That all sounds good! The riding record is especially handy when testing and comparing different props etc.
I’m more scared if I buy one all the other maytech remotes I have will be wasted 
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Yes I hear you on the I already have remotes thing. I have a VX3 that is still in its box - redundant backup if I have a failure 
Testing props is exactly what I was thinking the driving record would be useful for.
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You always need a spare remote, especialle when you take your efoil on holidays.
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Can you then download the logs or are they stuck on the remote?
Nothing in the manual about that so I have asked Flipsky about adding that feature.
Supposedly you can have 15 records in remote
For now I would just take a photo of detail record or type data into a spreadsheet.
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Have you tried connecting it to a computer? maybe it will appear as some kind of unspecified device with some files on it and logs might be there.
Good that seems more water proof from your initial impressions. Ultimately i think just need to give it time and hopefully it holds up.
I haven’t connected to pc yet as I’ve just been having fun with it on the water 
and haven’t generated any records that I care to save anyway.
I have requested Flipsky to post the original firmware to their new site. If they do I would be able to roll back to original if I don’t like the newer version. It might already be there but there are two bin files in one folder and only 1 bin file in the new ver folder. They have told me that they will be posting a YouTube vid with detailed instructions soon.
At $259 -VX5, $110 - VX3 pro and $95 - VX3, the price differential isn’t much imo based on the apparent quality of the VX5.
Assuming the waterproofing is solid which I may not find out do to my usage (fresh water, full Efoil, rarely immersed longer than a few seconds) it logically would remove what appears to be the biggest cause of failure with the less expensive products.
I also have the mindset that I saved thousands of $ by DIY vs buying commercial so using a bit of that for a better remote is justified