Noodlydoo Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 I'm interested in this wing. Would love to know how this compares to a Karma SP? Also, anyone know what the reviewer meant by "- power w/ trimmers"? In rough air, is this actively piloted like a soaring glider? Or hands off like a reflex? Any insights much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtroc67 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I flew a demo of this glider recently and will post my impressions shortly (very nice wing!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtroc67 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 OK, here are my thoughts on the ITV Boxer L: Tested with Fly Products Power Gold 115 and Trike Flash. Elevation: 200' ASL, grass airstrip Weather Conditions: Flights 1 and 2: Mostly cloudy, light crossing winds on the ground, stronger winds aloft with turbulence. Flights 3 and 4: Mostly cloudy, light winds on the ground and aloft, little to no turbulence. Construction and Preflight: Very lightweight materials with good quality construction all around. Risers are very thin and lines tend to tangle more easily after removing from stuff sack. Glider seems fairly water repellent but is affected by damp grass. I had to take extra time to clear all my lines after laying out the glider. Other than that preflight is very straightforward. Finding the center of the glider was confusing as there is no central dot but instead the ITV logo so I used that as my reference. I liked the dual hook in points and found them very useful for using backup caribiners as the two hangpoints are very close and a caribiner failure would not have much affect with the backups hooked in to the free flight hang point. Brakes seemed a little short with not very much slack available for extending, even with the motor hang points but they were usable thoughout the entire trim range. Launching: Launching was good although I had trouble with getting even inflations 3 out of 4 times. Even so, it was fairly easy to center the glider with some gentle adjustments on the brakes while rolling with the trike. Take off was very smooth with good lift and nice climbout. If I had more time with this glider I am sure I would find the inflation characteristics to be excellent. Flying: Once airborne the handling is sublime. A gentle pull on the brakes initiates a nice authoritative turn with little diving tendency. A harder pull produces a diving turn which is incredibly fun and very effective. I can actually feel the blood rushing from my head when pulling hard on the brake! There is less torque tendency than on my Arcus but I still found it necessary to offset with the trimmers for straight flight when climbing. In turbulence this glider feels very solid and dampens the bumps very well. It communicates the turbulence with feedback to the pilot without moving around so much to make it unsettling (like my Arcus). With trimmers half out there is a noticeable increase in speed without a significant degredation in efficiency. The brakes are still fairly easy as well with effective turning ability. With trims all the way up this glider was quite fast while not requiring a lot of extra power and the brakes were not too heavy - suprisingly! Still very good turn authority although my hand position was a little high for my liking so I would prefer to have longer brakes. With the trimmers out this is a great XC glider! I measured about 28 - 29 mph average airspeed with my GPS over the course of several measurements upwind and downwind. With trimmers full in (or slow) I measure about 23 - 24 mph airspeed. Really super for an EN-A wing! Landing and Conclusion: Landing was great too with nice efficiency on glide. This glider was so efficient that when I did a power off landing I overshot my target by quite a bit! I guess I'm not used to that yet! All in all this is an excellent glider either for carving it up around the patch or for going XC to a faraway destination. It's hard to believe that it is EN-A (beginner) certified even with the trimmers out! I recommend this glider to anyone who is looking for a good performing solid intermediate wing that they can throw around or simply wants something that is very stable and is comforting while still offering a lot of excitement. -Jeff T. Bedford, MA USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aquatix Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 the new APCO Lift is also looking like it could be a good all-round contender, with easy handling and speed range similar to Revo 2, Nucleon and Speedster. Hope there will be a few demo wings available soon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barfinmartha Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Hello Folks I have some ITV Boxers in stock at a very good price. Please PM me for details or give me a call. Thanks Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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