Is the Supair BIRDY "super-high A" paraglider really an "A" wing? 🤔
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- Fitting between the EONA 3, EIKO 2 and LEAF 2 / LEAF 2 LIGHT, the semi-light BIRDY is the 'Swiss Army Knife' of the Supair paraglider range. 🪂
Flybubble's Nancy and Carlo got to test fly the new "super-high A" paraglider from Supair, the BIRDY, during the first-ever Supair Pro Seminar, held in Le Grand-Bornand in the French Alps in March 2022. Launching on the snow at 2000m ASL, they flew the BIRDY in good thermic conditions, with nice altitude gains. Taking advantage of having plenty of height, Carlo put the wing through its paces a bit doing some SIV manoeuvres with it as well.
What do you think - Is the Supair BIRDY a "high A" or a "hot A" paraglider? 🤔😏
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I think your video is great! Very impressive how you convey your information in a humorous, playful way. You both radiate a positive attitude towards life and you bring your personal feelings when testing transparently and authentically. I love it and look forward to more videos from you!
Thanks Andreas 🙏😀 (how lucky are we to be able to free fly, and have such amazing experiences, on wings that fit in a backpack?) 😁
Since we first tested the Birdy in France, Nancy and I have tested it lots more back in the UK and got to know it well. Each time we've flown the Birdy we've been impressed with how well behaved it is, on the ground and in the air, and how much we enjoyed flying it. The launch behaviour is excellent in all wind conditions. In the air the feeling and handling are reassuring yet fun. The performance (glide, speed, sink rate, climbing ability) is excellent, more like a low to mid B wing. When pilots asked us what level of wing we were flying, they were amazed to find out it was an A, because they could see it was clearly performing so well compared to higher rated, less safe wings.
Nice video review and here... Thx, as someone hoping to complete their CP soon I have been looking into 'first' wings... This one has caught my eye due to the alleged scope for progression on the one wing... Should I assume then from your reviews that you recommend this wing for beginners as their first wing?
Birdy vs. Symphonia 2 ????
Nancy's biceps put mine to shame. But on topic, so glad to see you guys putting out video reviews! This is great.
😊💪 Ahh you spotted one of my passions! First is Carlo ❤, second is paragliding, third is weightlifting which is closely followed by cooking! Glad you like our reviews we had a lot of fun with this one!
Thanks for this glider review!
Nicely presented guys Regards Rob
Thanks Rob 🙏 and thanks also for the pilot coaching services you offer for paraglider pilots locally - good for them and the free flight community, helping make everyone safer! 👍 If any paraglider pilots are looking for pilot coaching services in East Sussex, England check out Rob's website on get in touch with him: www.freeflightbrighton.co.uk/
Hi Nancy & Carlo, In what scenario could you stall the glider except landing, toplanding, launch abort?
Hi airgabor para. Great question! 👍 There are many scenarios where the pilot could accidentally stall the wing e.g. whilst soaring or thermalling, when avoiding others or the terrain, flying in turbulence, strong wind gradient/shear, flying in rain, wing wet or out of trim, knot in the lines, twisted riser... . Stalls and spins (asymmetric stalls) are actually one of the most common reasons for incidents and accidents in free flight. Often the pilot doesn't realise they have stalled or spun the wing, even if highly experienced. Paraglider pilots tend to think they had a collapse, and that this was what caused them to have an incident/accident. Sometimes they had a collapse which shouldn't have been a big problem (with correct pilot reaction) but then they over-brake and stall or spin the wing, leading to much bigger problems. We have various articles (some with related videos) in the Flight Skills
section of our Flybubble Knowledge Base: flybubble.com/knowledge-base
If you are asking about stalling on purpose there are also scenarios where you would do such a thing. You can use a stall to reset a misbehaving glider or to enter backfly which can resolve some cravates. Those are high level manouvers which you would learn in an SIV course. They are important to know on higher level gliders or if you are planning to fly acro.
How does the Birdy compare to a Phi Symphonia 2??
Good question! 😎 We've been testing the Symphonia 2 quite a bit already... new Flybubble review to follow at some point... very busy at the moment! 😅
Thanks for the review, any plans to review the Nova Aonic in the near future....?
Hi Paul. We plan to publish a combined review of the Nova Aonic and Aonic Light as soon as we can, if everything works out, can't promise or say when. We've already tested the Aonic a good amount, so know it well, just not had time to create a review of it. 🪂🤓
ps. Much as we'd like to, we don't have the resources to publish free video reviews of all products we test. To give an idea, there are currently 185 wing models and 87 harness models from the brands we deal with - and that doesn't take into account all of the sizes! We do plan to publish more freeflight gear reviews going forwards, if resources allow. The fact is, this mainly comes down to more pilots choosing to support us and order their shiny new wings and harnesses from us! 🪂💺🙂
Sea breeze well in at the Dyke ☺
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Who is going to fly an EN-A glider with a pod harnass though? Seems like an unlikely combination for a potential customer.
Good question Rob! Which begs the question: Why not choose to fly an EN-A wing with a pod harness? Why choose fly an EN/LTF A wing, rather than a higher rated wing - what are the real pros and cons? Why choose to fly a pod harness, rather than an open harness - what are the real pros and cons?
hello sir, just wanna ask your opinion. what the best for me. recently i used bgd epic for over 2 years active fly. now i want to buy a new one. what would you recommend for fun fly? i prefer fast reaction feed back and not to bumpy. flat turn, around mid b to low. thank sir.
Hi. Thanks for your enquiry. We can certainly help you with this, and ensure you make the right choice. If you'd like our expert buying advice to help you choose the right and best wing, harness or reserve for you, for this we offer our Flybubble MATCH service, which you can read more about and sign up to on our website: flybubble.com/flybubble-match-service
We look forward to helping you choose the right and best gear for you! :-)
Hello there.. I'm a newbie and looking for my first glider.. is the birdy suitable for a pilot who has just finishing paragliding school?
Depending on the individual, yes of course. For some, it could be the perfect wing. Others, not.
I am also planning to buy .... What other options do you have ?
@@flybubblecarlo Why you saying that it could not be perfect wings for one who just finished school say 20 hrs ?
@@aslamlsayyed All options we have are listed on the Flybubble website.
@@aslamlsayyed No wing is perfect - or even right - for everyone, for a variety of reasons. That's why there are so many different wings. If you want more free advice and information to help explain this, see our other videos (e.g. our Choose the Right Paraglider video series) and the Flybubble Knowledge Base (e.g. our Choose the Right Paraglider article series) on the Flybubble website. If you'd like our expert advice to help you choose the right equipment for you, for this we offer our Flybubble MATCH service (info on our website).
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Tra out the UP Dena which is still a higher EN A Theke the Birdy…… i feel really Safe under that wing and it‘s really sporty…..
"Seminar in Franch Alps" ? please correct the word : French.Otherwise the President macron will be very angry🤣🤣🤣