4) EN C: ICARO Instinct 2 Acro: Simple Acro
Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 16:09 Instinct 2 Acro Paraglider Purchase Inquiry
Acro flying for non-professionals? With the ICARO Instinct 2 Acro: no utopia. With no other paraglider can you learn the SAT, Wing Over, MacTwist and Stall so safe, fast and controlled. With some training, even the Helicopter and Tumbling are possible.
Even when highly loaded at the maximum certification weight of 110kg, the Instinct 2 Acro impresses with its high level of passive safety, scoring ENA in 23 out of the 27 tests!
ENB occurred for: behavior in steeply banked turn; recovery from a developed full stall; and asymmetric collapse 70-75%.
ENC only occurred in accelerated flight (speed bar) and for one test: asymmetric collapse 70-75% in accelerated flight.
As aerobatic moves are done without application of the speed system, while performing acro maneuvers, the Instinct 2 Acro maintains the safety of ENB for all maneuvers, even at the high maximum wing loading of 110 kg!
We recommend the Instinct 2 Acro to all pilots who want a safe and dynamic Freestyle wing optimized for learning acro.
What makes the Instinct 2 Acro unique?
- It is agile and dynamic. It reacts immediately to small weight shift inputs.
- Nevertheless, it has long steering travel more typical of EN B class gliders, which protect against inadvertent stalling.
- It is extremely mistake forgiving and therefore perfect for learning paragliding freestyle & aerobatics. With it you can coach your reflexes and train the manoeuvres calmly without demanding too much of yourself.
- Above all, it is extremely easy in spin/negative, and thus, makes it easier learning the helicopter.
SIV trainers lend the Instinct 2 Acro with pleasure to participants to fly their first full stalls, because it is simple to fly precisely, and in the case of a mistake, easy to regain control.
What is different in comparison to its forerunner, the Instinct XS Acro?
The new Instinct 2 Acro has been made smaller than its predecessor due to many requests: it has now an area of only 20.9 m².
The Instinct 2 Acro impresses immediately with its pronounced quickness and dynamic. These have increased clearly to its forerunner.
Unchanged are its incomparable simplicity in full stall and all negative manoeuvres. It remains safe in asymmetric and full frontal collapses.
A Fresh New Face
A makeover completes the new Intinct 2 Acro design with an intense green, red accent stripe and striking Nikita Logo on lower sail.
Technical news
Designer Michael Nesler did not have an easy job: to better the already excellent Instinct XS Acro was very hard to accomplish. He modernized it by using up to date technical finesse:
- decreased size by 2m^2
- slight increase in projected aspect ratio
- new openings at the leading edge for more performance
- new brake line geometry for more accurate handling during manoeuvres
- a higher trim speed
- a new material is utilized at the the trailing edge
