With its ultra-small packing size and minimal weight (from 1.05 kg), the PACE single skin is the lightest paraglider with LTF/EN B certification. In collaboration with Jean-Baptiste Chandelier, we have developed a glider that sets new standards. Especially for trail runners, climbers and ambitious alpinists, the PACE offers the perfect descent aid after challenging tours. The areas of use are almost limitless, as the PACE hardly weighs anything.
Together with our ultra-light products – the SLEEVE harness and the ULTRA backpack, the TAPA X-ALPS rescue and the DROP front container – the result is a safety package that is perfectly matched to each other. The complete package weighs just over 2 kilograms!
The PACE launches almost by itself. You don’t even have to take the risers in your hands. Just a slight impulse via the harness is enough and the canopy is immediately above the pilot. The ultralight wing rises very quickly, but stops on its own and does not overshoot. With only a few steps you are already in the air. Therefore, the PACE is perfect for launching on the smallest take-off sites as well as in very difficult terrain.
In the air, the PACE reacts directly to control impulses, flies very intuitively and with playful ease. The control pressure is very low. In turbulence, the design of the PACE offers extremely high resistance to collapses and exceptional inherent stability. The PACE stabilises itself and aligns itself again above the pilot when needed. As a result, there is hardly any pendulum movement during the exit of a spiral dive.
It is important while landing with a single skin to fly as fast as possible on final approach in order to create a pleasant flare effect. Applying the brakes too early can completely destroy the lift. The PACE has been equipped with the NUDGE system. This generates an extra lift on landing by additionally applying the C-risers from a certain brake application.
The PACE can be upgraded with a trimmer system. This does not only increase the trimming speed, but also improves the flare characteristics. Please note that the EN/LTF type approval expires if the trimmer system is fitted and used.
