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Supair Step X: An Easy Entry, with Top-Tier High-B Glide

Dust of the Universe · Ziad Bassil2023.07.14
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The Step X's strength lies in packing two things into one wing: the efficiency to hold its own on glide next to the class above, and the agility to wind up a tight core. The verdict that the tips don't flutter and the brakes respond instantly even in rough conditions tells you this efficiency wasn't carved out of stability. That potential, though, only unlocks with wing loading. At the bottom of the range it flies easily but loses its bite for pushing into the airmass; the more weight you put on, the more solid it gets and the more its penetration comes alive. So the Step X is less an effortlessly easy wing than a high-B that repays you with its glide when you load it enough.

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