Capita Aeronaut vs Jones Flagship

“From capita, I got a merc, an aeronaut this year, plus I’ve been on a bsod for a couple seasons too. I ride a lot so i get to put a lot of time on each board and get to ride a lot of boards and love comparing them. I was the most excited to try the aeronaut out of all of them, and at the beginning of the season i was very disappointed. It’s mid stiff, not nearly as stiff as it was made out to sound. It basically just seemed like your average cambered directional board with a lot of pop and a sidecut that sucks on ice. Ended up favoring the mercury by a mile. Later on at the end of the season, i pulled the aeronaut out again and had a totally different experience. This thing absolutely rips in the slush. The sidecut that i thought i hated just surfs mashed potato’s like its champagne powder. The extra pop from the upsidown v shaped camber helps get that extra bit of pop when it gets sticky. For my all mountain shenanigans, it was a dream. Big fast ollies, some side hit spins, slush carving. It felt alright at jibbing but i feel much more confident on my mercury for that. My local mountain is ice like 9/10 days until like February every year, and i am a pretty competent rider when it comes to shredding on ice. But i absolutely hated the way the aeronaut felt in the pre season ice. Tried to sell it many times, very glad i didn’t. Can’t wait to pull it out again next spring!”

“Exactly. My 162 Jones Flagship is not well suited for this.”