Reviews of gliders

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Name:	Kris
Date/Time:	Sun, September 28, 2003 at 9:21:26 AM PDT
Score:	5
In Reply To:	where to test fly? <Sean> [September 24, 2003 @ 10:28:19 AM] (2/2)
Subject:	Reviews of gliders
Message:
I had the same problem when buying a glider, there is very little truely unbiased input but I think the truth is that many are good these days and as long as the wing is a modern design you may not notice great differences. It's difficult if not impossible to "test drive" many so you end up on relying on advice which is OK as long as you respect the individual it comes from. I bought a glider (DHV1 - Cyber from Icaro 2000) from Dion because I had flown it before, knew it launched well, felt comfortable on it, and I felt Dion knew gliders well enough that I could trust his advice. There is also a site (Para2000.com) that lists nearly all gliders and offers links to review artilces if available. There will be some glider reviews in Paraglider magazine this month including the Firebird Grid which is a DHV 1-2 I have heard positive things about.

Message Thread:

unbiased opinion of best DHV1-2 glider <Sean> [September 16, 2003 @ 12:31:45 PM] (6/19)

Best DHV 1-2 - No Such Thing <Sanjay> [June 20 @ 8:22:39 PM] (0/0)
Best DHV 1-2 glider <Anders Eriksson> [December 27, 2006 @ 4:19:31 PM] (0/0)
Test fly iparaglide 2003 DHV1-2 Top 3 <Dion> [October 18, 2003 @ 12:55:35 AM] (1/2)

test flight <Sean> [October 20, 2003 @ 11:27:59 AM] (1/1)

Handling = Fun = Recreational Flying <Dion> [October 21, 2003 @ 5:05:05 PM] (0/0)

The Sorce uses the Force <Tom Sorce> [September 25, 2003 @ 2:22:58 PM] (0/0)
Favorite DHV1-2 <Bob Hurlbett> [September 25, 2003 @ 7:38:31 AM] (0/0)
Best DHV 1/2 <Ojan> [September 17, 2003 @ 6:59:55 PM] (1/11)

how many have you flown <Sean> [September 18, 2003 @ 2:33:16 PM] (1/10)

check it out <Ojan> [September 18, 2003 @ 11:32:08 PM] (1/9)

more <Ojan> [September 18, 2003 @ 11:38:12 PM] (1/8)

beyond your skill level? <Sean> [September 22, 2003 @ 11:08:43 AM] (1/7)

beyond my skill level <Ojan> [September 22, 2003 @ 6:55:59 PM] (2/6)

STREAM <Annelies> [September 23, 2003 @ 12:17:16 PM] (1/1)

wing <Justin Elvin-Jensen> [September 23, 2003 @ 5:46:29 PM] (0/0)

other possible unbiased opinions <Robin> [September 23, 2003 @ 11:44:42 AM] (1/3)

where to test fly? <Sean> [September 24, 2003 @ 10:28:19 AM] (2/2)

DHV 1-2 <Amir> [November 30, 2003 @ 3:15:53 AM] (0/0)
Reviews of gliders <Kris> [September 28, 2003 @ 9:21:26 AM] (0/0)