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F3BI
200 hours review.

(In order not to repeat myself if you are interested in my 100 hours full opinion on this wing search this form).
This is just to update my original thoughts.
The wing is still my favorite tandem Paratrike wing.
The big update here is that this is the first paragliding wing (free flight or Paratrike) I ever had that never suffered any tears or lines breakage in 200 hours of tandem only flights with around 800 takeoffs and landings ( short flights mostly)
This is amazing to me especially because I take off and land on occasional fields in unimproved grounds with debris all around.
Whatever this wing is made off it is awesome material.

Sincerely
Moshe grad
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F3Bi (ParaTrike Wing) :: 200 hours review :: Moshe Grad

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F3BI paraglider review.

Good morning all,
I received my F3BI paraglider one year ago and had a chance to fly it about 350 flights all tandem flights totaling 110 hours.
I own a tandem paratrike that weigh 115 kg with Rotax 503 engine 50HP.
I weigh 70 kg and take passengers up to 110 kg.

Pilot Experience:
7 years with paratrikes ( over a thousand flights)and 30 years paraglider experience. Also I am a certified advance aircraft pilot with 40 years experience.
I am a very conservative pilot.
This is my first reflex wing.

Ground impressions:
Nice looking.
Solid quality materials no tears or broken lines to date despite rough terrain. Very impressive.
Easy to get lines organized or untangled if necessary.
No need for special ground arrangement, it will always inflate nicely.

In the air:
Once I have used A assist for inflation life became wonderful. It’s a must. Initially manually holding the A I had about 1 failed take off to every 4 good ones. With A assist I Get a ratio of one failed takeoff to 30 good ones.
The wing is easily controlled with good response.
I practice engine out procedure ( I have no starter so once turned off it’s a real emergency landing) on regular basis and never had an issue. Pay attention with Heavy load it sinks faster and hoter.
Longer takeoff run than other gliders I had ( it’s also smaller by 6 square meters than my prior gliders( 36 vs 42).
Turning is beautiful and precise and the tip steering ( my first) is awesome with very light one finger operation. However since my flights are always less than 15-20 minutes ( commercial flights)I don’t use it much and stay with the main handles.
The trims are easily operated and can add 8 Kmh to the flight speed but since speed is not a goal or important to me I rarely use it.
This wing is considerably faster than my old wings ( Itv bulldog, Apco game, apco play)
I do not have wheel brakes and since it’s a fast wing sometimes I wish I did have it for shorter landings.
I didn’t use or tried the speed bar/ A assist assembly which should give another 10 kmh.
things I liked very much:
The wing take turbulence and unstable air very well and in contrast with my prior wings it didn’t give me any” heart attacks” while flying it for almost a year.
Also, amazing flare authority, the best I have seen with any paraglider to date, consequently
All my landings with no exceptions are very smooth on this glider.
My technic is to turn engine off at 3 meters above ground and glide while pulling brakes.
All and all very happy with the wing, it does the job and very durable to date. Also the factory (Apco)was very helpful every time I needed guidance.

Yours
Moshe Grad.

F3Bi (ParaTrike Wing) :: 110 hours review :: Moshe Grad

Good morning Jonathan

You asked my opinion about the new F3Bi ParaTrike wing.
After the flight and some consideration, here are my impressions:

Positive Points:
Inflation, takeoff and landing are perfect.
Stable in the air and comfortable to steer.
I enjoyed flying the F3Bi, and this will be my next parachute👍.

Negative points:
It is easy to confuse where to connect to the risers (Maybe give a different color)
The 2D Steering is a bit cumbersome and not worth the awkwardness.
In addition there are both trimmers and speed system pulleys, which adds to the awkwardness.
Due to the awkwardness of the risers it is a bit confusing and not so straight forward as my previous glider.

[Reply from Apco: This was a prototype riser – we have modified the risers to improve these points].
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F3Bi (ParaTrike Wing) :: Pilot Comment :: Moshe Grad