The Calypso is GIN light and low EN-B glider. I flew it at 93 all up, and here are a few words about it.
The light cloth, risers, and overall construction is well made. Nice work on the inner construction, to minimize the use of rods for compact packing.
The inflation of the Calypso couldn’t be easier! …If you run hands in the pocket, the Calypso will rise swiftly above your head.
In the air, the brakes travel are moderate to long, with a very nice coordinated and soft to quite a good responsive turning behavior. The climb rate seems really good in soft conditions. The comfort rate is high as all low B’s and offers more quality time in thermals, as it is intended for pilots to enjoy flying as a priority. I’m not going to speak about gliding performance for any low B…as all those gliders in 2021 have a decent glide ratio, and the more tricky and headwind conditions, the more they will lack to dig through and be efficient like the higher B’s. The Low B’s are designed mainly to enjoy every second while having a very good 2021 technology and glide efficiency.
Now a very good pilot on those low B’s can do nowadays very long XC’s in good days while having fun.
The speed over trim is around 8 km/h, and very usable and easy. Ears are stable, reopen without pilot intervention.
Conclusion:
The Calypso is an easy-to-fly B glider with large passive safety. The handling and the way to turn the glider are intuitive, light pressure, and quite pleasurable to fly for the low B segment. The overall performance in climb and glide matches the 2021 low B segment. Fun to fly and easy machine.
