UP Summit XC4: first test flight
What a ship this Summit XC4! During all the flight I had a feeling of total performance, glide, speed and stability. The turn is immediate, with a short, direct handling with very sporty touch. It is very clear that...
Video: Testing the UP Trango X-Race paraglider
We are now finishing our full review of the Trango X-Race, the new advanced EN C paraglider from UP. Meanwhile, you can check out our first impressions on this video. The Trango X Race is directly derived from the...
Gin Verso 3, lightweight harness-backpack
We have been testing this reversible model in different flights and we experienced its comfort, both as a backpack and in flight, perfect for hike&fly, but also on your everyday life or to travel with it. Details here
Photo album: U-Turn Passenger 2
We did some test flights with the U-turn Passenger 2 paraglider, a very sporty and efficient tandem wing of the famed manufacturer specialised in acro and freestyle. After a thorough inspection on the ground, we took to the skies...
Test: Kitto, the new ultralight pod harness by Apco.
New Kitto harness by Apco for the ultralight segment, conceived for H&F and cross country flights with a very competitive price.
Video: Testing the BlackLight 2 on a 127Km flight
This time I took the U-Turn Blacklight 2 paraglider that Alamair lent me and I went to visit my friend Driu, of the Aerofly paragliding school, to test this new EN B glider in the unpaired background offered by...
ITV Jedi 2 – Review of EN B paraglider
What a pleasant surprise I had with the new ITV Jedi 2 paraglider! I had an idea of it as a multipurpose paramotor-free flight wing, but in my mind I put it more on the paramotor side; perhaps the...
Video: Mac Para Pasha 6, performance to enjoy in company
The Mac Para Pasha 6 is a PERFORMANCE tandem glider; yes, in capital letters: a floaty wing offering nearly 10 points of glide and a flat and very effective turn, ideal to help you stay always among the highest wings....
ITV Jedi 2, brilliant also on Paramotor
We did some nice flights with the Jedi 2, an EN B glider with aspect ratio of 5.7 points, made by the French manufacturer ITV, which we already had the opportunity to try some time ago (Review ITV Jedi 2 paraglider). But this time we tried the paramotor version with special risers for motorized flight. The Jedi 2 is a wing with versatile personality, good handling, and...
Swing Nyos, EN B paraglider review
The Swing Nyos replaces the Mistral as the "high" EN B model of the German manufacturer. A two-hour flight in variable and technical spring conditions– with narrow, broken cores, some turbulence almost all the time and more severe wiggles...
