Gradient Aspen 6 (24) — An EN-C That Trades Feel for Efficiency

The strengths are clear. It climbs a little better than a Delta 3 MS, and on glide it stays right on the heels of the class leaders. And for a 6.4 aspect-ratio C wing, the launch doesn't punish the pilot. The price was the name itself. The feel that made an Aspen an Aspen is gone; the brakes got lighter while the handling asks you to be more careful, not less. The certification says C, but the concentration it demands runs higher. If you choose a wing for the pleasure of carving a thermal, the Delta 3 or Cayenne 5 is the better fit. If your satisfaction comes from how many kilometres the tracklog shows at the end of the day, the Aspen 6 wins that arithmetic.