SINGLE SKIN PARAGLIDERS - FIRST IMPRESSIONS
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2021
- I have bought a single skin paraglider! This is the Niviuk Skin 3 in size 18.
This mini wing / paraglider is my first experience with single skins and I am taking you along for the ride. See my thoughts and an honest review as I go through the first unboxing of the wing.
I will soar this wing, and thermal with it when the weather permits, then I'll upload more of an in depth review on how it handles in flight.
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#REVIEWS # PARAGLIDER #SINGLESKIN #MINIWING
"when people tell you not do do something, you do it". Good man 👊 exactly what I do :)
It's the only way 😂
I love single skin gliders. I used to fly an air design UFO 21Meter. Responsive and stable. Poor penetration makes it a bad choice for ridge soaring but does very well thermalling in lighter conditions. One of my favorite.
i have been looking at the run 7 fly 2...have you tried it?
Not yet I've flown the ozone f-light and the skyman skin. Overall I really liked air designs UFO there best. I'm always excited to try more stuff eagerly.
Nice points Dan. Yes lightweight, easy to launch in nil wind BUT slow, slow, slow. Great for hike and fly, fly downs but watch it for UK soaring. (Know you will!!)😄
I'm going to give it a spin today mate
Which mm line use it? 1mm or 2 mm?
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I’ve been looking at getting a Dudek Run&Fly 18m......
I looked at those, il try and get my hands on one for a review 😁
How does a single skin wing perform in strong wind and turbulent conditions? Is it as safe as a standard double skin glider?
Il answer the first one first... Single skin wings are very well known for being crap in head winds, they simply can't penetrate. Therefor being dangerous as you are asking to be blown back over a Ridge into rotor. So basically..... They are crap in high wind. They are 100% for nil / low wind days.
The 2nd part of the question.
I don't know if its safe as a standard paraglider. Single skins do recover faster, lots faster... So in that sense they are,but when you consider the conditions you fly them... Its very hard to say.
On a single skin, you feel every single thing the wing is doing, and it can feel a little uncomfortable... But they fly very well and very stable.
I hope this has helped 👍🏼
There is a video on here, talking about the flight characteristics 👌🏼👌🏼
@@DansEscapades Thank you for such a rich and personal reply, I respect that a lot! Could you please give me a name of that video talking about the characteristics?
@@ParaglidingManiac if you look on the video list for the only other single skin video my friend. I fly it then talk about how it flies
@@ParaglidingManiac the video my friend is - SINGLE SKIN PARAGLIDERS, WHAT THEY ARE LIKE TO FLY 👌🏼👌🏼😎
Can it thermal? Increase height?
100% mate,i experienced that today! It's. A unique wing for sure.
Il get some footage and a review on next week 👌🏼
The new UFO is £2000 at Flyspain looks mega
It does mate, I'm going to test fly one just out of curiosity.
I got this one very cheap, so it was rude not to 😂
Is it 18 meters squared or in span?
It's squared mate 👍🏼
@@DansEscapades thanks
@@Mr.Minzcent is flying something you are looking into? I highly remind it!
@@DansEscapades Yes, actually I am in the process of making a full sized single skinned paraglider (diy) out of plastic, it may seem silly but does surprisingly work!
I was wondering the size of this one for reference.
@@Mr.Minzcent good luck! Let me know how you get on