I’ve got a 6’3" 85L Armstrong DW Board V1 that I don’t use much. Could be the ticket for you. DM if interested.
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Same weight as you actually, and no surprise I found the same results. My first few sessions were on my 60L Flux (5’3"x21") and although it worked well enough I’m much happier with the 66L Emissary (6’0 x 19.5). Beyond dimensions the 66L’s hull shape is further optimized for takeoff efficiency at the expense of some ease of use.
I can get the 60L Flux up in super light wind winging, but the parawing is a different animal. It’s also relevant that I only have the 2.9m as I found the 4m too large for my liking when messing around with it in the water.
I could see myself even going up to the 78L Emissary (6’5" x 20.5) if I was determined to get out in light wind but at this point I’d rather wing when it’s really light rather than deal with a bigger board and bigger parawing.
I was originally wondering if the PW would replace my wings just like they replaced my kites, but I really don’t think that will be the case even as the designs continue to be refined. Unless there is a drastic change I’ll still have my quiver of 3, 4, 5 inflatable wings for light wind as well as the strong and gusty days, plus a ~2 and ~3, parawing for upwinder/downwinders when the wind is good/smooth and shuttled downwinders since the PW’s handling in gusty wind isn’t really a factor then.
Stoked that between the 44L and 66L boards I’m covered for prone, wing, PW, and downwinding (PW assist).
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Not a lot of sessions under my belt but I am coming to the same conclusion on the parawing. It is hard to see it as a light wind option. 15+ for me. I was thinking I needed a dw board for light wind days but I think I will just happily stick with the wing for a bit if it’s light. The parawing is just so gutless on the low end and that’s using the 5.1.
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Still waiting for my parawings but I feel like for very light winds I will probably have more fun doing wing drops than trying to stow a giant parawing. The idea of going pumpless is very appealing though.
I do expect parawings to replace all but my big wings though as the only real reason I wing is to flag out.
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right there with you on primary wing use case. If your most used handle is your flag handle you are a good candidate for a parawing.
Update, snagged a used DW board last weekend. Will report back on lightwind limits of the 5.1 on a dw board. Suspect 10-15 will be no problem. 10-13 would still be better to wing though I am thinking though.
What would you guess is the wind range of the 5.1 BRM Parawing on a 45L mid length?
Have not tried my 48l Omen flux yet but i think it will start working in 18+. And if your using it for dw assist I think you could hold it down in 25+ but I will tell you the comfortable wind range is definitely lower. I plan to eventually get a 3m for days that are consistently 20+.
Perfect example video of what it looks like to start a sinker with the 5.1 in absolutely maxed out conditions. Dudes an animal. Definitely dw only
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Frigging epic! Thank you for posting this.
just wow!
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Has anyone experimented with changing the line configuration of the BRM to gain even more depower, upwind or performance than the updated bridle provided by Greg? I’m sure Greg’s working on an update to compete with the new parawings coming out
I am not convinced that the other wings have any more depower range vs the BRM. Only claims are from foilrats review on the Flow but he has a relationship with them.
He points mostly to the stability to which you can achieve on the BRM with the original bridle configuration which prevents it from overflying and becoming unstable but really limits its depower range.
Hopefully we will see more independent reviews soon.
not sure if this was posted anywhere, discusses depower
I’ve seen others confirm the upwind ability of the others to be significantly better than the Flow (and according to Horst, the Flysurfer Peak Converted Parawing even more so)
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The flow looks the most stable of the BRM, Ensis, and Flow comparisons. The Ensis tips fold in when overpowered it looks like.
Curious how the depower range compares among the three.
I think Ensis is selling that as a sort of automatic de-power feature.
That’s a feature not a bug 
That’s pretty typical of paraglider tuning, the tips are tuned to a lower AOA than the center. The tips blowing off beats the heck out of recovering from the whole front going.
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