This Wing Is Shockingly Easy To Launch - Dudek Warp 2

Ok so you may have heard that Dudek wings are hard to launch.

I'll be the first to admit - that is totally true IF...

...you launch them trimmed wrong.

A Dudek wing is actually pretty freaking easy to launch when trimmed correctly!

I've only blown like 1 launch on my Warp 1.

Wanna know why?

I don't try and launch it trimmed down!

I launch them trimmed UP!

(not all the way obviously) (trim setting 6 or 7)

It makes inflation easier, the brake range deeper, and it doesn't do that whole stall on you and fall out of the sky thing.

When trimmed correctly (which most people don't do) a Dudek wing is actually quite easy to launch.

WARP 2 LAUNCHING & LANDING IMPRESSIONS:

LAUNCHING:
I can quickly tell that they made the inflation way nicer/easier trimmed down. I am getting the easy inflations I would get at trim setting 7 on my Warp 1 at trim setting 3 or 4 on my Warp 2. The inflation is nice and doesn't lag or hang back any.

Once the wing is up and flying it doesn't just snap into a stall or a Spin like the Warp 1 would. Now when trimmed at 3 it is definitely not a "brakes on launch" kind of wing but It won't snap stall as I call it but it will hang back until you get those hands up. A few of my launches I ran for a long time because it was just hanging back and as soon as I got my hands up we took right off.

LANDING:
The Warp 1 was always fun to land but would stall right out of the sky on landing trimmed down. So much so that I would often still be running when it was crashing down behind me. Trimmed down the Warp 2 did a similar thing but it definitely took a little bit longer before stalling behind me. Meaning, I am coming to a stop before it's stalling behind me.

Trimmed out (which all of these landings were except the first one) is where this wing definitely shines a bit more. I was able to do "mini swoops" as I called them and was able to get a really good foot-drag on landing with this wing. I was landing crosswind and I definitely could tell. I would set down running quite fast and was able to handle it but wouldn't like landing that fast every time.

Again, these landings were crosswind.

That being said trimmed out and this wing just wanted to keep on flying after you did a full flare. It didn't want to come down! I held all the brake I could and it just kept on going and going and going which was cool to see because it shows there is a deep brake range without stalling it.

This is all based on my LITTLE experience so far as my opinion is subject to change as I get more and more flights on this wing.

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