Ozone Alpina 4 (S·MS) — Delta 4 Performance, With a Softer Feel

What the Alpina 4 offers is clear. It inherits the Delta 4's performance intact, then adds a launch that comes up better, a gentler brake, and clearer feedback in rough air. It is the same wing, honed to be easier to handle. But that gain is only what Bassil himself called "small but noticeable," and it comes out of thinner, correspondingly more delicate cloth. Choosing the Alpina 4 over the Delta 4 is not a choice to raise performance. It's a trade: give up a little durability and price, and get a wing that comes up more easily and reads more honestly. For the pilot who carries a load up the mountain, or who puts the conversation at the fingertips ahead of the performance figures, that trade is well worth it.