Phi BEAT & BEAT Light Paraglider Review: Are they really as good as pilots say?!

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EXCELLENT REVIEW!!!!!! Couldn't agree more about the PHI Beat and its strengths. I truly love this glider. As a senior citizen and weekend warrior pilot, this glider is great for my type of flying. What they didn't say is that it also feels the air quite well without being too fidgety. It pulls forward into the thermals and resists collapses if you are spit out the edge of a bullety thermal. It is fairly easy to center in the thermal and stay in it, and it has excellent climbing ability, which makes me look really good in the air. (But if one more person says "You fly well *for your age* " I am going to slap them.) It is a wonderful, all around glider. Highly, highly recommend it.

This conversational review format works really well. Keep doing more of these please.

Did a write up in the paragliding forum and this pretty much 100% resembles my report. Bloody brilliant wing, I was never so positively surprised by a wing.

Another great review, covered all the important points within a short video. Can't wait for the next one.

Thanks a lot for this review! I just wonder how does the Beat Light compared to the Tenor Light..

Great review! Thanks

Beat FTW! The legendary Heli machine and eater of the C's. At least those who are not on full bar ;)

Love the melody and nice drums💯🙏🏾🔥🥷🏾

Beat is amazing! 💙 I am very happy with him 🍀🙌🏻

during this season I have seen several beat`s in different regions, and my impression was all times the same, they are performing real good, nn weak, strong and windy conditions

I am thinking about buying a Beat because of great mid B performance and also because I believe it has fully sheathed lines??? ...partial un-sheathed lines on my current glider are an absolute magnet for any twigs, grass and being tangled into lots of little knots out of the bag.

Many thanks for the great video! How do they compare with Tenor / Tenor light?

I absolutely love the glider. The only downside side is that its name in French sounds exactly like bite, an incredible source of bad jokes.

Just the review I was waiting for. Thanks! I'm looking to get a light-weight mid-B, for hike-and-fly and basic xc. My two options at the moment are Arak Air and Beat Light (hope to be able to test them both soon). Can you compare the two? On paper they seem quite similar. I'm currently flying a Tenor (normal weight), which I like a lot, but I'm looking for something lighter, with a bit more climbing ability (in the light stuff) and a bit more glide (for crossings). Flying in the Alps, so it can get bumpy, and I'd prefer not to get to high-B yet, if I can get decent performance with a mid-B.

Great review! On which weightrange are you both flying the beat? Upper or middle?

❤❤❤ My Beat!!!

I Love mine! ;-)

Question for everyone: do you think this "Phi Beat" or the "Skywalk Arak" sail is more performing?

I've had my Beat Light for a year. I agree with most of this, except: 1. It does like to overshoot a bit 2. The speed system is NOT soft It is exploding in popularity. I was in Engelberg yesterday and saw 10 of them! And there were only 35 gliders in total. Crazy.