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Gin Atlas 2EN B

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Gin Atlas 2

A high-comfort low-B, the natural step up from an A. Honest in the bumps, never scary.

EN B · AR 5 · 49 cells · 75–95 kg · XS / S / M / L

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The Gin Atlas 2 is one of the most-flown wings on Paraguide, with 15 pilots and 815 logged hours behind it.

Pilots typically step onto it around 10 hours in, most often from the Niviuk Hook 6, and many move on to the Nova Mentor 7. Pilots rate it honest in the bumps with just enough feedback to learn from, the low-B they recommend to anyone leaving an A. Most of its flying is close to home, with 23% of flights going cross-country.

Distilled from 3 pilot reviews and 573 logged flights · what pilots logged and wrote, not a spec sheet

The stats · from the logbooks

What the flying says about it

Pilots flying it

15

Logged flights

573

Total airtime

815 h

Total distance

10,229 km

Longest logged flight 128.4 km

What the logbooks say

Hours logged before flying it~10 h
Typically flown by pilots with100–250 h
Flights that go cross-country23%

Who flies it

Under 50 h0
50–200 h8
200 h+7

Across 15 pilots in the community sample.

The upgrade path, what pilots flew before and after

Pilot reviews

Verdicts, ranked by Lift

Real pilots, surfaced by the Lift their reviews earn and the hours behind them.

Karin
Karin

Experienced

210hon it

Three full seasons and about 210 hours on the Atlas 2, and I am still not reaching for anything else. It is honest in the bumps, gives just enough feedback to teach you what the air is doing without ever turning twitchy, and it tidies itself the moment you get behind it. I have run 20 km out the front and sledged it in the evening glass-off, and it is happy doing both. If you are leaving an A and nervous about the jump, this is the one, it flatters you on the calm days and quietly looks after you on the rowdy ones.

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Sebastian
Sebastian

Test pilot

95hon it

A great low-B I put 95 hours on before the Mentor. Comfortable, forgiving, and a better climber than people give it credit for. I moved on chasing glide, but for most pilots this is plenty of wing for a long time.

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Mara L.
Mara L.

Licensed

55hon it

The step up that felt like a small step, not a cliff. More glide and feedback than the Hook, but it still looks after me on the rowdy days.

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Questions about this wing

What pilots are asking

QuestionAnswered

What should I step up to after my Hook 6?

A full season on the Hook 6 now and it is starting to feel boring, which I gather is the point. I am about 78 kg all up. What did you all move onto, and how did the jump feel?

Mara L.Mara L.14 Jun· 2 replies
Gear

Pod harness after a season in a school harness, worth it?

On an Atlas 2 now and flying longer days. Tempted by a lightweight pod for comfort and a bit of speed. Did the transition feel like a big step, and what should I look for?

Mara L.Mara L.3 Jun· 1 reply