C: Icaro Instinct Paraglider LTF1-2: Action
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 0:04 Instinct Paraglider Purchase Inquiry
Icaro's ambitions for the Instinct paraglider were set high...
The name was a call for a paraglider that communicated to the pilot clearly, allowed dynamic handling, and yet was so forgiving that new and intermediate pilots could fly it by Instinct...
High passive security, good performance, direct and precise steering via the brakes and weight shift. All this was not a problem for the experienced Icaro paraglider R&D team. However, they also wanted to create a paraglider suitable for acro and freestyle while preserving the safety of a DHV1 (un-accelerated) wing, a very difficult and unprecedented proposition.
Mission accomplished! The Instinct is a break through paraglider which you can fly thermals with stress free, long distance cross-country flights, as well as breathtaking acro manoeuvres in the sky.
The Instinct is the ideal partner for the adventurous paraglider pilot
Fly unknown routes or do new manoeuvres with the agility and performance of a real intermediate while preserving the stability and safety of a DHV1 (unaccelerated) class wing.
Innovative Details
An elaborate material mix which includes the newest cloths from Porcher Marine and highest workmanship quality make the Instinct paraglider particularly attractive.
- The Instinct sports v-ribs and a line gallery arrangement to optimize handling.
- The latest generation plan form is swept back, further enhancing agile handing.
- Performance-Air Intake-Flaps, an Icaro innovation, are small fabric triangles under the leading edge that increase the cell opening size at the start, for a simple launch. In flight, the flaps close, and the reduced cell openings achieve an additional performance kick.
The Instinct will allow the majority of pilots to fly better and more relaxed
Soaring in a gentle dynamic wind, XC flight, hammer hard thermals, or freestyle:
Use your Instinct for every flight situation!
Alexander Meschuh, Professional Acro Pilot
The wind at the take off area is blowing perfectly from the front. I play at keeping the canopy directly overhead. Ground handling is fun! Other paraglider pilots are admiring the innovative cut of the canopy. Instinctively the wing pulls into the thermals and stays on track as I circle. Fully accelerated, I fly into the next thermal cloud at the other side of the valley. The Instinct paraglider gives me an absolute safe feeling. I haven't flown so relaxed in a long time. For the remaining 900 m altitude, I put the Instinct through the paces. Dynamic paragliding acro manoeuvres are possible with high performance potential. With a bit of practise you can get "dizzy" doing the helicopter. After landing, I had to grin. The advertising slogan is correct - I had both "fun & action".
Gleitschirm Magazine Instinct Review