LitteCloud Spiruline 18m

We have upgraded the equipment such as adding a swivel on the handles, new neoprene handles, new graphic on the top of the wing to make is more visible.
Risers will be at the same level when fully trimmed (to help the paragliding people J ).
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The Spiruline is a very accessible Miniwing, pretty long brake travel with almost no roll, no pitch which make it easy to understand and to use.
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The spiruline 18 is the largest of the Spiruline line.
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Intended for the pure beginner up to the very experienced pilot looking for an easy glider light and easy to pack in the travelling kit. Its versatility and easyness does not come in opposition with a large usable speed range. With its 3,4kg, its low volume and its trimmed equipped risers it makes it the ideal glider to bring when mountain flying and also as an all around glider to fly on almost any site. The small surfaces of those speed wings makes them very light thus keeping a good basis weight for materials we use to build these wings between 36 and 41g witch assures strenght and a long life when using it in rough terrains and heavy usage.(Coastal soaring, rough take-off surfaces and lots of ground handling. The choice of sheated lines for all levels also goes towards long life and makes them easier to untangle.
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The target of the Spiruline is not a race for performance but rather the accessibility of an all around glider. The Spiruline 18 however has fairly good sink rate and glide ratio therefore we can garanty you nice flights even in normal thermal conditions and easy top landings.The Spiruline line has been designed to be used by a wide pilot weight range. The Spiruline 18 is the answer for the heavier pilots (all-up weight over 110kg) that wants to dicover the joy of speed wing flying.
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In the paraglider market and more so the speed wing market, the Spiruline is much cheaper than a standard wing. The purchase of a Spiruline can be made to be your first glider or for others as a second wing opening new doors in the free flight domain.

• A wing 14 or 16 or 18m2
• A innerbag
• A backpack
• Instruction manual
• Risers+handles

Not included: seat, carabiner, rescue chute.  (soon to come)

Photo credit :
Yannick Flugi flugi@atypeak.com

General advisory
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At Little Cloud we are convinced that learning to fly on a speed wing is not more complicated than learning to fly a paraglider, we even think that it's easier. However you can't forget that the security of beginning this new kind of flight is more so based on the proper choice of the flying site and conditions passes before the choice of the equipment.
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If at every flight you respect a certain coherency in the ensemble of the security process : material/conditions/physical and mental shape and thechnical level, you will improve your skills in total security and fly for a long time.
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Of course we can fly with speed wings in stronger conditions than with a regular size paraglider. (higher wing load, short aspect ratio and damped pitch ). However, flying with these smaller wings have to be made with very active and adapted handling. Speed wings won't change the fact that strong contitions remain strong conditions and it won't change a beginner pilot to a professional pilot.
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Flying with pleasure and safely has to remain the core of your activity.