Wednesday, April 24, 2013

first flight impressions triple 7 rook paraglider, north side point of the mountain

summary: climbs like a boss, original attractive design, turns feel very stiff, cool owners...

what a day! i worked 2 jobs and was able to bench up at the north side utah at 7:30PM! sometimes its hard to tell if it is my skill or the wing but i thermaled above the pack most of the time. the triple 7 rook turns very flat is able to gain altitude in the smallest of thermals which would be good for flat land xc I would think. turning felt way to tight i had to pull down with a lot of force to turn the glider and it did not want to spiral, it fights your desire to spiral and wants to stay level which perhaps builds in a lot of passive safety features for newer pilots that do not want their wing diving or spiraling in their early years of piloting.  forward penetration felt much less than my gin zoom(s) and i landed short of the landing field with a cross easterly wind blowing around 15mph.  i pulled half speed bar, first extension and the glider does start to pick up speed. for my tastes i think a delta or gin sprint evo both get great climbs and seem to be a lot sportier which is my preference and of course is unique to each pilots needs or style of flying. maybe i would not be the best xc pilot because i like to goof off a lot with my wing.
Triple 7 Rook paraglider first flight and review from Flying Drifter - Paragliding on Vimeo.

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