Back to Mac (nothing to do with Apples)

After I stopped flying in competitions, I also slowly stopped flying competition gliders. So I went back to my old and proven sports class glider. I meant to replace it for a long time. But as my Gradient Aspen 1 is by now more than eleven years old, there really were no more excuses.

So, I took the time to test new gliders. The first one I tried was the successor, the Aspen 5. It felt familiar and comfortable. They also have some good results in sports class competitions. So I almost bought one.

But I wanted to try at least one other model. The most obvious was to see what Mac Para has to offer. After all most of my competition gliders were from MacPara, and I still consider the Magus 4 the best glider I ever flew. The description of the Marvel sounded good, but the model is more than two years old. So I asked if the successor is imminent. Most paragliding companies don’t announce the new models in advance, as they still want to sell the old one. I still expect a successor next spring the latest. That is probably the reason why I got such a good deal for the demo glider. Since I don’t fly cross country as much as I would like to these days, I don’t need the latest and greatest. Instead a glider that I am comfortable with, and that lasts for another decade. Ah and there is another factor. I still like the design of the MacPara gliders. When I was collecting information on the Mac Para switzerland webpage, I was pleasantly surprised to see a picture of myself and my Magus 4 over the pre pyrenees at the 2006 pre World Cup.