glider for beginner
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Submitted by singer on January 15, 2009 - 9:58am.
what glider would you advise to use for a beginner?thanks
what glider would you advise to use for a beginner?thanks
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thanks!!
thanks!!
RE: glider for beginner
Size of glider to use depends on your weight
a good guide is 65 - 85kg 13m² over 85kg 14 or 15m² and is suggested weight guide used by most speed glider manufacturers.
To big and the glider will feel slow and you have less contact with the snow.
Sizes you dont want when beginning - nothing smaller than 12m²
so not 8,9,10,11m and only 12m if you weigh less than 65kg.
Your actual flying weight will be another 10 or more Kgs than you body weight when adding Skis, Boots, harness and clothes etc... the extra weight will make a big difference if you have the wrong size glider.
Which Glider....
there are a few to choose from and some not to choose.
check out - the Wing guide - click Products on the top menu.
Suitable
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Gin - Nano
Niviuk - Skate
Swing Paragliders - Savage
Ozone - Bullet 008
Bio-Air Rocket
R'Speed Concept - Basic
MacPara - Whistler
Paratech - P180 SpeedFlyer
ITV - PilPit
Aeros - Berkut
Not suitable
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Gin - Bobcat
Nervures - Swoop
Bio-Air - BoozZ
Ozone - LaBombe
Ozone - Bullet GT
Aeros - AiRider
Swing - Ravage
Others listed on the wing guide may be suitable
but are more suited to a more experienced flyer
JN Hellracer
Bio-Air - Skim
Wings-of-Change - SpeedyGonzales
Aeros - Ballistic
Independence - Carver