Dust Of The Universe

PHI Maestro   ( The wish maker )   PHI is a new brand founded by Mr. Hannes Papesh. The team behind PHI is one of the most experienced pilots like Mike Kung for instance, who’s in charge of testing and fine-tuning the gliders. Hannes Papesh is a legend when it comes to designing gliders. His favorite class is the B class. I still remember the beautiful Mentor 2 S size at the time, as it was delivering a spice feel with a very competitive performance that was close to some C or even D gliders at the time! It was a special dynamic glider with a competitive spirit. Will Hannes be able to manage the new Maestro? Let's see… The Maestro 21 75-95 arrived. It has 2 lines per side on the A’s, 3 on the B’s 2 on the C’s. Very minimalistic, thin line configuration. There are lots of cells, and looking at it reminds me of the Phantom.   All that package scream for performance.   The finish details and construction are excellent!   In my past testing, I learned that gliders t...

Ozone Buzz Z6 SM I flew the Buzz Z6 75-95 at 92 all up.   The launch behavior is better than the Buzz Z5. The glider does not pitch forward on take off.   First turn felt a mellower Buzz. This version seems easier to manage than the Z5. The climb rate in weak and strong is very good. Climbing next to a Rush 5 shows me a very competitive climbing behavior.   The agility is good for the low B category. Overall it seems more friendly user with less movements inside the thermals than the Z5.   Doing some glides in moving air, showed me that the glide angle is of course not similar to the Rush 5..but still competitive enough for the low B category.   ears are stable, top speed is fully usable. The glide angle at full speed seems more efficient than the Z5. At full speed the glide remain quite interesting.   Conclusion: A stable, mellow, easy to fly low B glider for the majority of low airtime pilots. More than enough glide and climb for that category. The Z6 is ...

BGD Riot S Taking off is super easy with the light cloth. First turn showed a very agile glider, with swift, direct handling.   If i want to compare it with my new reference, the Swift 5 S, i can say it has a slightly more agile feel in turns.   Overall, very agile and pleasure to steer. The brake pressure are similar to the Swift 5.   The climbing properties, in weak or strong, with a Swift 5 S fully loaded for both, i can sense that the Swift 5 climbs are a step higher.    Doing some glides with my reference glider, showed a higher trim speed for the Riot by nearly 2km/h ! So the Riot is faster at trim. At full bar, they have similar top speed.   The glide angle is nice for the Riot, and its loosing slightly to the Swift 5, which remain at the top of the B category.   At full bar also after many glides of 4 to 5 km run, the Riot S comes slightly around 10 meter lower.   Not really important, and still good gliding properties. Overall the Riot ha...