UP Kibo SM — A B That Doesn't Trade Performance for Comfort

The Kibo's case fits in a single line: it keeps the comfort without giving up handling or performance. A compact B of 5.7 aspect ratio trading blows with the latest B+ crowd in glide and climb, holding the top half — that alone is enough to make it interesting. Just don't read that comfort as "an easy wing." Remember it was drawn out at 93kg, near the top of the certified range. Fly it lighter and the pressure and turn precision the Kibo is praised for start to thin out. This is not a wing that flies for you. It gives back the attention you would have spent fighting the air, so you can spend it on the next thermal instead.