NIVIUK IKUMA

Marcus King take’s Niviuk’s new high-end EN B out in early Spring thermals

The Ikuma is Niviuk’s first ‘high-end B’, fitting the gap between the Hook and the EN-C Artik. Nivuk describe it as “sportier than a standard EN-B glider and less demanding than an EN-C, but with its same high performance” The wing is aimed at pilots wanting “improved performance for cross-country flying without compromising safety” With this in mind I took the wing out on some of the first good spring-like days of the season to see what it had to offer. Launching, the wing has no tendency to overshoot, and in lower winds needs a steady pull on the As until it is above your head. Once there it requires little control to keep it there; releasing the brakes it will accelerate off the hill. In the air the Ikuma…

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Cross Country (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2016

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