{"id":21113,"date":"2026-10-26T07:30:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T06:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/?p=21113"},"modified":"2026-10-26T07:51:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T06:51:57","slug":"level-wings-fuze-test-log-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ojovolador.com\/en\/level-wings-fuze-test-log-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Level Wings Fuze \u00b7 Test Log #1: becoming a beginner again on my first parakite flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Test Log<\/a> \u00b7 Level Wings Fuze<\/a> \u00b7 Entry #1 \u00b7 Status: Just arrived
Series: The Parakite Odyssey<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Level Wings Fuze: a bit of ground handling to get used to a new way of flying the wing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

It had been years since I felt that exact mix of respect, uncertainty and pure curiosity: becoming a beginner again, with everything still to discover. This Level Wings Fuze kicks off \u201cThe Parakite Odyssey\u201d, the series with which Ojovolador opens its doors to this discipline from Cyprus, our new base: a journey of discovery through the different types of parakite, told from a paraglider pilot\u2019s point of view.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first parakite has just arrived: a 22.5 m\u00b2 Level Wings Fuze<\/strong>, a forgiving concept for getting into this discipline and progressing. The initial plan was modest: weak conditions, zero expectations and just a ground-handling session to understand the inertia and the profile\u2019s response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A first flight that wasn\u2019t in the plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Reality on launch was different: strong, crossed wind with that touch of rotor that messes up the air.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Level Wings Fuze: parakites generally force you to keep your hands on the controls at all times.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I inflated and was catapulted off. The wind was broken and sent sharp knocks straight into the risers, but the lift and solidity of the profile are striking from the very first second. Suddenly I found myself ridge soaring at tremendous speed, linking low passes and throwing in turns with brutal reactivity and relative ease. It was an intense 45 minutes, gripping the acro-style handles, with no let-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First lessons with the Level Wings Fuze<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Instant inflation:<\/strong> you hardly touch the A-risers; the wing rises on its own from pure internal pressure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Constant physical demand:<\/strong> there are no breaks and no moments to let go of the controls. The tension is continuous.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Killing the wing on the ground:<\/strong> to neutralise the wing after landing, braking is not enough, because the profile still wants to fly. You have to grab the B-risers directly to kill the lift instantly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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    Level Wings Fuze: pulling the B-risers is the way to kill the wing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

    Forget what you know about braking a paraglider<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    On a classic paraglider we pull the brake line, deform the trailing edge and create drag that slows that side of the wing and makes it turn. It works like a pure airbrake: it is effective, but it breaks the profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The parakite is relatively easy and intuitive, but it requires reprogramming yourself. Here the control acts on all three risers through a pulley system that modulates the angle of attack of the whole wing: as you operate it, the trim goes up and down as a block, in a balanced way. The reflex profile keeps its optimal shape across the whole speed range and retains its solidity in turbulence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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