Performance paraglider MISTI

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The Misti project started back in 2015. The goal was clear: build a trademark UP glider for the acro scene - a durable product that pilots love to fly. At the end of 2018, we went back to the drawing board with Ondrej Procházka to tease out the essential points of such an all-round glider; and build it. We were striving to come up with a glider that suits most pilots, starting with beginners. A wing that is as easy as the current "relaxed" acro gliders. In a big size, you can have it as a glider to enter the acro flying world. In addition, we ended up with such maneuverability and usable energy that the glider in a smaller size will capture the heart of advanced pilots. The project would not have had such a good outcome without the skills of our chief designer Franta Pavlousek. His many decades of glider development experience make the UP Misti a very complete and interesting glider to fly. What are the 4 essential points of our acro glider? - Predictable behavior - Ideal amount of energy - Optimal brake pressure and travel - Simple and robust Predictable behavior Similar to cross-country gliders, acro gliders must fly consistently and have predictable behavior. Over the last decade, acro gliders of all brands have advanced and made progressing in acrobatics safer. The UP Misti continues this trend. After hundreds of hours of testing, the results show that the glider doesn't do unexpected things. The backfly is very easy and creates a clean controllable backward motion if flown with freebrakes and hands wide open. The aggressiveness is damped, especially if flown around 4 kg/sqm, and stays very manageable even above 6 kg/sqm