FUTURE OF PARAGLIDING?? 🪂 Ozone Photon EN C 2-Liner 1st Review & Comparison Artik R Bonanza 3 Volt 4

First impressions review of Ozone's new EN C 2-liner, the Photon. In today's video, Flybubble Carlo shares his thoughts after test-flying the Ozone Photon, and comparing it to the other EN C 2-liners he's tested so far, the AirDesign Volt 4, Gin Bonanza 3 and Niviuk Artik R. Are 2-liners the future of paragliding in all classes?!

The reason Carlo test flew the Photon ML and Artik R 25 with his Lightness 3, and the Bonanza 3 M with his Impress 4 is because of the differences in the weight ranges between these wings. The Photon ML and Artik R 25 have a max load of 105 kg, whereas the Bonanza 3 M has max load of 110 kg, so he needed to fly with a heavier harness. As he's very used to changing gear for testing, and knows these harnesses very well, Carlo is able to filter out the differences in feeling these different harnesses make. So far he's also flown the Artik R 25 with the Supair Delight 4 and Niviuk Arrow. More reviews to follow.

Ozone: "The Photon brings near-competition class performance to experienced sport class pilots. All of Ozone’s 2-liner know-how has gone into designing this wing. A long development period with extensive prototyping and hundreds of hours of flying and safety testing has gone into this project, and we are very satisfied with the Photon's "True Performance" in real XC conditions. The Photon represents the missing link between conventional 3-liners and high-performance wings such as the Zeno2 and Enzo3.

Certified EN C and available in six sizes, it [the Photon] is suitable for experienced pilots who have prior time flying EN C category wings and possess a high level of glider control skills with recent SIV experience."

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[canstuntman]

This is what I love about fly bubble.. honest and matter of fact reviews regardless of distributor and retail obligations. Another excellent review and thanks for dropping that AI voice over Carlos lol. 👍👍

[DarrenGoodlad]

Oh Yesss!!!! Thanks for the honest review Carlo, brilliant work!

[BertrandMangin]

Top review as always ! That is exactly what we need to know gliders' behavior. Thank you.

[pcondron]

Excellent write up. I just got 90mins on my ML Photon 2 days ago and agree completely with your assessment. I was 103kg all up and this is my first 2-liner. I’ve already shared this video since I couldn’t describe mine better!

[LiiMuRi]

Thanks for the review. I'm not in the market for EN-C 2-liner (just a B class pilot), but I'm very interested in the technological development of these gliders. It's great to see what the manufacturers can do with the new regulations.

[flybubblecarlo]

We are main dealers for the nearly forty freeflight brands listed on our website, and can supply pretty much any gear from any freeflight brand if we wish to. Just as when we advise our customers on which gear is right and best for them, our reviews are simply our 100% honest opinion about them. Not everyone may agree with our opinion but our advice and reviews are always 100% honest. It's just how we are as people, and have always been. If some cannot understand that, and can only see a cynical point of view, this says only about them and nothing about us.

[flybubblecarlo]

For info, the reason I test flew the Photon ML and Artik R 25* with my Lightness 3, and the Bonanza 3 M with my Impress 4 is because of the differences in the weight ranges between these wings. The Photon ML and Artik R 25 have a max load of 105 kg, whereas the Bonanza 3 M has a max load of 110 kg, so to fly with similar wing loadings I had to fly the Bonanza 3 M with a heavier harness. * I have so far also flown the Artik R 25 with the Supair Delight 4 and Niviuk Arrow - Flybubble reviews of these to follow.

[flybubbleparagliding]

Are 2-Liners the future of paragliding in all classes? 😏 What do you think?

[frenchtiger]

Thank you for your test. One question though, I am not a competitor but have flown a Mantra 6 for 4 years now. How would you compare the Photon in terms of handling in tricky conditions. My friends used to say that the two tips of the M6 were moving forwards and backwards but have never noticed it! I am aiming at a more stable wing in tricky thermals (not necessarily strong, but at least bumpy). Thank you!

[psykoheiko]

Very helpful how you classify the new C-Gliders. Thanks a lot! 😀

[Florian]

Was waiting for this video! great job thank you

[carloseduardomurillofranco]

Carlo, im currently flying a Rush 6, feeling very confident on it and making + 80 kms flight. Its a great wing!

Currently im expecting to level up my wing to an EN-C glider for Christmas, I will like a recomendation if I should buy a Delta 4 (which I thing its a really similar wing in terms of handling and performance with the Rush 6) ornif I should go straight for a Photon.

Thanks by the way!! Great video!

[mcbrite]

Thanks sooo much for doing these! There are Invaluable!
My experience with my Gin Explorer as well as EVERYTHING I heard, read and saw so far point me strongly toward Bonanza 3! - To me it sounds basically like they made it for the C-Pilot-Masses and fun flying, rather than 100% pure best performance possible in the class. And they said as much! - I lost 20kg since christmas/new year, so I'm basically forced to get a new wing if I want to fly without 10kg Ballast (not great for hike and fly...) - I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tempted!

[airgaborpara]

Skywalk Mint and Swing Libra RS missing from comparison. Those exciting. Hopefully Nova comes out with something similar in EN C two liner group or 2, 5 hybrid version . Thanx Carlo for this video!

[flybubblecarlo]

Since my first impressions review video of the Photon was published a month ago - in which I shared some comparisons with the Bonanza 3 and Artik R - I've flown all three of these wings quite a bit more, in a good variety of conditions, and often in close proximity to very good pilots flying these and similar wings. So I've gotten to know these wings quite well, and had good opportunity to compare them with others.

[zubererfabien]

Thank you for the very good remarks and analysis wings feeling and pilot skill, of this incredible new generation En C glider, I have actually a bonanza 2 and I will test an Ozone photon and Bonanza 3 for comparaison. Thank you

[frodenimbus]

Thanks, top notch review, very informative!

[Itsallgoodtogo]

In a few years everyone will be flying 2 liners.
Currently on a HighB and I plan to finish of this season with it. But I'll be damned if I don't take a sniff of the 2 liner Cs this season as well. I wanna see what this 2 liner "revolution" is all about.

[nurikayserilioglu]

Thanks a lot again for a great review and comparison 😍 I am eagerly waiting for the Skywalk Mint review as well though 🙃 some say it is easier to fly than the Cayenne and might be the easiest amongst the en-c 2 liners. Would love to hear your thoughts on that 🙂

[Ackermannized]

My experience flying the photon has been quite deferent. The B3 must be an amazing glider based on your review of the Photo.