777 Knight Tks Laurent! UP summit XC 4 Tks Paulo! Bi Golden3 Tks Clement! 777 Knight SM Tks Rupert! Swing Arcus RS Tks Andrea! Nova Phantom Tks Nico!

Advance X-Alps 2 23 Tks Bob! Nova Mentor 5 XS Tks Enrico! AD Rise 3 S Tks Alex! Gradient Aspen 6 Tks Sylvain!

Mac Para Elan 2 26 Tks Franck! Ozone Delta 3 MS Tks Guy! Dudek Colt 2 Tks Premsek!

Mac Para Elan 2 -24 Tks Werner! Ozone Delta 3 ML Blue Tks Markus! Nova Mentor 5 S Tks Jean-Louis! Nova Mentor 4 S Tks joao! Nova Bion 2 L Tks Antti!

Nova Phantom S Tks Alessandro! Gin explorer S Tks Christophe! Skywalk Chili 4 Tks Dan! U-Turn Blacklight 2 Tks Eric!

Ozone LM6 MS Tks Bartek! Advance E8 Tks Douglas!

Skywalk P-Xalps Tks Michael! NK Peak 4 Tks Chris! Ozone Zeno Tks Manu! AD Pure 3 Tks Matthew!

Gradient Nevada S Tks Alex! UP Kibo Tks Yohan! 777 King S Tks Jerome/Damien! Skywalk Spice XS Tks Markus!

Ozone Alpina 2 Tks Brian! Ozone LM6Tks Damien! Swing Nyos M Tks Christophe! Air Design VOLT 2 Tks Philippe! Ozone Buzz Z5 Tks Eric!

Nova Ion 4 S Tks Torsten! Gradient Xc 5 26 Tks Paul! Ozone Mantra 6 SM Tks Francisco! MacPara Icon 24 Tks Peter! Advance Iota Tks Alexandra! BGD Cure Tks Ronny! WV GTO Tks Riccardo!

Ozone Ozium Tks john! Gradient Avax XC5 24 Tks Pascal! NOVA M4 Lite XS Tks Susan! Skywalk Cayenne 5 XS Tks Alex! Ozone Swift 4 S Tks Tessa! BGD Base Tks Bert! GIN Carrera Plus Tks Robert!

Ozone Delta 2 Tks Aaron! UP Trango XC 3 Tks Gary! 777 Rook 2 SM Tks David! Swing Nexus Tks Dean! Skywalk Arriba 3 S Tks Ben! Looking at the glide numbers, is like seeing a beautiful food dish just before tasting it. Knowing that all measurements are made in calm air(no thermals), and in those conditions we practicably 'don't ' fly.

Thermal flying and transitions are made in moving air,and in those conditions a glider can change from its good performance on paper to less performance in real air and the opposite also. Glider X that has a glide of 8.5 on paper, could reach the other side much higher than glider Y that have a glide of 9.0 on paper. Because the ability of glider X in head wind glides and moving air is much better than glider Y in converting those bumps to lift and still moving forward,rather than,when hitting those lifts glider Y stops and dive loosing the glide. Glide measurements are pure marketing,but they still are interesting in putting some spices under the pilots nose;-). Glides wingtip to wingtip in different conditions will show gliders ability much better.And that's why i do the videos.

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May be we should have a coefficient in efficiency rather than a poor 'glide number' on paper.;-). Comparisons are only to get an idea what the glider will be and feel like.

Some like it soft on the brakes,others find it too jumpy. But the best glider is the one that each individual pilot will have the most fun with. For some it could be the glider that out-climb or out-glide your club mates.But for most,it is the one that will give you a smile and a satisfying happy feeling immediately after you land. That's the glider you must choose.

So there is no best glider rather than best feeling for a glider. Fly SAFE, Ziad.