Advance Iota 2, Jungfrau – Interlaken
[ENG below] Video: Aventura de vuelo a 3400m. Hace muy poco fuimos invitados junto a otros comunicadores del parapentismo mundial Flybubble Paragliding Parapente Mag y Voler Info, le magazine gratuit de parapente et de paramoteur) a visitar la fábrica de Advance Paragliders en Thun, Suiza, para conocer y probar en exclusiva el nuevo parapente EN B del fabricante helvético, Iota 2. Fue todo un privilegio recibir estas velas para probarlas a fondo antes de su comercialización a principio del 2018. Pero lo mejor fue que el equipo Advance ejerció de anfitrión al máximo nivel y, además de unas interesante charlas técnicas, nos llevaron hasta Grindelwald para hacer dos maravillosos vuelos invernales.Este vuelo fue el más alucinante de los dos, ya que nos llevaron en tren hasta la estación de Jungfrau a 3.466m de altura sobre el nivel del mar. Jungfrau es un sitio extraordinario, es la estación de tren más alta de Europa y cuenta con mirador, tiendas, el palacio de hielo y otras curiosidades.El día de vuelo no era fácil, y hasta último momento no sabíamos si podríamos despegar. Finalmente pudimos salir y contemplar desde el aire la mítica cara norte del Eiger, mientras realizábamos un largo y agradable planeo hacia Interlaken.En este primer vuelo sólo pude comprobar que el Iota 2 cuenta con un inflado muy noble, el planeo es espectacular, muy por encima de lo que me esperaba, y el tacto de frenos es directo y progresivo transmitiendo precisión y seguridad en todo momento. Pronto nuestro Test en detalle en Ojovolador.com[ENG] We were recently invited to visit the Advance Paragliders premises in Thun, Switzerland, along with a few other international paragliding communicators (Flybubble, Paragliding Mag and Voler), to exclusively meet and try the new high EN B paraglider from the Swiss manufacturer, Iota 2. It was a privilege to receive these gliders to test them thoroughly before the official launch to the market in early 2018. But the best was that the Advance team acted as a top level host and, after some interesting technical talks, led us to Grindelwald for two wonderful winter flights.This flight was the most exciting of the two, since we were taken by train to Jungfrau Station at 3.466m of altitude above sea level. Jungfrau is an extraordinary place, the highest train station in Europe, where you can also find a viewpoint, shopping stores, an ice palace, and other curiosities.The day conditions for flying were not easy, and until the last moment we did not know if we could take off. Finally, we could go out and see the north face of the mythical Eiger from the air, while enjoying a nice and long glide down to Interlaken.In this first flight I could only verify that the Iota 2 features a very noble inflation; the glide ratio is spectacular, well above what I expected, and the brake touch is direct and progressive conveying accuracy and safety at all times. Soon our full review on Ojovolador.com
Publié par ojovolador.com sur jeudi 30 novembre 2017
We were recently invited to visit the Advance Paragliders premises in Thun, Switzerland, along with a few other international paragliding communicators (Flybubble Paragliding, Parapente Mag & Voler Info, le magazine gratuit de parapente et de paramoteur), to exclusively meet and try the new high EN B paraglider from the Swiss manufacturer, Iota 2.
It was a privilege to receive these gliders to test them thoroughly before the official launch to the market in early 2018. But the best was that the Advance team acted as a top level host and, after some interesting technical talks, led us to Grindelwald for two wonderful winter flights.
This flight was the most exciting of the two, since we were taken by train to Jungfrau Station at 3.466m of altitude above sea level. Jungfrau is an extraordinary place, the highest train station in Europe, where you can also find a viewpoint, shopping stores, an ice palace, and other curiosities.
The day conditions for flying were not easy, and until the last moment we did not know if we could take off. Finally, we could go out and see the north face of the mythical Eiger from the air, while enjoying a nice and long glide down to Interlaken.
In this first flight I could only verify that the Iota 2 features a very noble inflation; the glide ratio is spectacular, well above what I expected, and the brake touch is direct and progressive conveying accuracy and safety at all times. Soon our full review here on Ojovolador.com
For more information visit: www.advance.ch
