What wings are you guys flying with on your OpenPPG?
Previously had a reflex Apco Lift PPG wing with my Nirvana and found it very reliable in air when others would head home, but this time I’m thinking differently.
My flying is short XC inland in the Caribbean at low altitude <2000 feet ASL
I’m looking at the Dudek V-King 23m single skin paired with the SP140 with 4kWh batteries. I weigh 115kg, so it will be well loaded with the 31kg SP140, gives me 9kg of payload up to the MTOW of 155kg
That would allow for another ‘lappack’ of 4kWh batteries for longer 2 hour XC flights.
Is the trend to still with full reflex or are you guys using other wing types?
I have the original Ozone Spyder 26. I weigh 85kg and this wing works Great with my X4. I can reverse launch in Very low wind. I flew it with my Tornado 280 this evening in nil wind. I’m sure the new Roadster and Spyder are even better! Also, I can’t wait for battery energy density to improve. My X4 is so much fun to fly!
This is my first wing (ozone Roadster 3) and I just started ground handling it, I haven’t kited in higher winds yet and I need to take a wrap or two just so I have more control. I will definitely look at shortening the lines. I’m 5’7" for reference
Awesome. Couple of thoughts…You can adjust the trimmers out for kiting in higher winds. Also try kiting with the tip steering toggles. Enjoy! It’s a great wing!!
My go-to wing of choice is the Dudek V-King 18 (I’m 65kg). The V-King is very compact and extremely easy to fly in almost any weather conditions (even zero wind no-hand launch), so I keep it in the car with the X4 and am able to fly on a whim. It’s also great to take on vacation, as it vacuum packs into my bag taking up barely any space! It’s also great for free-flying.
Yes definitely the landing approach is faster. I’ve not really tried thermalling with the OpenPPG. Many do but I’m still sticking to evenings and mornings so far.
Thanks for sharing! I’m starting my PPG adventure, just finished my second training (P1 in Poland, P2 in USA) and I’m planning on getting V-King 20 as my first wing (I’m 75kg), and I love the fact that it’s universal wing for both PG and PPG. I’m actually considering the “school” ES version, 3.55 kg instead of 2.32 for size 20, with sheathed lines and heavier fabric (plus the elegant silvery gray color option), but I’m still trying to learn as much as I can about it.
I don’t have my OpenPPG yet, just flying on fuel with a Nitro 200 and a Tornado 280.
Wings are: Ozone Freeride 19, Apco F1.22. The wings are both great, but I would not recommend them to anyone who is new to PPG or does get enough hours airtime per year, as they are more demanding.
When power (fuel) is not an issue, those small reflex wings with high wing load are great: stability and speed are superb.
… but you pay for it with a higher sink rate or lower glide angle.
My expectation is that small wings will considerably eat into your flying time, esp. when flying on battery. Just take a real world no power glide test like 500m down in both directions. Glide ratios on fast and small reflex wings are really bad compared to a regular paraglider with a way lower average wing load.
I am actually considering adding a larger and more efficient wing for E-PPG flight like e.g. the Advance Epsilon 9 Motor in size 30. My expectation is that this would increase flight times by at least 20% (Disclaimer: This is only an assumption for now!).
Once tested I am happy to share the results.
Im flying a swing powerplay sting 140 wing at the moment, yhea slow but I love the security os this wing.
Honestly Im not following the paragliders news, this is not my full time job, I have a lot of work in other area, tis is just for hobby.
Im also flying a paragliding wing, skywalk tequila 2(past model), another wing with a lot of security.
Like you see, I dont have a super faster wing becasue I want relax and secure flights
Because my paramotor wing(swing powerplay sting) starting to be a little bit old.
The question is, who can help me to choose a good, secure and recent wing for me?
Hello, I have flown a BGD Wasp with an electric motor for some time. The wing made about 50 flights lasting 20 to 40 minutes. The size is M. Since I own other wings I would sell it cheaply. You have to arrange the check yourself (if you need it in your country, I don’t know about Portugal), but it will pass 100%. If you are interested just write to me. By the way, my first electric flight was with a Swing Arcus, built in 1999, which is the same wing as the Sting. Here in the video you can see how easy the wing is. It also has motor risers on it.
The numbers are stuck on 750 with a height of 50 cm. But you can remove it if you don’t want it.
I flew here with my friend Bene. he with a petrol engine and the luna. me with electric and the wasp.
