Interview express Armin Harich, flysurfer kite designer
Publié : ven. 19 oct. 2012 09:33
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LesFoilZ (FZ) : Hi Armin. You are the well-known designer of flysurfer kites. For how long have you been doing this? Have you been designing only foil kites or did you also try to design a few tube kites?
Armin Harich (AH): Hello Stef. First of all, i wish you a good success and fun with your forum.
During my study of Physics, I trimmed paragliders and thought about improvements already and developed and sold products around it like aerodynamic harness covers, a tow release, special handgloves and more.
With the start of Flysurfer 1999, i first started with the testing of the Kites and then did more and more development. Our focus is to develop solutions that makes sense and that give a real benefit for the customers. We tried a lot of different concepts already. Also with some inflatable structures in different constructions. We try out as much as we can.
But we will only bring something on the market, it it makes sense. The Inflatable Tents and the Inflatable SUP is something inflatable on the market.
FZ: Which are, in your eyes, the major technological advances in the design of flysurfer kites since the mastair, warrior and psycho 1?
AH: The massive increase of depower of our foils was a very big step forward. But that was for the inflatables the same big step forward.
The increased depower helped also a lot to improve turning, which is a very big challenge with foils if we want as much stability as possible. The stability improved also a lot. Kitesurfing in shity gusty wind is a lot more easy compared to the old times.
FZ: What to expect from flysurfer in the next months?
AH: We will bring our new Flydoors. The next kite will be a SPEED in smaller sizes. We have a lot more in the pipeline. But we will announce it, when we know that it is finished in development and will be soon on the Market.
FZ: What is the philosophy of the Research & Developement you are doing right now?
AH: If we do something, we love to do it properly. Our products need to give the customers a benefit, even whene they don´t know it before the tried it. Our Products should have a high value for a long as possible time.
FZ: lesFoilZ.com has a special interest in wave riding, with or without straps and also with or without a kite. What do you think about using foil kites in waves?
AH: Our kites are very light to travel, easy and fast to setup. The Kite feel and fly light and easy in the air. Relaunch also worksdirectly out of the powerzone fast.
FZ: Many thanks for your answers Armin. We are looking to hearing from flysurfer and you soon!
AH: I have to thank you too.
Stef for lesFoilZ.com
LesFoilZ (FZ) : Hi Armin. You are the well-known designer of flysurfer kites. For how long have you been doing this? Have you been designing only foil kites or did you also try to design a few tube kites?
Armin Harich (AH): Hello Stef. First of all, i wish you a good success and fun with your forum.
During my study of Physics, I trimmed paragliders and thought about improvements already and developed and sold products around it like aerodynamic harness covers, a tow release, special handgloves and more.
With the start of Flysurfer 1999, i first started with the testing of the Kites and then did more and more development. Our focus is to develop solutions that makes sense and that give a real benefit for the customers. We tried a lot of different concepts already. Also with some inflatable structures in different constructions. We try out as much as we can.
But we will only bring something on the market, it it makes sense. The Inflatable Tents and the Inflatable SUP is something inflatable on the market.
FZ: Which are, in your eyes, the major technological advances in the design of flysurfer kites since the mastair, warrior and psycho 1?
AH: The massive increase of depower of our foils was a very big step forward. But that was for the inflatables the same big step forward.
The increased depower helped also a lot to improve turning, which is a very big challenge with foils if we want as much stability as possible. The stability improved also a lot. Kitesurfing in shity gusty wind is a lot more easy compared to the old times.
FZ: What to expect from flysurfer in the next months?
AH: We will bring our new Flydoors. The next kite will be a SPEED in smaller sizes. We have a lot more in the pipeline. But we will announce it, when we know that it is finished in development and will be soon on the Market.
FZ: What is the philosophy of the Research & Developement you are doing right now?
AH: If we do something, we love to do it properly. Our products need to give the customers a benefit, even whene they don´t know it before the tried it. Our Products should have a high value for a long as possible time.
FZ: lesFoilZ.com has a special interest in wave riding, with or without straps and also with or without a kite. What do you think about using foil kites in waves?
AH: Our kites are very light to travel, easy and fast to setup. The Kite feel and fly light and easy in the air. Relaunch also worksdirectly out of the powerzone fast.
FZ: Many thanks for your answers Armin. We are looking to hearing from flysurfer and you soon!
AH: I have to thank you too.
Stef for lesFoilZ.com