{"id":21071,"date":"2026-10-25T08:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T07:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/?p=21071"},"modified":"2026-10-25T08:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T07:53:08","slug":"nova-nexo-first-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/nova-nexo-first-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Nova Nexo \u00b7 Test Log #1: first impressions of the Austrian brand\u2019s accessible EN B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#F3EFE8;padding-top:18px;padding-right:22px;padding-bottom:18px;padding-left:22px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/category\/test-log\/\">Test Log<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/tag\/nova-nexo\/\">Nova Nexo<\/a> \u00b7 Entry #1 \u00b7 Status: Just arrived<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Nova Nexo is not landing on the market as a strict novelty, but it does open a significant new chapter for our newsroom: we have just agreed a direct collaboration with Nova Paragliders. The Austrian brand\u2019s premise was clear-cut: no strings attached, no red lines and complete freedom to give our opinion on this and the next models that pass through our hands.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nova-nexo-contacto-bandas.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21065\" style=\"width:350px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nova-nexo-contacto-bandas.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nova-nexo-contacto-bandas-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nova-nexo-contacto-bandas-506x420.jpg 506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nova Nexo, detail of its robust, functional risers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To open this cycle, we have a <strong>size XL<\/strong> (100-125 kg) in the hangar. Just yesterday we took off 900 m above the valley on the slopes of Zoopigi, in Cyprus, taking advantage of those soft autumn thermals that wake up around 11:30, for a first real contact on a short recreational XC over completely unfamiliar terrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feel in the air: gentle on the ground, refined in the turn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On launch it is gentle and easy, with no tendency to overshoot and no dead spots during inflation. It is a classic, accessible three-liner concept, with 51 cells and a moderate aspect ratio of 5.15, and a choice of fabric and lines designed for durability and to keep life simple on rough or rocky launches. Zero visual intimidation; pure functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Loading the XL at around 115 kg in flight \u2014 right in the recommended thermal\/XC range \u2014 the wing\u2019s personality shines as soon as you ask it to turn:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nova-nexo-contacto-vuelo.jpg\" alt=\"Nova Nexo\" class=\"wp-image-21066\" style=\"width:359px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nova-nexo-contacto-vuelo.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nova-nexo-contacto-vuelo-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nova-nexo-contacto-vuelo-369x420.jpg 369w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nova-nexo-contacto-vuelo-696x791.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nova Nexo, an accessible, easy-to-fly paraglider offering smooth, fun and efficient handling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Brakes and weight-shift:<\/strong> medium travel and pressure, but with exceptionally clean weight transfer. It lets you bite and tighten into the core on a sixpence; the wing doesn\u2019t overreact or waste energy in unnecessary pitching, carving a smooth, round and very pleasant turn.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Climb rate and glide:<\/strong> remarkably floaty. Sharing climbs with other benchmark wings in the area, its performance quickly makes you forget you are flying a mid-B \u2014 Nova actually places it as a \u201clow B\u201d, but I refuse to call this paraglider low given the liveliness of its turn and the finesse with which it responds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Speed range:<\/strong> the speed bar delivers around +16 km\/h over trim speed, with structural solidity and a planted nose that inspire immediate confidence when crossing lively air.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Approach:<\/strong> impeccable speed control. The stall point is far away and predictable, which let me make a precise XC landing on a narrow track between bushes and crops without the slightest drama.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nova-nexo-contacto-aterrizaje.jpg\" alt=\"Nova Nexo, gentle speed management and good accuracy-landing capabilities\" class=\"wp-image-21064\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7589134125636672;width:407px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nova-nexo-contacto-aterrizaje.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nova-nexo-contacto-aterrizaje-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nova-nexo-contacto-aterrizaje-696x396.