EN B pilot on Xenon - Am I gonna love it or shit my pants?

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What if you put an EN B pilot on a 2-Liner? I normally fly an EN B wing so I wondered what would happen when I fly Nova's beautiful new XENON? Please do not try this at home. I am by the way heavily asociated with NOVA. I still have to pay for my gear though. :)

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  • @NOVAPerformanceParagliders
    @NOVAPerformanceParagliders2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your impressions Kerim, 😁❤👍 even though they're biased, it is interesting to watch. Keep on enjoying your new toy. With cheers from the snowy Alps - Team NOVA

  • @AceMcMoron

    @AceMcMoron

    2 жыл бұрын

    Will the Xenon also be available in adult sizes?

  • @NOVAPerformanceParagliders

    @NOVAPerformanceParagliders

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AceMcMoron The XENON will also be available in the sizes 20 + 22 a little later :) Cheers, Team NOVA

  • @airgaborpara3824

    @airgaborpara3824

    2 жыл бұрын

    Kerim at 3:44 you scared me that your hands still on brakes while pushing speed, haha :D

  • @airgaborpara3824

    @airgaborpara3824

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very nice video! Check my channel here and the other airgabor76 on youtube

  • @AndreBandarra1
    @AndreBandarra12 жыл бұрын

    Awesome dude! Great experience

  • @FluegelZuegel
    @FluegelZuegel4 ай бұрын

    Hallo Kerim, wo ist das? Ich hab erst diese Woche den Luglidz Podcast gehört und dachte, dass ich unbedingt mal bei euch vorbei schauen muss 😀

  • @skate2hell

    @skate2hell

    4 ай бұрын

    Komm vorbei, ist echt schön wenn das Wetter passt. Wir leben in den Yorkshire Dales. Der Hügel heißt ‚Wether Fell‘ und ist bei Hawes. Ein beliebter XC Ausgangspunkt

  • @E620SE
    @E620SE2 жыл бұрын

    Being on brakes when nearly fully accelerated (3:37) is not the best idea 😁

  • @skate2hell

    @skate2hell

    2 жыл бұрын

    Brakes are quite long on this glider and I only give it a little break input on the left before I switch to the rear risers. Absolutely no issue there. But thank you for commenting.

  • @E620SE

    @E620SE

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@skate2hell does depend on the glider of course. I don't know the xenon, but a Zeno for example could collapse.

  • @skate2hell

    @skate2hell

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you fly accelerated you should not use the breaks to control the pitch movement (active flying) you would make collapses more likely. I only use one break to correct my flight path a little bit in benign soaring conditions. It is unlikely that this will cause any wing to collapse and certainly not the Xenon.

  • @nicolas-paragliding

    @nicolas-paragliding

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@skate2hell in my experience, even an EN-C glider like the Alpina 4 can collapse if you touch the brakes while flying accelerated. It certainly is a good idea to be aware of this behaviour of paragliders, as (especially in turbulent air) our wings can react in a fairly unpredictable manner. Zenos and Enzos certainly collapse if you touch the brakes on bar… happy landings and stay safe. :D

  • @skate2hell

    @skate2hell

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nicolas-paragliding that’s a very good point to remember. Only because one glider tolerates some break input while flying accelerated, it does not mean that others do. The Xenon is very tolerant in that regard but I have flown gliders in the past that did not like accelerated break input at all. Thank you for pointing that out

  • @sza1985
    @sza19852 жыл бұрын

    Hit the bar or fly with those B risers to feel what a 2 liner is...

  • @skate2hell

    @skate2hell

    2 жыл бұрын

    @03:51 mind blowing! My problem is that I don’t want to fly anything else now :)

  • @sza1985

    @sza1985

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@skate2hell then do an siv with it and start with easy sites and avoid flying middle of the day summer conditions. And... Enjoy!

  • @briandoub4866
    @briandoub48662 жыл бұрын

    Please write up more or post another video. Have you tried an asymetric tuck or big ears? How does it handle? It looks great. I have a good friend who is a Nova team pilot and the Xenon is very tempting. But I am surprised that a B pilot is flying a D!

  • @glidewillie5767

    @glidewillie5767

    2 жыл бұрын

    BRIANNNN! I found you in a comment section! I know you from Boulder hehe

  • @aventuraconhalconesELSAL
    @aventuraconhalconesELSAL2 жыл бұрын

    Quiero probarla!!

  • @donzioldbuddy
    @donzioldbuddy Жыл бұрын

    How much more glide performance compared to the phantom??

  • @skate2hell

    @skate2hell

    Жыл бұрын

    I have not measured it but it’s definitely very competitive. Accelerated it leaves any low EN B glider behind. It’s so efficient on bar!

  • @AceMcMoron
    @AceMcMoron2 жыл бұрын

    Do an accelerated frontal, followed by a full stall. THEN you'll experience the real taste of a 2 liner...

  • @skate2hell

    @skate2hell

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think it stalls quite well. I am not sure about inducing a frontal though. During the certification test flights they use folding lines to produce the collapses. If you use the A-Riser, the results would be quite interesting indeed. I will ask Nova to give me a proto with the attachment loops for the folding lines and make my next video a SIV with the Xenon! Please subscribe!

  • @pietroreni9682
    @pietroreni96822 жыл бұрын

    Fly in the alp condition !!!!

  • @skate2hell

    @skate2hell

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s a wing made to be flown in the roughest alpine conditions (x-alps)

  • @FlyWithSergio
    @FlyWithSergio Жыл бұрын

    You are a little unconscious about what you are doing...First of all...DON'T BRAKE WHEN YOU ARE ACCELERATING! Dude...seriously, it's your life

  • @skate2hell

    @skate2hell

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello Sergio. You are right. But there are three things you can’t see in the video: 1. brakes were super long so it looks like more brake input. I have shortened them since. A lot! 2. The xenon is not very picky when it comes to break input when accelerating 3. The title is total click bait. I am flying since 1994. Sure, I love the en b class, but I have flown many different gliders including comp, acro, mini and uncertified wings. I am not the world greatest pilot but there is lots of experience there. Still, I appreciate your concern and as a general rule you don’t use the brakes when accelerating. It simply does not make sense

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