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GIN Atlas 2 S size  Five years ago, i flew the first Atlas in S size also. I still remember the crispy and agile handling, and the very good float ability into wind. Now i have the new Atlas replacement to see what are the changes.  Launching the Atlas 2 at 92 all up, in multiple conditions showed me no hang back or overshooting whatsoever. It feels very balanced and super easy to launch.  First thermal and turning inside the core is done with 25-30 cm of brake travel. The pressure on the brakes are not light nor heavy, just perfect. The Atlas 2 S response is relatively quick and the turning ability is good for the low B category. The precision on the brakes are also nice for the low B category. The Atlas 2 doesn’t have the tendency to dive in turns unless the pilot is aggressive on the brakes. It tends to flattens the turns but stays nicely in the core. The brake travel are slightly longer than the Ion 5 XS, and the agility or sharper brake authority is slightly less but...

I'm a bit late in testing those new gliders..but the weather this year has been the worst ever encountered in 25 years !! Lots and lots of strong wind...everyday from sea level (45 km/h) to 3000 m (100 km/h) !  Cloud base is lower than the take off by 100 m sometimes ! I never seen such a bad weather for paragliding in this part of the world :-(   ... But a very good weather for kite-surfing and windsurfing ;-)   Until the weather settles....One day hopefully soon  :-)  Cheers, Ziad

Tests When I purchase a certified glider from a dealer or a manufacturer, I ‘always’ make sure to say that this * public product*  is for my tests and it will be published on my blog and in the social media.   Afterward, I don’t contact the manufacturer or the dealer for any comments on this purchased glider, unless there’s something really dangerous or very bad going on or some big deficiency in a glider which in the last 25 years it happened once in the early days.  I need to be totally free to test, write and publish my small, and humble opinion.   Communicating with the manufacturer or a dealer in the same time doing the tests wouldn’t be fair at all for the interested readers and especially for me.    Manufacturers or especially dealers will try always to correct and to explain and also to re-explain some misunderstandings with extra headache that I prefer not to engage… As an independent reviewer, I test exactly the purchased glider I receive. My hum...