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Ok, I cant really fully pass comment on my 13m Scorpion yet, however I have done about 3 hours back to back flying the 13m Scorpion and 16m VII. Wind conditions was 15mph avg with gusts up to 20mph, inland location so fairly shifty wind. Hope this helps people choose if they are thinking of investing in either the Scorpion or VII, or have a VII and are considering upgrading to the Scorpion. Speed: So this time I got going on the board on it and god damn it is so fast compared to the 16m VII, like a Ferrari being raced against a pick up truck! Was easily traveling twice as fast and really sitting back into the kite, was lurrrvly! Turning Speed: This kite is so easy to work since it turns on its pivot and doesnt backstall when you do this, like the VII sometimes does, however I was finding sometimes it was hard to bring the kite around when it went across the zenith one way, trying to pull it back the other way sometimes required more bar input than expected. Stability: The VII was definitely the more stable of these two kites by quite a long way, the Scorpion was quite twitchy in the gusts and required quite a lot of adjustment of upwind/downwind direction of the board to keep on top of it. Lift: The Scorpion is in a different league to the VII on lift, I was flying on the VPC intermediate setting so not most aggressive or most gentle. When I redirected I was being fairly aggressively picked up without pulling the bar even half way in, and going about the same height as the VII. Ill take a while to get used to this because you get to the same height alot faster with the Scorpion so any incorrect balance is soon noticed as you get launched! On the last occasion when I really went for a jump and pulled the bar all the way in and redirected really hard I went the highest ive ever gone, was a bit scary and didnt redirect enough at all so went a bit pair shaped. Brought the Scorpion down at this point as was getting a bit cocky and didnt want to get hurt. Float: Both these kites have absolutely stacks of float, but the VII definitely had more, ill take a bit of getting used to the less hang time and less time redirect and land. My main problem was sending the Scorpion too far back so ended up half way between a transition and the kite over flying before I could redirect, this is pilot error obviously and im sure ill get more float of the Scorpion, but itll be hard matched to beat the VII. Final thoughts: The Scorpion is definitely for the more advance kiter, would not recommend it to a newbie to depower for the same reason that I wouldn't recommend a blade to a newbie, it has a high potential to take the flyer high, and take them there fast! I personally will need to get alot better to even start getting the most out of this kite, and cant wait till I do! As for comparisons go i'd compare this Arc kite more to the 6m Air Evo Hybrid I owned for a short time than my VII's. For all you people who dislike Arcs for the common given reasons then give this kite a go, it will not disappoint! There is a short video of the kites maiden flight in sub 10mph winds at: Ill update this thread next time I get a good session on it and can pass more comment. By : crobo