HOW SAFE IS YOUR HIGN B PARAGLIDER ?! WITH THE NEW MENTOR7 LIGHT!

EN B are all certified the same way, wether they are high B or low B does not matter in the norm, therefore it's difficult to really decide what's the difference between a low B and an high B as this difference is mainly on what kind of feedback the wing is giving to the pilot in flight and how fast and aggressive it is while staying on the B class.

The Mentor7 light seems to be well fitting in the B class category in term of safety while having a more precise handling and better performance than low and mid Bs.

Most of the paragliding accidents happen because pilots tends to overreact to any problems in the sky and they are just doing everything wrong. When I teach SIVs I try to show to pilots that their EN-B wings are actually very safe and that they can rely on it. If they don't understand or are in doubts it is better quite often to just let it fly and do its job.

For this test I have been using the very latest MENTOR7 Light XS (70-95) from Nova at a TOW of 94kg

You can visit our flight school for information about our SIVs at : www.riseparagliding.com



Pilot : Théo de Blic
Wing : Nova Paragliders - MENTOR7 Light XS

More infos on the Mentor7 light : www.nova.eu/en/gliders/mentor-7-light