Ozone Photon | Flying XC in strong conditions | EN-C 2-liner paraglider

I wanted to try the new EN-C two-liner glider - Ozone Photon. Here are my impressions from test-flying the wing on a short 110 km flight in strong spring conditions of Bassano del Grappa. Wing size MS (takeoff weight range 80-95 kg) loaded at 94 kg.
Follow me on Instagram: / dymanoid
If you've found this video useful or entertaining, you can subscribe to my channel to see more. You can also just buy me a coffee if you wish: www.buymeacoff...
#flyozone #photon #paragliding #bassanodelgrappa #twoliners
Ozone Photon

[@NelsonsWings]

This is an excellent video! Makes me less nervous about my new Photon. I have not yet had a chance to try it in real world Xc conditions. Great videography, great editing, love the camera angles, cloudbase! You live in a beautiful area.

[@dymanoid]

Thanks for watching and commenting! Unfortunately, this place is about 5h by car away from where I live... But I'm crazy enough to drive 1000 km there and back just for a flying weekend, if the weather is bad at my home site 😁

[@T-gashi]

This video helped me a lot since uploaded and I finally selected the wing color. Thanks.

[@kurkotava801]

Thank's for this footage! This video - is about why I can transit to EN-C 2 liner only if I have 100+ hrs per year! :)

[@dusansurina662]

100hrs per year is all good my friend. You only need active piloting on En-D and CCC :) if you can manage that you are ok

[@kurkotava801]

@@dusansurina662 H-m-m... You're right - flying skills are not directly dependent on flight hours only

[@よっちゃんねるCh]

Beautiful wing 👍

[@kocot.]

my impression was that it doesn't move much at any speed (relatively to other 2 liners), but at trim speed the brakes feel slightly disconnected, so making it 100% stationary over the head is tricky. Nice view on the wing in the thermal, very visible how little the tips move, just a tiny deformation, it moves much more as a block thna most wings with this A.R. Cool footage ;)

[@dymanoid]

Yes, the tips are even too solid for my taste. Still, you can see the wing wobbling a bit (but it's fully OK for this aspect ratio).

[@raoulduke1914]

this wing looks great.. nice shots and edit as well :) and the all orange outfit is very cute

[@dymanoid]

Thanks for watching! Not only is it cute, but it's also pretty visible. I hope the other pilots can see me better in the air. Also, in case of a (hopefully never to happen) crash landing, I might be easier to discover.

[@berkhanb]

My impressions are very similar to yours after 8 hours. In addition, I realized that it nearly never shoots forward at thermal entry; rather, it stays above or less frequently pitches backward. About the landing (and thermalling as well), it yaws like an EN D wing rather than an EN C wing. So, you should take a better approach when landing. Tight turns to stay in small space are more challenging.

[@marcinszakoa9742]

Thanks a lot🙂 cool video!!!!

[@mishkagammy]

Well done! Looking forward to Libra RS an Mint videos!

[@dymanoid]

Thanks! As soon as the weather permits, I'm off for another XC adventure!

[@Tozimgr]

Nice video !! What did you think of Photon's performance compared to Artik R?

[@dymanoid]

I haven't tried the Artik R yet. From what I can tell after flying side by side, they are pretty close. The Photon might be just a tiny bit faster (but I loaded the wing more than the Artik pilot).

[@amirflyer]

nice video 🔥👏

[@lorandbartha1386]

Nice! Kann you tell me where did you buy the accessories Mike with that long cable connecting to your walkie-talkie i guess?

[@dymanoid]

This is just a random biker headset found on Amazon. Works very well, though! You can also see the PTT button on my right riser.

[@keitasalmon6485]

nice video. I'm hoping that you would do a comparison with other 2 liner C wings

[@dymanoid]

Thanks for watching! I'll fly some of the EN-C 2-liners for sure and will post videos about that.

[@ricardoafonso5965]

This wing seems to have been made to fly all the time accelerated! In the videos I've seen so far it seems very unstable when it's not at full speed or close to it... Anxious here waiting for mine to arrive in Brazil!

