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XC Pen Flying XC or even local, for a long period of time i always had some issues when I needed to get in touch with my smartphone. On my Samsung Note, I needed to get the pen out and stick it with a cord in order to be able to touch the Samsung screen for usage. That was really a hassle as the phone always sends a note if the pen is attached, and beside the long pen would not sit properly in the front cockpit and require a hole to stabilize it. And it was slippery with the gloves. I never thought about an optional idea until I received Mathias's email! Mathias Weil mathias@weilthing.com www.xc-pen.com Like many pilots in the world, Mathias needed a tool to reach his smart tablets in the air, and the idea came to create the XC pen!  A small device that is made especially for flying. The XC pen is small, has its own sleeve, that it’s attached to the cockpit by velcro, and …it worked like a charm on every tablet, and smartphone. Besides using the XC pen for managing XC courses, and ...

After some time, and talking to friends and exchanging wings, in the C category,   I would humbly like to share my personal feel and opinion from all my tested C gliders, here is my choice for the most complete ones in 2020,2021, until 1st July is: 1- Delta 4, Alpina 4,  2- Sigma 11, size 24  ,  3-Fusion Light, S, and M.    Why?   Just because they offer the most relaxed flying with top-end performance without going out of trim in the first 30 hours.   4-Cure 2, which offers excellent performance but needs a little workload than the others.   5- Q-Light S ( needs active control)   All those gliders didn't get out of trim before 30...35 hours. (Data from 12 other pilots) but will eventually go out of trim later. IN the B category,   1- BGD Base 2, GIN Explorer 2  (superb performance with a very conservative line width) Rush 6 (performance of the C category)  2-Rook 3, R-Light 3   ( But I don’t like the take-off in nil ...

Explorer 2 size 75-95 The Explorer is GIn’s light high B glider. In 2017, I have flown the first version of the Explorer  http://ziadbassil.blogspot.com/search?q=explorer That version was easy to use, and the overall performance was fairly good for the category, while the Carrera and Carrera plus were unreachable in overall performance for the Explorer. Now with the second version, everything has changed! The take-off at 93 all up is super easy, with just a light pull. The Explorer doesn’t overshoot, and the take-off is immediate. In the air flying with my X-rated 6, and some ballast to reach 93, the brakes have a moderate length for turning in thermals. They are not as short as the Artik 6, Delta 4, Rook 3, R-Light. It is slightly 1-2 cm longer than a Rush 5, for example, and approx 2 cm slightly less than the Swift 5. Now I hope I gave you a good idea… The turn inside the core is excellent. The Explorer is agile without being (at all) too dynamic. It is a soft glider in overall a...