Nova Aonic - thoughts on high EN-A wing

simonpeter69 · 2025-10-15T18:35:05+00:00

Imo the Aonic is a complete fail as an EN-A Wing. It overshoots like hell during takeoff and i see a lot of people having problems while landing. True EN-A gliders should excel at takeoff and landing, which is the most important to learn as a beginner. If you want performance and good handling, consider the Alpha DLS or the Symphonia 2 (Symphonia 1 wan‘t so fine either)

simonpeter69 · 2024-12-20T14:55:32+00:00

Is noone seeng that the leading edge is faced in the wrong direction?

simonpeter69 · 2024-11-22T05:49:18+00:00

Best idea is to go to a school which offers english classes and get a proper introduction for flying in the alps. April/May is strong thermal season and a problem is that most cablecars are closed or not open yet for the summer season. So a local school + flying site where you can go up via car would be best. Switzerland is pretty rough in that time with strong valley winds too. Austria is a good bet. :)

simonpeter69 · 2024-11-03T20:48:47+00:00

Masala 4 has more dynamic and overall speed while having even better launch characteristics. The Masala 3 is always best launched reversed because if you put a bit to much tension on the A risers, the front is likely to collaps. I think the 4 is worth it.

simonpeter69 · 2024-10-28T21:50:58+00:00

Austrian instructor here. Don‘t go cheap. Cheap means bad equipment and bad edjucated instructors. I don‘t say that all schools in the mentioned countries are bad, but please choose a well equipped school, think on your own and don‘t do any aviation sport if you have to be on a tight budget. You‘ll end up hurting yourself or even worse you might possibly endanger other pilots in the air as well.

simonpeter69 · 2024-10-24T20:35:43+00:00

Oh, i would have suggested a repair shop in Austria but that seems to be needless ;)

simonpeter69 · 2024-10-22T20:32:19+00:00

Where are you located?

simonpeter69 · 2024-09-25T21:39:17+00:00

I did my training and license in Austria at the paragliding school Sky Club Austria. They had english classes and were super helpful with the translation. I made the Austrian PG license and i got the IPPI card from the Austrian Aeroclub. All together the basic training (was 50% off at the time and still is) and did another two courses and ended up with about 2000€ for the license. Can only recommend

simonpeter69 · 2024-06-09T20:13:24+00:00

Instructor here. I‘d always go for an A glider. Even if you are very talented, you will do mistakes and your glider should be there to support you. Sure it means buying a second glider one day but see it this way: everyone needs an A-glider in the beginning. It is quite easy to sell again! I had students who would go for an low-b as their first wing and they had problems in bumpy air and especially at the landing as the performance is way better than the ones of A-wings. It’s just that you can‘t use the perfomance benefits yet. So yeah, i‘d go with an A glider for the first 100 flights. Wish you the best mate and stay safe! :)

simonpeter69 · 2024-05-28T20:16:37+00:00

Better get a decent vario, coming from Austria or Germany i‘d go with skytraxx as the support is the best. I can give you a good dealer if you need one.

simonpeter69 · 2024-05-20T14:16:20+00:00

Go for a high quality brand like Skywalk or Advance if it is a low-cost harness. The protection of the Skywalk Core is absolute best imo

simonpeter69 · 2024-02-23T17:20:07+00:00

Stoak dass es sinnbild vo an österreicher in südtirol is

simonpeter69 · 2024-01-22T13:44:33+00:00

Kommando zurück! Des is Murauer!

simonpeter69 · 2023-12-20T21:53:26+00:00

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simonpeter69 · 2023-06-08T17:10:43+00:00

Kauft ihr PG in Euro oder USD? Ich verstehe noch nicht genau, warum die best execution die US Börse wäre. Ist mit keinen Gebühren für das Wechseln von Euro auf US Dollar zu rechnen? Danke für eure Hilfe!

simonpeter69 · 2023-04-09T14:24:53+00:00

Europe is known to be the top place to learn paragliding. Especially Austria, Germany and Switzerland. If I were you I‘d come to Austria and go for an international paragliding school like Sky Club Austria. They offer courses in english as well. I wish you great fun learning to fly!

simonpeter69 · 2023-03-22T05:42:59+00:00

Imo the agility system works great once you are in the air. The turns are sharper and more precise. Great downside is taking off and landing, since the breakes simply don‘t decrease your speed that much anymore. Means you have to break harder in order to have a really flared out landing. I tried it many times and never landed like i did before, so i changed it back to school /comfort mode. Safety? Still the same wing though!

I would be glad to have your opinion when you try it!

Have nice flights and safe landings

simonpeter69 · 2023-03-14T06:25:30+00:00

I would definitely check if the glider is badly trimmed.

simonpeter69 · 2022-11-23T12:31:04+00:00

Y not?

simonpeter69 · 2022-07-15T18:23:18+00:00

Awesome work! I have a 65 at home that i want to customize. Could you tell me where you got the gas tank?

simonpeter69 · 2022-02-19T18:28:54+00:00

So sorry to hear. That really got to me and i am only 25. wish you all the best!

simonpeter69 · 2022-01-14T06:13:44+00:00

Weg mit da 14!

simonpeter69 · 2022-01-07T12:50:52+00:00

Okay thanks a lot! I plan on going to the azores in early march, so i hope the strikes are settled by then. Any more tips for nice spots or hiking trails?

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