Not everyone is able to make a record flight with a new paraglider. But Italian pilot Lukas Oberfrank, who works with the Flugschule Suditirol school, has done just that: on 10 April he unpacked his new Peak 6 glider to inaugurate it in style with a triangular flight of 213 km.
He took off from Speikbode and stayed in the air for 8 hours with an impressive average speed of 27.5 km/h. He reached a maximum altitude of 4155 m and caught thermals of up to 8 m/s. Quite a flight to debut his new Cross-Country machine.
"After an unusually long period of bad weather, the 10th of April finally brought a day with good conditions for XC flying. I&39;d had my new Peak 6 for two weeks, and I couldn&39;t wait for a good day&39;s flying so I could use it for the first time. For the first few hours the base was not very high, and the thermals were a bit weak, but the impressive turning behaviour of the Peak 6 proved itself," explains Lukas.
"From 2 p.m. onwards the thermals were stronger, and the base was getting higher and higher. At that time, you could fly super-fast: base above 4000 m and thermals over 7 m/s. I really liked the nicely smooth feel of the speedbar and the excellent piloting control over the B handle. I am absolutely delighted with my Peak 6, especially the turning behaviour, which is excellent, and the speebar system, which is very efficient," he concludes.
You will find all the details of the flight on XContest.
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