Is the Triple Seven KNIGHT ready for battle?
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Join Flybubble Paragliding as we review the Triple Seven KNIGHT (EN B) paraglider, designed for pilots who want to progress into thermaling and cross country flying.
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My setup for this season is 777 Knight/Advance Success4 flown at 93 kg. Absolute joy!
This is my glider since early this year. I confirm the brakes are short and the glider is responsive, a very pleasant and easy wing. I fly at the top end of the weight range, the glider is then very fast, even faster I saw than some C gliders (likely less loaded), but I struggle more in small conditions than with my previous, larger wing, Atlas1 (I flew with the size just above). I need then to adapt my piloting, and be more accurate in staying in the core of small thermals, or else I end up loosing height. This costed me some early landing when atempting some cross country flights.
One thing I've noticed about it: It is pretty large for the weight range and have pretty soft ears, so they like to flap around a bit. Gave me a bit of a "just what did I buy?" moment on one of my first flights with it when I was bumping up against the top of an inversion and got a bunch of small tip collapses :p. As for the spin, yea it takes a lot to get it to go and at least my ML wing seemed fairly calm when I did spin it during my siv.
Yes I recommend flying near the top of the weight range
The thing about being large for the weight range comes from the fact, that the design of the Knight is made, like the Queen 2 with a bit lower profile overall, creating space for larger surface, yet having a better penetration when you are entering the thermal or just cruising in the broken ridge lift. So it is not only the numbers of the surface area... There is lot more behind it all ;)
Øyvind, I am the same on my King - I deliberately chose to be half way up the weight range with my "light flying kit & extras junk", so I can load it up when conditions are "stronger" (alpine summer). But there is an advantage to "noisy / soft tips": They act like an early warning system - I think BGD also takes this "progressive" approach. Now I really like the fact there is a bit of rustling from time to time, and as you get used to it, you will find it helps your active piloting, but nothing bad is going to happen from a small tip collapse - that doesn't mean carry on flying and ignore - it's just giving you a bit more info, without losing much in performance..
HTH
I would love to see your reviewing my wing Greg, Punk from BGD!
Me too
That was a fantastic review!
I was looking at a 777 before I got my skywalk T4. The way you describe the knight sounds very similar to the review of the tequila. I loved the “choose the right wing for you” series!! I would love to see something like that where you guys could show progression within each class. I’m looking to step up to a higher B or maybe a low C but more info is always more helpful.... I trust your review, you give an experienced perspective and always encourage the safer side of the class!!
Good idea Kevin, I could run through a scale of Bs. If you're moving up from a T4 (and you like that handling) then what springs to mind are Iota2 and Maestro. You're always welcome to get more indepth guidance with flybubble.com/flybubble-match-service
Hello Greg, would you try the light version of this wing as there's not many feedback on the web ! i really appreciate your flying feeling ,regard, willy
Great review, Greg!
Would you ever review Air Design Vivo?
Cool intro
How much this Glider?
Mr. Greg never flying before why not start with this?
Because when you are a beginner your reaction speed is very slow because you don't know know what to do, then the wing can get out of control. A simpler wing gives you more time to react.
You should propably start flying first and ask your instructor what glider is best for you. Some people need lower aspect ratio and for some lower will slower the progress. My first wing was good old Dudek Optic wich was 5.45 (Knight is 5.4) and it was just perfect. It's individual thing, for me it was easyier cause of 6 years experience with gliders/sailplanes but I have friends without any experience in flying and their input was enought for this wing. I have also friends that will fly their en-A for long long time. Go to your local school and let the instructor watch your progress.
From my experience of flying, instructing, coaching and advising pilots for over 27 years there's no one right answer for every pilot about equipment... or pretty much anything in flying, actually! The right choice is always a very individual thing. From what I've seen, the biggest mistake pilots can make with equipment, especially wings and harnesses, is buying something that's too hot for them. This mostly turns out to be a costly mistake that holds back their flying, rather than accelerates their learning. For some it may even end their flying completely, either because they get scared and lose the joy of flying, or have an accident.
The best high EN A and low B wings have such good performance and handling nowadays that they offer everything almost every new pilot needs. Only a small percentage of exceptionally talented and highly ambitious new pilots actually benefit from getting anything more than this as their first wing. Even then, these pilots usually push their luck too hard and would benefit from the extra passive safety of a high A or low B wing.
Most pilots get the most out buying of a modern 'high A' wing as their first wing. In Triple Seven's range, that's the Pawn flybubble.com/triple-seven-pawn