[@dymanoid]

From my feelings, it already becomes calmer at 40% speed bar. At full bar, it is pretty shaky in severe turbulence, so I haven't tried to push through really bad air fully accelerated.

[@AlbertoRestifo]

Nice!! How would you compare it to the Cure2?

[@dymanoid]

It is a different world. The Photon is much faster, more stable, has tremendously better glide when accelerated 50% and more. The Cure 2 has a better handling though, is more comfortable and less demanding.

[@stevewagner333]

Nice video mate. What harness were you flying?

[@dymanoid]

Thanks for watching! It was an Impress4.

[@conny-r]

😊 Sehr gut☝️🍺💪👍

[@airgaborpara3824]

Peak 6 would be great beside of the Photon. Ozone guys profi to make speedy stable wings. Probably LM 7 has better handling but less speed

[@dymanoid]

But the Peak 6 is an EN-D glider...

[@airgaborpara3824]

@@dymanoid I know . My Oxa 1 as a D wing was less demanding than a Bonanza 2......These new gen two liner Cs are still D wings just the certification changed.

[@thisisyol]

Perfect video mate! Except we don't know how much you are loading it with.

[@dymanoid]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I updated the description - size MS loaded at 94 kg (of 95 max).

[@thisisyol]

@@dymanoid I think about going back to High-B. I once tested an Explorer2s 5kg over max weight at 100. It was a super awesome feeling in alpine conditions and I outclimbed almost everyone. Later that day I tested the M version of it in the appropriate weight of 100kg of 105 max, but it felt dull and generic. As I only fly in flatlands where you only have one chance for thermal entry, I fear that I could hurt myself with the S on weak days. Even the Gin Dealer said that I should go for the M. But that one day in the alps, man, the S was perfect! What's wise now?

[@asksteevs]

@@thisisyol I flew (and enjoyed) an Explorer2 XS at 9kg (!) over the weight range, and the very next day an Explorer2 S at 1kg under the top. The XS was great, and I was climbing and stuff, but two things: 1- If you're *over* the weight range, you're outside of the range they test for certification. It could be that your high B now recovers like a C or even D wing. 2- If you are under the top weight range, you will climb better in light lift. Sometimes this doesn't really matter (strong alpine air) but I have been ~5kg over range on some wings and watched others speck out when I just couldn't quite climb. All anecdotal of course.

[@dymanoid]

@@thisisyol I don't fly flatlands, but from what I've heard, many "flatlanders" prefer to fly hotter wings but in the middle of the weight range. So they have some advantage in weak lift both because of the wing class and the moderate load. I personally love to load my wings right at the top because of the speed, agility, stability, and fun factor.

[@hewger]

it moves alot at trim because you induce alot of movement by reacting to slowly and to harsh, no offence, just incase anyone else wonders.

[@ivortreaise]

Scary

[@Kobikobaproduction]

you are doing an amazing work you give the filling of somebody you check the wing from experience keep up the two liner en-c videos we want to see them all😉

[@amirflyer]

It seems that you had a much better line in the match with Artik R, isn't it? Otherwise the difference in performance is huge and the photon is a masterpiece.

[@dymanoid]

I pushed more speed bar while catching up, and the air was moving all the time. So it's surely possible that I got a better line.

[@theeyeinthecloud]

Could not resist to add this view of you breaking the vfr rules at cloud level? 😂

[@dymanoid]

You're vigilant, thank you! But I don't break any rules here 😜 There's a mountain just behind me, so I'm below 1000 ft AGL, which means clear of cloud is enough - and I wasn't in the cloud, I just flew right at its edge, soaring up at cloud's luv side.

[@AMJB100000000]

What does brake shifting do I’ve never heard of it?

[@dymanoid]

This is a technique for adjusting glider's turn behavior by pulling the brake towards your chest (between the risers) or more to the outside. You can find a nice video explanation on paraglidingforum.com about it.

[@shaunmf]

Very nice footage! What camera and mount set up are you using?

[@dymanoid]

Thanks! I use 2 cameras: a GoPro Session on my helmet and an Insta360 X2 attached to the carabiner using a mount clamp.