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Skywalk Spice XS After test flying the Cayenne 5 here’s the light version, the Spice. I flew the Spice at 91 all up with a woody valley rated 6 . The material used on the Spice is quite delicate resembling the LM6 cloth. Thin rises with a complete set of unsheathed lines. The Spice with its light cloth is easier and faster to launch than the C5 especially in low wind take offs. I have flown the Spice in multiple sites from difficult and turbulent conditions to average thermals with the company of the Cayenne 5 which let me to draw accurate conclusions on behaviour and performance. The brake pressure on the Spice is moderate to light, less than the LM6 pressure and close enough to the C5 XS but with a slightly less direct feel. The Spice is for sure an agile glider, that gave me some flying pleasure. May be just only 5 % less than the C5 XS in direct feel and agility for the same loadings ! Flying it in turbulence gave me the impression that it has a slightly more neutral pi...

AD Pure 3 I flew the Pure 3 from 90 to 95 all up. Launching the Pure 3 needs a steady and pressured pull to reach overhead. The lift is immediate. In the air the brake pressure is on the moderate to hard side and i couldn’t say that the pure 3 is an agile glider but ok. It has less agility and more firm brake pressure than the Peak 4 23 i have here as reference. In turbulent conditions, the Pure 3 feels more as a block and moves as a whole structure than the Peak 4 does, but needs slightly more active piloting. The climb rate in weak and strong however is very good on the Pure 3, as the glider spring up very quickly inside thermals. Could be one of the best in climbing. Gliding overall performance seems moderate to ok, for a 2 liner D glider (if loaded at top) . At 93 all up the trim speed resembles the LM6 one. At full bar i could see an increase of 13 km/h at 600 ASL. I think 96, 97 would give better results. Gliding on the Pure 3 with bar and controlling it with the B riser is ver...