Nova Mentor 6 Light XS — Lighter Body, Sharper Handling

What makes the Mentor 6 Light impressive is that the weight it shed didn't cut into performance but came back as sharpness at your fingertips. The brakes got lighter and the turn got keener, while the climb and glide inherited the top-of-class standing the standard version held. It packs comfort and agility into a single wing. Just don't read the comfort here as laziness. The lighter canopy comes more alive in rough air, and the place Bassil assigns this wing is long, demanding XC. This isn't the comfort of gently carrying a beginner — it's the comfort that only becomes an asset when a pilot who handles a high-B well pushes far. The door the lost weight opens leads, in the end, toward a longer day and a greater distance.