Dudek Colt 2 S — mid-C Performance, Held Back by a Hand's Width of Brake

The construction is excellent — lines, risers, cloth, finishing. The performance stands up next to a Cayenne 5, and the comfort is everything you'd want from a mid-C. But comfort isn't the only reason a pilot reaches for a C wing. The immediate brake response that lets you snatch a narrow core and pin the canopy overhead in rough air — that hand's width is precisely what the Colt 2 S won't give back. This isn't a glider that lacks performance. It's a glider that answers your input one beat late. For flying that banks lazily in wide thermals and racks up distance, it's a fine choice. If you fly with your fingertips, carving into cores, you'll meet that frustration on every turn — at exactly the point where Bassil asked Dudek to change the design.