Author: Josh CohnLocation: El Cerrito, CA USASubject: Re: Actual top speed measurement for CCCPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 23:37 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 24 Niviuk released a 2-liner with carbon arches that I flew for a couple seasons: Icepeak 4NS. It was a good glider but not hugely better than the R10. And it was harder to recover, reportedly. So carbon was not a panacea for anything and I'm sure it was quite expensive. They didn't make very many. And[…]
Author: aAlpineSubject: Re: NOVA VORTEX (EN C, 2-liner)Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 22:56 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 64 AlikN wrote: Seems like a good wing, would be nice to have more stock color options ….
There's now an orange option!
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Author: leifSubject: Re: GIN GTO 3 (EN C, 2-liner)Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 21:33 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 139 anyone flying the xs zise, hove ar it compere to bigger vings ? [ goto post ]
Author: IdeSubject: Re: How not to lose the lottery with paraglider fabric?Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 20:57 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 13 ..... [ goto post ]
Author: IdeSubject: Re: How not to lose the lottery with paraglider fabric?Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 20:56 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 13 IMHO: At every color and type, there might always be a bad badge. So, to minimize the risk, you should select a minimum of different kinds: as least as possible different colors. as least as possible different types (not always sensfully). And: avoid seldom types. The most common serial-colors should reveal the least risks. [ goto post ]
Author: mmomtchev :: *Topic StarterLocation: FranceSubject: Re: igc-xc-score, an open-sourced LGPL XC scoring libraryPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 17:47 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 6 I am sorry, I do not have it on my current laptop. I lost access to all my big hardware when I was evicted from my home, I have only small hardware left. Glyder wrote: thanks for the great tool. The link to the PDF-Document of Ondřej Palkovský "Paragliding Competition Tracklog Optimization" doesn't work any more.[…]
Author: Slople.comLocation: SwitzerlandSubject: Re: Flybello Castroy HarnessPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 17:20 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 29 dymanoid wrote: thinair wrote: Astonishing shock damping. Wonder how it can be reached ! You can read about it in the manual. It seems to be a combination of a foam and an air protector. The foam protector is enclosed into an airtight container. What are you referring to in the manual? Also, enclosing the foam protector in a more or less airtight[…]
Author: GlyderLocation: Munich, GermanySubject: Re: igc-xc-score, an open-sourced LGPL XC scoring libraryPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 17:00 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 6 Hi Momtchil, thanks for the great tool. The link to the PDF-Document of Ondřej Palkovský "Paragliding Competition Tracklog Optimization" doesn't work any more. Is it still possible to get this document, maybe from another source? Thanks. Oliver_________________My blog: www.adnubes.info www.youtube.com/@AdNubes www.instagram.com/adnubes.info/ [ goto post ]