Beta Test · Week 1

One week on shift.
Tell us how it went.

You've had the FLARE on for a few days now. While it's still fresh, we want your first impressions.

⏱ 5 to 7 minutes · honest, unfiltered answers

Tester Name *

Your Profile

Usage context

Helps us interpret your answers better.

On average, how many days a week did you wear the FLARE on shift?

1–2 days 3–4 days 5 or more

Type of operation you wore the FLARE for

Short-haul (short routes, multiple flights a day) Long-haul (long routes, fewer rotations) Mixed

First Impressions

What did you feel the first time you saw and tried on the shoe? *

Usability — Slip-In

How did you put the shoe on, over this first week? *Describe the motion: what you did, what you felt, what was easy or hard.

How did you take the shoe off? *Same idea: describe the full motion.

Ease of putting on / taking off, so far

★★★★★

Over this week, did you prefer the Slip-In system or a classic lace-up shoe?

Comfort & Break-In

How was comfort across a full shift, this first week?

★★★★★

How many days did it take before the new shoes felt comfortable on shift?

Immediately A couple of days About a week More than a week

Did cabin pressure or altitude changes affect how your foot or the shoe felt during a flight? *E.g. swelling, tightness, or looseness setting in as the flight went on.

Comfort notes *How did your foot actually feel inside the shoe: pressure points, rubbing, hot spots, anything worth flagging?

Size & Width

Anything else about size or width? Anything the options above didn't quite capture.

Elastic Laces

Did you try swapping the elastic laces for the spare pairs?

Yes No

If yes, which size did you prefer?

Smaller Original Size Larger Didn't try swapping

Ease of swapping the laces

★★★★★

Leather & Finish

Comparing it with the pebbled-leather swatch we sent, which did you prefer?

The smooth-grain leather on your test pair The pebbled-grain leather swatch No preference

In terms of leather shine, what's your preference?

More matte Keep as is More glossy

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Grip by Surface

On the surfaces you've already walked this week. Use N/A where it doesn't apply yet.

Surface	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	N/A
Terminal floor (dry)
Terminal floor (wet)
Tarmac / apron
Aircraft stairs
Aisle / galley
Cockpit

One week on shift.Tell us how it went.

Usage context

First Impressions

Usability — Slip-In

Comfort & Break-In

Size & Width

Elastic Laces

Leather & Finish

Grip by Surface

One week on shift.
Tell us how it went.