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...
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...
Dynamic Energy, exclusive futuristic paratrike
Manufactured in composite materials paying special attention to the aerodynamics, this paramotor trike attracted admiring looks at the XXII meeting of Las Candelas in Spain, in early February. The Dynamic Energy offers a striking appearance with many thoughtful details...
UP Trango XC3 paraglider review
The high-performance cross-country flagship from UP comes renewed and vibrant in its 3rd generation: The heir of what once was the Serial class (EN D) model in the Ultralite Products range, took nearly two years of work and many...
First contact with paraglider Sol Sycross One
The wind was too strong for a test flight with the Sol Sycross One, however, we managed to do a good photo session at the paramotor field. There, the wind was manageable and allowed us to test inflations 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...
New PPG lightweight paraglider: Vantage 3 by Gin
The Korean brand Gin describes their Vantage 3 as a light but durable, easy but fun to fly intermediate light wing. Ideal for bivouac flying, for beginning and intermediate paramotor pilots, for free flying and lite trikes as well.
Video: Training accuracy with the Magic by BGD
We test-tried BGD's high-end EN A paraglider Magic, both as an entry-level wing as well as for its alternative use as specific for accuracy comp. We did a couple of test flights with it in Tenerife, Spain and then went to compete to the Spanish Precision Championship at Alforja, where we completed our impressions of the Magic for this modality in this video report.
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...
UP Kangri (EN B), King of the mountain
We tested in-depth the new lightweight high EN B paraglider from the German manufacturer, which offers surprising performance along with high passive safety. Among its greatest qualities, we found very easy take-off, direct and effective handling, and great turning behavior to center any core, topped with stability and comfort in flight. Check out the details in this review.
