The Albert Adventure (Trial)

10th November 07 1515hrs

Wow! I am sitting in the AA having had it just delivered by Alton Aides for me to try.
First impressions. Control stick a bit on the heavy side for me, but I am sure that can be put right.
There are two different sets of speed setting one for indoors one for outdoors and the speed range is from 1 to 87, but do not quote me on that one. I have just taken the AA for a test drive around my house and garden, not venturing out just in the big wide world yet; the response to my command on the joy stick for speed or no speed is spot on.
What I miss is the elevating back and foot rest, this maybe where the Q6000 will score good points, but what they do have is very comfortable.
I will leave it there for now and will report back later.

1816 hrs
Back in my Balder after having just spent 3 hrs in the AA and it still has the wow factor. The footplate was not a problem which I did expect it to be as it is only one footplate not two as I am use to. The back rest was very comfortable, but, I am sorry to say, the seat, even with my Spenco on, was much to hard for my not well padded bottom. I will try my thicker Spenco tomorrow.

The engine part and suspension, to me, still have the wow factor. When I am more comfortable in the AA, possible tomorrow, I shall take it into the village

The one BIG grip I have about the AA is the control panel is not lite up. The batteries indicator is all in black and hard to read. On my Balder and my DHSS power chair, you can see at a glance the power in the batteries and the maxim speed. I did like on the AA the two speed setting controls. One for indoors and one for outdoors. I maybe wrong, but I am sure I felt a difference in the drive wheels not like other power chairs, they are all one drive but just lower maxim speed.

I would ask the manufacture to improve the chair, if the chair of this quality can be improved, just to have some means of adjusting,if only slightly, preferable by battery, the back support. This is a great help when putting on a sling for hoisting the driver, which is so in my case. Also to get that spot on comfort. Have I explained myself right?

Now it is the X Factor time!