NOVA Performance Paragliders - Impressions from the Female Flying Festival in Lenk

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PRION 5

Three-liner | 33 cells | 4.42 aspect ratio | Weight 4.70 kg - Size S
PRION 5 – Fly safely
The PRION 5 combines the globally tried and tested strengths of its predecessors - simple launch characteristics and good-natured handling - with improved roll damping and a new design. It can also boast of two innovations: the redesigned, even more comfortable NOVA Adjustable Handles and a colour gradient on the brake line that helps to correctly dose the brake travel.
Certification: EN/LTF A

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AONIC

Three-liner | 49 cells | 5.17 aspect ratio | Weight 4.75 kg - Size S
AONIC - Take your skills to “A” higher level
The high-end EN A paraglider AONIC impresses with sportiness and performance, which is not usually found with EN A gliders - and is nevertheless suitable for instruction due to its high level of safety.
Certification: EN/LTF A

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ION 6

Three-liner | 51 cells | aspect ratio 5.19 | weight 4.7kg - size S
ION 6 – Adventure awaits
The fundamentally redesigned ION 6 (EN/LTF B) is the next generation of the popular ION series. The result: high passive safety, particularly precise handling and maximum performance to achieve personal XC goals.
Certification: EN/LTF B

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ION 6 light

Three-liner | cells: 51 cells | aspect ratio: 5.19 | weight: 3.9 kg - size S
ION 6 Light – Always up for flying
Now the only reason not to fly is the weather, because the ION 6 Light (EN/LTF B) is infinitely versatile. Whether you plan to hike & fly, local soaring or even an ambitious cross-country flight - as soon as the sun shines, this paraglider puts you right at the front and top. A high degree of passive safety comes as standard.
Certification: EN/LTF B

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MENTOR 6

High-Tech for the EN B Class
MENTOR 6 - Extend your Range
For many years the MENTOR series has been synonymous with top performance in the EN B class. The MENTOR 6 continues this tradition, complementing the strengths of its predecessors with innovations that enhance its performance even more. Broaden your horizons with the master in its class.
Certification: EN/LTF B

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MENTOR 6 Light

Three-liner | 59 cells | 5.43 aspect ratio | 4,2 kilo weight - size S
MENTOR 6 Light - Less weight, zero limits
At home in the B class and travelling the world - the MENTOR 6 Light in size S is a hefty 850 grams lighter than its big brother, but offers the same ingenious new developments like Zig-Zag 3D-Shaping, the innovative Mini-Rib Vector Tape, Double-B Splits and new risers. Since sometimes during Hike&Fly you might get choppy conditions, the MENTOR 6 Light also comes with a plus trim in comfort next to the high performance.
Certification: EN/LTF B

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PHANTOM

Top-end performance with low-end B pilot demand
PHANTOM – a new era in paragliding
The PHANTOM offers the safety of a basic intermediate with the performance of a top-end wing. This has been made possible through probably the most complex construction ever used in a serial-production wing.
Certification: EN/LTF B

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SECTOR

Certification: EN/LTF C
SECTOR – For Your Perfect Day
The SECTOR is a performance XC wing with comparatively low aspect ratio, with substantial, totally usable performance and excellent handling. Like the MENTOR in the standard class, the SECTOR is the mile-eater of the sports class.

SECTOR - for your perfect XC day!
Certification: Certification: EN/LTF C

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BANTAM

Three-Liner | Cells: 33 | Aspect Ratio: 4.4 | Weight: 1.65 kg - Size 12
BANTAM - Made for para-mountaineers.
Small, compact, dynamic - the BANTAM is the perfect miniwing for all mountaineers who prefer a flight with plenty of speed to a descent on foot. Only 1.65 kg (size 12) makes the BANTAM the lightest certified non-single-surface wing on the market (as of October 2019).
Certification: EN/LTF D

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IBEX 4

The versatile fun machine
IBEX - Wherever you go
Light, high performance, fast, uncomplicated, safe and just pure fun: the IBEX 4 is a versatile, super-lightweight paraglider (from 3.0 kg) with a multitude of uses and an extraordinarily wide weight-range. It is suitable for hike & fly, travelling, recreational flying, mountaineering, flying under instruction and strong-wind soaring.
Certification: EN/LTF A

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DOUBLESKIN

Three-Liner | Cells: 33 | Aspect Ratio: 4.4 | Weight: 2.1 kg - Size 17
DOUBLESKIN - Minimalist hike & fly
The DOUBLESKIN is the lightest paraglider in the world* with top and under surface (2.1 kg / size 17). It has a very small pack size and is a delight in the air thanks to better aerodynamics compared to a single-surface wing. With the DOUBLESKIN walking up is as enjoyable as flying and landing!

(*by same flat surface area, with EN-certification, with the Ultralight Riser and without taking single-skin wings into account. As: 06/19)
Certification: EN/LTF A

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BION 2

Share the most beautiful moments
BION 2 - flexibility and comfort
Like its predecessor, the BION 2 excites professional tandem pilots as well as enthusiastic recreational pilots who want to share their most beautiful moments. Take off, enjoy, land safely: the BION 2 is a reliable partner which takes its responsibility seriously. With maximum performance, it will never let you or your passenger down.
Certification: EN/LTF B

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Zgodbe

Katrin Ganter, who among other things is a tandem pilot and mental trainer in the Swiss Simmental, organised this second popular event purely for women - again with much success! More than 110 female paraglider pilots met for three days in September in Lenk, a small Swiss community in the middle of a scenically beautiful flying area with breathtaking views of the Wildstrubel massif and the Plaine Morte glacier.

The programme for the weekend was varied and exciting: from XC training with competition pilots, hike & fly tours with mountain guides, talks on meteorology and cross-country flight planning to mental training and a talk on a six week vol-biv tour - all by female pilots of course. NOVA was also there with a van full of demo wings. In this way, every pilot could get the right input and advice for her favourite flying discipline - and meet like-minded people.

One participant was NOVA’s managing director, Sissi Eisl. Sissi says: “When I first heard about the Female Flying Festival in spring 2019, it was clear that we wanted to support this idea. I am particularly pleased that as the only manufacturer we already supported the event in 2019 and that Katrin invited us again this year. The atmosphere with 115 female pilots in the landing field or in workshops where women speak to women is indescribable. Of course, women also have different requirements than male pilots when it comes to equipment. Many of the participants at the Female Flying Festival fly with less than 60 kg all-up weight. With this weight it isn’t easy to find the right wing. At NOVA we try to certify as many models as possible in size XXXS. Currently, we are working on, for example, the smallest size of the ION 6 Light.”

We would like to thank the organiser and all the helpers - and are already looking forward to next year and spending a wonderful flying weekend with like-minded people. When exactly the Female Flying Festival 2021 will take place is yet to be determined. To make sure you definitely don’t miss the event next year, check out organiser Katrin Ganter’s website.

Photo credit: Jutta Reiser, Olga von Plate

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