Author: Ziad Bassil

The action on the first bar did in fact smoothed the glider movements ! and i believe that the glide angle has improved over the trim speed glide ! That’s impressive ! Big ears are stable with a -3m/s with bar. They reopen quickly on release. Wing overs and 360’s are also fun to use . The speed over trim at 98 all up is + 14 km/h with the pulleys overlapping (Taken at 800 ASL) The speed bar pressure is moderate on my Woody Valley X-rated. Conclusion: Triple Seven gliders seems to inherit the know-how and fine tuning capabilities…

BGD Base M The Base has lots of innovations ! From the Cord Cut Billow to the mini-ribs on the leading edge, and an aggressive big white nose ! “A new name for that famous leading edge” 😉 Taking off is very easy and smooth on the Base. In the air , the Base gave me an immediate feel of a compact, comfortable , easy to manage glider for the B category. It feels more coherent and more stable than some low B’s i have tested earlier. It is definitely NOT a fully dampened boring glider . All the movements…

A few more words concerning the Iota. I have been flying the Iota with lots of B gliders recently, and now i have a more clear idea about that glider. The IOTA from ADVANCE is best flown at 95 all up on the 26. I could fly it less about 92 easily. And i did try to fly it at 98 which also didn’t affect at all the climb ! The turning behavior is as i said before not as agile as the Sigma 9 but the IOTA doesn’t dive in turns and has that stationary turn with this biting…

UPDATE : 6/9/2015 Hi, First i do have to apologize for my test of the Mentor 4 S test concerning the climb rate.I think it’s slightly better than i said and expected… Even for an everyday flyer surprises can happen…But they are hopefully updated if felt otherwise… Flying the Mentor 4 S at 95 all up does in fact need some ‘different’ approach and reaction from the pilot to get it in a good climb inside weak thermals unlike all the B gliders i have tested in the past years… Explanation: When entering a weak thermal it’s better to let…

AD Rise 2 70-90 superlight. The first Rise 2 test was made on the M size regular version . Here is the S size super light version flown at 90 all up . The lines on the Superlight are all unsheathed . The risers however are very close to the normal version with very solid construction. The Rise 2 Superlight is very well made to the last detail.Looking closely at the glider showed a very good and neat construction that gives you the feeling of a lasting one. The take off is straight froward and easy. In the air the…