Koyot or Hook: which is the best beginner’s wing?
If you are just starting to paraglide, you probably have a lot of doubts about the best glider to start your journey into the sky.
The Koyot and Hook, our paragliders for beginners and progression, are the best options to enter the world of paragliding and in this article we help you to choose which one of the gliders is the optimal one for you.
Koyot 5 / Koyot 5 P: feel the pilot in you
Enter the exciting world of paragliding. If you know that flying is in your blood and you want to be a pilot, the Koyot 5 is the glider for you. It will be your most faithful companion to experience incredible new adventures in the sky. Learn to fly safely, easily and fully.
The Koyot 5 P, with its ultra-light weight (from 3.2 kg), will help you progress in the world of paragliding and will also accompany you on your first hike & fly adventures in complete safety and comfort. Improve flight after flight!
Hook 6 / Hook 6 P: take the next step
Once you have learned the basics of flying, the Hook 6 provides the perfect balance to progress and encourage you to experience new adventures. It offers more stability, control, comfort and performance.
Outstanding thermal performance, intuitive handling and maximum safety. The Hook 6 P, with its remarkable featherlight weight from 3.15 kg, offers you extra versatility without compromising on the performance of our ultimate progression glider. Ideal for discovering new routes while concentrating on the experience, not the piloting.
What do industry professionals think of the Koyot?
"Niviuk's Koyot 5/Koyot 5 P is a fantastic training glider. It is the perfect tool for new pilots to learn and perfect their flying skills, while providing good performance and passive safety. It is the option our school uses and it is reliable in everything a school needs from a beginner paraglider.”
"The Koyot 5/Koyot 5 P is a huge peace of mind for our instructors. The wing inflates, stabilises and flies off with ease, providing a performance that is not to be underestimated, as well as enormous safety and comfort for the students, who feel relaxed and focused on receiving all kinds of instructions. For us, it is the best guarantee that we have everything under control.”
What do industry professionals think of the Hook?
"The Hook 6/Hook 6 P is the ideal glider to continue the pilot's progression in a very safe way. While maintaining very high levels of safety and stability, it has very good performance for its category, maintaining easy and intuitive piloting and take off, and very stable in flight due to its ability to absorb turbulence. Ideal for beginning cross-country flying with maximum safety.”
Pedro Jiménez Moreno, director of the Desnivel flying school (Spain).
"Niviuk's Hook 6/Hook 6 P is a great first glider for students just out of school. It has the unique combination of being gentle and caring to beginners as well as being an XC kilometer hunter as the new pilot progresses. Designed to aid newer pilots in the transition from first thermals to first cross-country and beyond. Agile handling gives the pilot direct authority without overwhelming them with a too sporty feel.”
Wally Arcidiacono, Chief Instructor at Bright Flight Paragliding (Australia).
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