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  • Re: Beamer 3 - Rogallo steerable reserve :: Safety Equipment -- Olha< 17 Feb 2026 | 12:36 am

    Re: Beamer 3 - Rogallo steerable reserve :: Safety Equipment -- Olha Author: OlhaSubject: Re: Beamer 3 - Rogallo steerable reservePosted: Mon Feb 16, 2026 23:36 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 221 There is a very interesting interview with Urs Haari, the legendary designer and developer of the Beamer. [Video: Sorry, only registered users can view embedded videos. Click here to register, or login.] Some extracts from the video: [Beamer is good for aerobatics] It's arerobatic pilots. We see the videos. They have much smaller wings. So they bring in their wings if[…]

  • Re: Where to go after 13 years on a high B? :: Wing comparisons - Wing selection -- bmike-ch< 16 Feb 2026 | 11:10 pm

    Author: bmike-chLocation: SwitzerlandSubject: Re: Where to go after 13 years on a high B?Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2026 22:10 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 10 Swift 6, great wing, a couple of friends have them... I have the Ikuma 3 (heavy) - my Swift friends are jealous that I do not have long plastic rods (nitinol in the Ikuma). Maestro 3 Light is flown by another friend, he has had some incredible flights. My favorite flight of his is that a[…]

  • Re: Where to go after 13 years on a high B? :: Wing comparisons - Wing selection -- Robert Smith< 16 Feb 2026 | 10:43 pm

    Re: Where to go after 13 years on a high B? :: Wing comparisons - Wing selection -- Robert Smith Author: Robert SmithLocation: Andermatt, SwitzerlandSubject: Re: Where to go after 13 years on a high B?Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2026 21:43 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 10 Quote: while it [the Nevada] required attention, with a feeling it might go on you if left to its own devices in turbulence, in reality it never did That was exactly my experience on the Aspen 4! It held me back from using the bar as I should have and working rough thermals near[…]

  • Re: Where to go after 13 years on a high B? :: Wing comparisons - Wing selection -- Tevita*< 16 Feb 2026 | 10:20 pm

    Re: Where to go after 13 years on a high B? :: Wing comparisons - Wing selection -- Tevita* Author: Tevita :: *Topic StarterLocation: LondonSubject: Re: Where to go after 13 years on a high B?Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2026 21:20 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 10 Thanks for that Robert. I'm somewhat 'confident' with stalls, having done a few dozen on my own, but they were all over water and days after SIV courses. Only ever having done one in anger, and generally not that keen unless freshly SIV'd, I would say that counts me out of two-liners. The[…]

  • Re: Vol biv Alps - end May :: Europe -- Robert Smith< 16 Feb 2026 | 10:09 pm

    Re: Vol biv Alps - end May :: Europe -- Robert Smith Author: Robert SmithLocation: Andermatt, SwitzerlandSubject: Flyfiesch.comPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2026 21:09 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 2 I suggest you check out www.flyfiesch.com as it contains a lot of detail about the way things work between Martigny and Chur. HTH [ goto post ]

  • Re: Where to go after 13 years on a high B? :: Wing comparisons - Wing selection -- Robert Smith< 16 Feb 2026 | 9:55 pm

    Re: Where to go after 13 years on a high B? :: Wing comparisons - Wing selection -- Robert Smith Author: Robert SmithLocation: Andermatt, SwitzerlandSubject: High B over CPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2026 20:55 UTC (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 10 If you fly only 50 hours per year and much of that is in the Alps then IMHO it's a no-brainer that a high B (the category of wing that I have flown there for the last 11 years at 200 hours per year) would be a much better fit for you than a C. It would be more fun, with[…]