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It had been a while since I last flew a Nova design \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/video-nova-mentor-6-test-flight-and-details\/\">since the Mentor 6<\/a> \u2014 and this Nexo confirms something we have always argued: accessibility and passive safety do not have to be at odds with responsive, rewarding handling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nova Nexo technical specifications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nova offers the Nexo in a very wide range of <strong>6 sizes<\/strong> (from XXS to XL), covering a certified weight range from <strong>50 kg to 125 kg<\/strong>. The brand also gives recommended loading windows depending on the main use (thermal, XC or freestyle):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Specifications<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>XXS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>XS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>S<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>M<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>L<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>XL<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Number of cells<\/strong><\/td><td>51<\/td><td>51<\/td><td>51<\/td><td>51<\/td><td>51<\/td><td>51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Projected span (m)<\/strong><\/td><td>7.06<\/td><td>7.65<\/td><td>8.29<\/td><td>8.98<\/td><td>9.35<\/td><td>9.85<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Projected area (m\u00b2)<\/strong><\/td><td>16.70<\/td><td>17.90<\/td><td>19.50<\/td><td>21.20<\/td><td>22.98<\/td><td>25.50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Projected aspect ratio<\/strong><\/td><td>3.81<\/td><td>3.81<\/td><td>3.81<\/td><td>3.81<\/td><td>3.81<\/td><td>3.81<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Flat span (m)<\/strong><\/td><td>8.89<\/td><td>9.64<\/td><td>10.45<\/td><td>11.32<\/td><td>11.79<\/td><td>12.42<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Flat area (m\u00b2)<\/strong><\/td><td>19.61<\/td><td>21.02<\/td><td>22.90<\/td><td>24.90<\/td><td>26.99<\/td><td>29.95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Flat aspect ratio<\/strong><\/td><td>5.15<\/td><td>5.15<\/td><td>5.15<\/td><td>5.15<\/td><td>5.15<\/td><td>5.15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Max. chord (m)<\/strong><\/td><td>2.13<\/td><td>2.31<\/td><td>2.51<\/td><td>2.72<\/td><td>2.83<\/td><td>2.98<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wing weight (kg)<\/strong><\/td><td>3.8<\/td><td>4.1<\/td><td>4.5<\/td><td>4.8<\/td><td>5.1<\/td><td>5.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Recommended range \u2013 Thermal (kg)<\/strong><\/td><td>50\u201360<\/td><td>60\u201370<\/td><td>70\u201380<\/td><td>80\u201390<\/td><td>90\u2013100<\/td><td>100\u2013115<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Recommended range \u2013 XC (kg)<\/strong><\/td><td>52\u201364<\/td><td>62\u201374<\/td><td>72\u201384<\/td><td>82\u201394<\/td><td>92\u2013104<\/td><td>102\u2013119<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Recommended range \u2013 Freestyle (kg)<\/strong><\/td><td>62\u201370<\/td><td>70\u201380<\/td><td>80\u201390<\/td><td>90\u2013100<\/td><td>100\u2013110<\/td><td>115\u2013125<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Certified weight range (kg)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>50\u201370<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>60\u201380<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>70\u201390<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>80\u2013100<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>90\u2013110<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>100\u2013125<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Certification (EN \/ LTF)<\/strong><\/td><td>B<\/td><td>B<\/td><td>B<\/td><td>B<\/td><td>B<\/td><td>B<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s next in the Nexo test log<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This first contact in Zoopigi sets the bar high, but the rigorous analysis is only just beginning. With the EN B class accounting for close to 80% of the world market, breaking down the behaviour of each design in this segment is vital to guide pilots\u2019 progression with real judgement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nexo opens our <a href=\"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/category\/test-log\/\">Test Log<\/a>: in the coming entries we will put it through pure thermalling, ridge-soaring performance, freestyle manoeuvres, collapse behaviour and recovery, full bar into a headwind and every real-world flying situation a pilot faces day to day. Each session will get its own entry in the log and, at the end, we will publish the full video test and in-depth report on Ojovolador.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#F3EFE8;padding-top:18px;padding-right:22px;padding-bottom:18px;padding-left:22px\"><strong>Nova Nexo test log<\/strong><br>#1 \u00b7 Just arrived: first contact in Zoopigi, Cyprus <em>(you are here)<\/em><br>#2 \u00b7 Coming soon: the Nexo under test<br><a href=\"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/tag\/nova-nexo\/\">See all Nova Nexo entries \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>+ Info:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nova.eu\/es\/gliders\/nexo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nova.eu<\/a><br><strong>Bantam:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/new-mini-wing-bantam-by-nova\/\">New mini wing Bantam by Nova<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We open our Test Log with the Nova Nexo, Nova\u2019s accessible EN B: first flight in size XL in the autumn thermals of Zoopigi, Cyprus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[524,528,2662],"tags":[2658,1183,2657,1023,2534],"class_list":["post-21071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-paragliding","category-paragliding-news","category-test-log","tag-cyprus","tag-en-b-en","tag-first-impressions","tag-nova-en","tag-nova-nexo"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21071"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21099,"href":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21071\/revisions\/21099"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}