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Gradient Nevada 2 S — A High B That Sells You Glide

Dust of the Universe · Ziad Bassil2016.10.20
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The Nevada 2 S has two strengths: accelerated glide that is very good for the category, and weak-lift climb that survives being loaded up. Two things a distance-minded high B pilot normally has to weigh against each other, here in one wing. The cost is roll in turbulence. It moves more than the Rush 4, and active pitch control is a precondition, not an option. So the dividing line isn't taste, it's skill. A pilot whose hands move first in a strong core gets that effort back as glide. A pilot still waiting for the canopy to settle itself will be happier on another wing in the same class. This isn't a high B that sells comfort — it's one that pays the pilot who works.

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