the Foil Drive name. WITH adaptors for all the foil brands. Watch
Some of the masts they offer are already compatible with most fuselages using adapters.
As a beginner foiler who is still learning the basics of foiling using foil drive I am surprised the mast position is not talked much about. After downsizing my board to F-ONE rocket 54l I mounted my setup all the way at the front like I did with my huge 90l novice board. I had 3 frustrating hours of battling with the nose of the F ONE board before finally deciding to switch up the mast position, this time I pushed it all the way back. The board instantly changed and became easaily manageable. I know this goes against some the advise given in this video, but I think the main take away should be try it out yourself, mast position makes a massive difference especially when you are learning the basics of getting up on foil
Mast position is very important and varies by foil, board, and rider. It’s a good idea to experiment with it
Thanks for uploading these helpful videos Robert! Very interesting to hear about the passive patch antennas and using the aluminum base plate as an antenna for the foil drive system
Yes, seems to be working well🤙🏼
Did you have Manta Foils there as well? Would be good to have a comparison of their system
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Sorry, we did not interview them
50.8mm = 2"
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