Review of the Fliteboard Air: An Inflatable eFoil 2025

A Versatile and Forgiving Efoil

There are a few inflatable efoils out there, but the Fliteboard Air is (notwithstanding cheaper models) the one with the most buoyancy. That makes it ideal for heavier riders and, perhaps, the best efoil for beginners.

Easier to stand up, the soft inflatable PVC rim is also gentle on your skin and the polish of a boat. Beyond this, the quality of the Air and the solid engineering that goes into its design makes it one fun efoil for intermediate riders looking to cruise around.

When coupled with the versatility of dual propulsion (interchangeable) options, the Air is both beginner-friendly and adapts to a rider’s skill as they progress from standing in calm waters to cruising the blue.

Two battery options are available atop the 60 cm mast, providing up to 150 minutes (on paper) in optimal conditions. In reality, intermediate riders can expect to get about 2 hours of flite time.

Take Flight on a Fliteboard

Fliteboards have been around a while now. Because the Australian company has several board models, we assume they’ve amassed a lot of design experience. We can see that in the features they have, from the FliteCell battery to the wings and propulsion systems.

The Fliteboard Air benefits from a lot of this innovation. That innovation will transfer, first and foremost, to beginner efoilers getting a start.

Check out in the video above, how easily a 215 pound rider stays afloat even when touching down the board on the water. On other boards with less volume, including the larger Aerofoil Adventure, it’s harder to touchdown without submerging the board and falling.

Flite makes claims that riders will be able to learn to foil in as little as an hour. While that really depends on the rider, the Air is probably the easiest efoil to learn on. Certainly, it’s the one with the highest quality.

Compared to the SiFly E, which is also very buoyant and extremely easy to stand up on and learn, the Air is an efoil with a higher price tag and corresponding quality.

The Air Efoil Package

Trying to figure out what accessories to include with the Air is also a little simpler than some of Flite’s other boards.

To begin with, there’s only one mast size. The 60 cm mast is a really nice size for beginners and intermediates. That means the board isn’t going to fly to high, but it’ll get up over the chop of big bay ocean water and allow for some nice, easy going carving.

So, nothing too aggressive. Good cruising for intermediates, especially with the 1100 cm2 wing set. This is a great set that seems to provide the ability to foil at fairly low speeds too.

The larger 1800 is one of the biggest and will provide a more stable ride for beginners with less agility. (More on these down below)

A standard charger is included with the smaller of the two FliteCell batteries. A solid controller is also part of the board package. There are other options we note and describe below.

The standard package includes the 1100 wings, standard charger, remote, the Sport FliteCell (90 minute flight time), the board and a travel bag.

Performance and Experience

Consistent with an established, well-respected brand, the propulsion system on the Air works and sounds great. That means it delivers steady power for riders that makes small adjustments easier when on the fly.

Comparing the jet versus the propeller–with and without prop guard–is important. But our experience, including riders between 180 and 215 pounds showed enough power and torque to get up and stay up on 1100 wings easily.

Jets will take longer to deliver their power, but once they’re rocking they’re both more quiet and steady enough. We really do like the interchanging option.

Fliteboard Add-Ons

As noted earlier, there are different upgrades worth considering. First and foremost, choosing the battery will determine whether your ride lasts more than an hour or an hour and a half.

If sharing a board, going for the Explore battery with a listed flight time of 150 minutes will allow you to switch up riders on one charge. Bear in mind that beginners will use up more FliteCell power and not reach the max time. Real world use will give you, generally,  a little less than two hours.

Recharging takes about 3 hours for the Sport FliteCell or 3 hours of the bigger Explorer using the upgraded charger. That faster charger can fill up the smaller battery in about two hours.

Inflatable But Exhilarating

The Fliteboard Air is a lot of fun. That goes for beginners as well as for intermediate riding. Getting up and flying above the water awesome and this is a great efoil for learning how to do it and sticking to it for a while.

As far as the best beginner efoil boards go, the Air is the best premium option. SiFly has the E model with 170 liters. That’s a really good board to learn on, too, especially with a shortened mast, but the two units are far apart in terms of price and quality, with the Air going bigger on both fronts.

For yachting and for a cottage, where multiple riders of different levels are going hop on, the Fliteboard Air has a lot of advantages. And it’s probably the best inflatable efoil out there right now too.

No matter what, the mechanics of the Air make it a solid bet to ensure intermediate riders have a lot of fun and beginners get a chance to quickly experience hydro flight.

Add to that the solid remote and well-designed travel kit, the Air is a well-priced efoil board that starts at $11,000.  That’s well within a reasonable range of high-end efoils–and this one is well-priced for what it does.