My first 200+ km FAI triangle on PHI Symphonia 2

Glider: PHI Symphonia 2
Distance: 210,06 km FAI triangle
XC class: Standard
On July 19, 2022, a good cross-country flight day for the Puster Valley became apparent. Finally little wind and thus the chance to fly a large triangle.
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[@DanielSeoane-b1o]

Congrats for the fly! Did you tried the Nova Aonic too as alternative for the Symphonia 2? any thoughts?

[@gabriellockwood7315]

Wow, what a flight! I have a question for you. I’m about to buy my first wing and I’m trying to decide between the Phi Viola 2 and the Symphonia 2 Light. I plan to buy one of them at the end of my training (13 days). I should have about 25 flights by then. Is the Symphonia 2 (Light) appropriate as a first glider in my case, or should I do a year or more with the Viola 2 before upgrading to the Symphonia 2 (Light) or even Tenor 2 (Light)? Thanks in advance for your advice!

[@freitsmiedl2985]

Hi, It's probably better to ask your flight instructor than me.

[@hannes24680]

Ich mag dein Mindset, das sich aus deinen Antworten rauslesen lässt. Deine Leistung als Pilot wird bei der gewählten Schirmklasse klar ersichtlich. Die Sicherheit und Entspanntheit der A-Klasse ist in gewisser Weise dein "Lohn" fürs Können. Viel Erfolg weiterhin!😊

[@ThomasDoubting5]

Great achievement and skill shows the hype around the wings capabilities are also true , not taking away from the skills of the pilot.

[@istrasoft]

Amazing ! I'm considering getting this wing and wow does it seem that i has high B class performance, no ? Would love to maybe read or watch a small review of the Symphonia 2 after so many good flights you did on it !

[@freitsmiedl2985]

Alexandre, The key aspect, that lets me fly this glider is the handling. I had tested many low B-gliders and the Symphonia. Symphonias handling was the best, easy, balanced and agile, at least for me it is better than any low B I've tested. After an 8 hour flight I still feel relaxed. Performancewise I can keep up with all low B gliders and in most cases outperform them. With High B's it is different. I flew a lot with other pilots on current High B gliders like Mentor 7, Rush 6, Maestro 2 and Explorer 2. Their performance is clearly better, especially in moving air and on bar. So I won't win a competition with it, but it is a lot of fun and fully capable of doing long XC flights. And I had not a single scary moment during all these flights.

[@istrasoft]

@@freitsmiedl2985 Thank you so much for your reply and details ! This is exactly the type of glider I need ! Happy flights !

[@chris_wtng4354]

Würdest du den symphonia 2 als guten Schirm für einen Piloten mit 30-40 Stunden airtime im Jahr betrachten ?

[@freitsmiedl2985]

Hallo Chris, vom Anspruch her könnte es passen. Aber nichts ersetzt den Probeflug.

[@PolyActif]

Impressive ! I'm looking for this wing... I have read your answer at Alexandre's question. I have others, if you can answer : Where are you in the weight range ? Middle, top ? How does it perform in light and very light conditions vs B and high B gliders ?

[@freitsmiedl2985]

I fly Symphonia 2 24 (90-110) with 103 kg all up. I don't fly much in light conditions, so others may know better. In my experience it flies good, no real difference to low B or high B gliders. Wing load is probably more important than glider type in such conditions.

[@PolyActif]

@@freitsmiedl2985 Thanks a lot for your answer ! Have you done a SIV with ?

[@freitsmiedl2985]

@@PolyActif No

[@jeremyperl]

Beautiful flight. Well done, something for me to aim for!

[@misterpicker5563]

Great flight and video! I have the same glider but not the toggles on the risers. Is this something new from Phi? Or did you put them on yourself?

[@freitsmiedl2985]

You can choose between several risers, when you order the glider. R01 "Comfort" is the default. I had ordered it with the R07 "Semilight C Handle" instead. phi-air.com/project/risers/

[@rideronbike7763]

Hast du bevor du dir die Symphonia 2 zugelegt hast auch den Nova Aonic probegeflogen und kannst die beiden vergleichen?

[@freitsmiedl2985]

Nein, aber der geht bestimmt auch nicht schlecht. Flieg einfach beide und nimm den, unter dem du dich wohler fühlst.

[@dirkdiggler3009]

How much speed over trim do you get at full bar?

[@freitsmiedl2985]

Around 10 km/h in 2000 m altitude

[@niklas7355]

Nice flight =)

[@verkkoveijari]

Well done!

[@danm2106]

Awesome flight!!!Hows the b-c system on them?

[@freitsmiedl2985]

The R07 B/C system works very well. At first I was skeptical and thought, this is only for higher class gliders. But now I don't want to miss it anymore.

[@danm2106]

Many thanks for the feedback!!