Ozone 2018 high EN-B has arrived. There’s a mild shark nose, barely visual. The cloth on the Rush 5 seems heavy duty, and the lines are similar to the Rush 4 ones with a bit more diameter on the Middle A lines. My take off weight was from 90 to 93 all up with an X-rated 6 harness. At that weight i never felt that i needed to be heavy on it. It worked fine. Some pilots commented that the Rush 4 needed to be loaded at top in order to bump less into thermals. The agility in turns is…
I received finally the new 2018 Range X-alps harness in M size. The X-alps 2 harness receive the feedback from any glider without any loss of information or lack of precision. In that matter, i think it delivers the information accurately without any delays. Therefore i can say its relatively the most comfortable harness to fly in turbulence among the Lightness2, the Ozium 1 and 2, and much better than the Impress 3 for sure. Those informations are very well balanced. No strange and unnecessary roll movements. Just the exact needed informations are delivered. Now comes the sitting comfort…
The last U-Turn paraglider i test flew was the Black light2. Here’s the light version of the BL2 but it seems it’s a completely different story … Launching the Crosssrock is a non event, very easy in nil wind, and doesn’t overshoot in strong breeze. In turbulent air, and flying those different harnesses didn’t affect the glider stability or even handling whatsoever. The Crossrock turns well, stays calm, and climbs remarkably well. Saying: Hey dude …hang loose…man… 🙂 So overall it has a moderate to good handling, and quite an impressive comfort ! especially for an S size (70-90). …
I flew both sizes, the XS size (70-90) at 84 all up, and the S size (80-100) at 91 all up. The Ion 5 turns on every centimeter i pulled on the brakes. It can be steered with only 10 cm of travel, yet the long brake when pulling 50 cm are very forgiving. The feedback coming from the glider is more pronounced on the Ion 5 over the Ion 4, but in a more subtle and positive way. Some pilots commented that the Ion 4 is a bit too stiff and has a heavy feel sometimes. The pressure on…
Luc Armant was so kind to answer a few questions for all of us flying vultures 🙂 Luc Armant : Great stuff still to come. Yes ! some revolution should come. Future will tell… Luc Armant : Still experimental stage. Long term project. We want to create a new reference 3 liner wing. Luc Armant : Yes, it’s possible. Current prototypes have 6.5 aspect ratio with much more performance. Luc Armant : I’m glad to read that. Delta3/Alpina 3 was a long and difficult project to get finished. Design philosophy for the M7 is simplicity, pleasure and high performance. Luc…
The last Swing glider i flew with the RAST system was the Arcus RS, and here’s the new high-end B from the same manufacturer, the Nyos RS in size S (75-95) flown at 93.5 all up with an X-rated 6 harness. Launching is quite easy in nil wind, and even in strong breeze. The Nyos inflates quite smoothly and evenly. The handling alone doesn’t really matter sometimes if the glider above the pilot is jumping around all the time. Underneath the Nyos RS, the movements in turbulent air can be described as “computerized self controlled” , as the Nyos RS…
After 10 years, NOVA finally released their new C replacement. A flat aspect ratio of 6.0, unsheathed lines all over and a 3 line configuration setting. Launching the light cloth Sector is easy in all conditions. Those light gliders can launch even without touching the A’s ! IMHO, Its better to put the exact pressure in a car wheel in order to take corners at high speed. Any less pressure in those wheel won’t give you optimum efficiency. It’s the same with gliders they will perform much better (when they reached their optimum shape design) by loading them precisely. I…
This paragraph will be published before every written glider review. -Gliders sizes may differ a lot ! The smaller ones react very differently sometimes with less gliding power. One review for a size doesn’t include all… -Personally i like to fly gliders at + 70..80 % of their weight range…Sometimes at top weight…As i believe in (Being a pilot underneath a glider, is much better than being a passenger) when you load your glider at it’s perfect load, it would be much more efficient in all conditions, and you will have a better feel through the brakes with a more…
After test flying some light harnesses with and without seat board, here’s the X-light 2 from SOL with a good solid seat board. The construction seems good, and much better than previous Sol harnesses. The pod looks like the 720 gr of the Forza (to give you an idea) Test flying harnesses is even more difficult than test flying wings. Our body shapes differs a lot ! From long legs…to wide, larger bodies..or slimmer ones…there’s a big gap in measurements, yet only 3-4 sizes for any harness for all manufacturers, which are especially focused on pilots height. That’s why, some…
