I believe the Achilles heel of the Code Foil system is the bolt on rear stabilizer. There is ALOT of drag that comes from the fat rear fuselage as it enters the tail and just the fact that the fuselage under the tail needs to be fat to support the scews. Most people do not understand that this drag not only slows one down and limits pumping, it also is a form of stability, just like tying a tail on a kits adds stability so drag, especially back by the tail makes everything more stable, harder to turn etc. Axis has this same issue with the black and red fus with the bolt on tails as well (Axis fixed this with the new monobloc front wing and rear tail setup) I modded an Axis fuselage to minimize this and it still was a big issue. Now I ride a code 1250R with an F-One monobloc rear fus and tail and its epic. Going from stock to the monobloc tail made it about 10% easier to pump (no hard data on this) and looser as well. If you are crafty its not that hard a mod to do on the F-One tails. At some point there may be some solution to this, adaptor or aftermarket or even code solution, I don’t know any details. If I were you I would hang onto my Code gear and either wait for a Code mast upgrade or go aftermarket Code skinny mast, all the brands will go this way to skinny masts I am sure and then next I would go for a monobloc tail either down the road from Code or aftermarket or mod project like I did. I don’t prone, just dock foil so I cannot weigh in really on the foot loading issue. Here is a pic from my F-one tail mod,
Here is video tour of this mod build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVSH3XeIESY
Here is link to thread about this mod history and some build tips
Lastly here is video of me riding the modded 1250R, I feel it turns really well and is super efficient though again, I dockfoil and do not prone, vision is to learn beach starts next!!
I am not sponsored and buy all my gear retail or used to experiment with, I feel this supports the brands the most and allows me freedom to do whatever mods I want, ride whatever brands I want and share with some credibility the results I have. BeLove - Wes Lapp