AD RISE
40 long days of non-stop rain and snow finally came to an
end giving us a break for 3 sunny days.
The RISE has unsheathed lines on the upper cascades and
regular on the lower part. AD designed the RISE to have top performance in the
EN-B segment, and is intended for XC flying.
Launching:
Pulling on the A’s, the glider comes steady above my head
without a surge and I found the take off to be very easy.
In the air:
Having flown many EN-B’s before, I found that the RISE M
like to be a bit loaded at 75 % of the weight range to feel it better. I was
flying the M size at 102 all up.
I cannot describe The RISE as an agile glider but the turns
in the thermals are easy to induce with a moderate brake pressure.
The pitch back movement of the glider in entering the
thermals is dampened but does exist a bit.
I found the climb rate in weak thermals to be a bit less the
Mentor 2 but average to well.
Climb rate in strong thermals are good.
Gliding into wind with a Mentor 2 at trim and accelerated
showed a “nearly” close performance, with a much comforting ride under the RISE.
The accelerator on the RISE is smooth on my Impress 2 and I
could push it easily all the way with a very good glide angle!
The RISE could be slowed a bit better than the M 2 for a
narrow and tight landing.
Conclusion:
Air Design has created a nice high end EN-B glider which is
intended for experienced pilots who want the safety of an EN-B glider + the top
end performance in that category.
With those new performing EN-B’s long XC’s are now possible
with a good level of security and passive safety.
