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Pacific Airwave VISION MARK IV 17 Novice Hang Glider Gliding for 115-200 lbs.
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Description Brand: Pacific Airwave Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Model: Vision Mark IV 17 Country of Manufacture: United States
~~~~~ We have DOZENS of name-brand hang gliders in stock... ...contact us if you have questions about this glider, or any other glider. (262) 903 - 8800 for questions and/or live tech support. ~~~~~~~ You MUST be at least a USHGA / USHPA Novice (Hang 2) rated hang glider pilot (or foreign equiv.) to purchase this hang glider...or your Hang Gliding Instructor must be willing to accept it on your behalf. Sorry, but your bid will be CANCELLED and the item will be RE-LISTED otherwise. If you're not qualified, and/or don't yet have an instructor, please don't bid !!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What an incredible deal on a hard to find NEAR ZERO HOURS Vision Mark IV! ~~~ *Please note: It has some COSMETIC BLEMISHES. ~~~ The Pacific Airwave Vision Mark IV is a popular, tried-and-true Novice hang glider model that rivals the Sonic, the Eagle, the Vision Pulse, the Sport 2, the Liberty, the Malibu, and all the current Novice-level double-surface hang gliders that today retail for $4,000+. The Mark IV was also sold as the Airwave Calypso in the UK. This gorgeous Vision Mark IV 17 (168 square feet) came into my possession recently. It's in extremely good condition*, with almost zero hours of set-up time and almost zero hours of flight time. The bright yellow undersurface and the white main body of the sail are still as crispy & plastic-y as the day the glider came out of the factory. The bright white trilam leading edge cloth is in excellent condition, except for some discoloration which occurred during long term storage. HISTORY: The first owner was a student pilot who bought it brand new from his instructor/dealer, but never actually flew it. He set it up a few times and ran with it, and then stored it indoors for quite a few years before deciding to sell it. The second owner was a student pilot too, taking lessons under the same instructor. He bought it about 10 years ago. He also only set it up and ran with it a few times. He actually flew it on 2 or 3 occasions (Hang 2 level mountain flight, light wind, no soaring, good landings). On all of his landings, he landed on his feet and never dropped the glider. The nose cone has never been bonked into the ground, and is clean, unscuffed, and unblemished (except for some minor stains). And that’s it! That’s the whole history of this glider. It’s never been crashed or even bonked hard. It’s got less than one hour of gentle use on it and both owners took care to not leave it set up in the sun when not in use. THE COSMETIC BLEMISHES: I’m not sure what caused the blemishes. They appear to be water/mineral discoloration. At some point during the storage of this glider, it may have gotten damp, and if that’s what caused these discolorations, then it only occurred on the part of the leading edge cloth that was closest to the floor. The cloth is strong and intact, with no signs of delaminating. The discoloration is found only along the lowest few inches of a portion of the leading edge panels (and a spot or two on the nose cone) but nowhere else on the glider. Your guess is as good as mine as to what caused it. However, I have inspected it carefully and test-flown the glider, and I can say that I am 100% confident that it is a cosmetic blemish only, and does not affect the structure, integrity, or safety of the glider in any way. It’s just unsightly, that’s all. And it’s up to you to decide whether you can be happy owning and flying this glider with these small areas of discoloration. The frame, cables, and sail all look almost as new as the day the glider was built by the factory. The battens are all perfectly clean, straight, and without wear. The right & left wingtip areas of the sail are very clean, with no wear. The coverbag looks good, but shows some blotches and scuffs from storage and moving. ~~~ Why pay $4,000.00+ for a brand-new Novice glider when you can buy this near-ZERO HOUR Novice glider for less than half the price? Recommended pilot weight range: 115-200 lbs. Optimum pilot weight: 130-180 lbs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Specifications (from the Pacific Airwave Vision Mark IV owners manual):
Mark IV 17 Mark IV 19 Sail Area
168 sq.ft.
188 sq.ft. Span
30.5 ft
32.5 ft Nose Angle 122 degrees 122 degrees Aspect Ratio 5.74 5.83 Glider Weight
59 lbs
64 lbs Optimal Pilot Body Weight Range
130-180 lbs
180-225 lbs Useable Pilot Body Weight Range
115-200 lbs
155-250 lbs Packed Length 5540 mm
18 ft 6400 mm
19 ft Packed Length - Short 3920 mm
12.9 ft 4260 mm
14 ft Number of Battens
Top
Bottom
15
2
17
2 VNE 74 kph
46 mph 74 kph
46 mph VA 69 kph
43 mph 69 kph
43 mph Stall Speed * 24 kph
15 mph 23 kph
14 mph Maximum Speed 72 kph
46 mph 72 kph
46 mph Best Glide Speed 43 kph
27 mph 43 kph
27 mph Best Glide Angle 9:1 9:1
* Measured at Optimal Pilot Weight ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harness/Parachute not included. Glider comes complete with hang loops, batten chart copy, owners manual copy, and coverbag & pads. Domestic Shipping: Insured boxing/shipping/handling will be $299.00 to most cities in the USA Lower 48 (“Hold at terminal for customer to pick up.”). Shipping higher to remote locations. We'll be happy to arrange for your shipment to be held at a freight terminal in a city near you...this keeps the total cost of shipping down AND reduces the risk of damage in transit. The glider will be short-packed to 13 feet and carefully packaged in a sturdy cardboard shipping box. International Shipping: Insured boxing/air freight/handling will be $399.00 to most large cities (customs port of entry) in the EU, and $499.00 to most large cities in Australia and Southeast Asia. Shipping higher to remote locations. We'll be happy to arrange for your shipment to be held at a freight terminal/customs port of entry in a city near you (“hold for pickup”)... this keeps the total cost of shipping down AND reduces the risk of damage in transit. The glider will be short-packed to 13 feet and carefully packaged in a sturdy cardboard shipping box. ~~~~~ We have DOZENS of name-brand hang gliders in stock... ...contact us if you have questions about this glider, or any other glider. (262) 903 - 8800 for questions and/or live tech support. ~~~~~~~ Note: Hang Gliding and Paragliding are forms of aviation which are considered hazardous sports with inherent risks. You must have proper instruction from a qualified instructor before undertaking any aspect of Hang Gliding or Paragliding. Fly cautiously, because you are safer if you don’t get into an emergency than you are if you need your reserve parachute to get out of one. No reserve parachute is 100% reliable, and no one should intentionally ride one down except to escape from an actual emergency. Seller accepts no responsibility or liability for the purchase and or subsequent use (or misuse) of this item, or any subsequent consequences, including property damage, injury or death. No warranties are implied or extended. By bidding on this auction you are agreeing with the above statement and hold the seller harmless. If you need to find an instructor in your area, feel free to ask seller about instruction in your area or consult the US Hang Gliding & Paragliding Assn. website: . You MUST be at least a USHGA / USHPA Novice (Hang 2) rated hang glider pilot (or foreign equiv.) to purchase this hang glider...or your Hang Gliding Instructor must be willing to accept it on your behalf. Sorry, but your bid will be CANCELLED and the item will be RE-LISTED otherwise. If you're not qualified, and/or don't yet have an instructor, please don't bid !!! Hey! Check it out! Our top-of-the-line harnesses & parachutes are available at discounted "buy it now" prices in our eBay Store. And, don't forget to check out our Whoosh!Wheels(pat. pending) for Airfoil Speedbar Basetubes (now also available for carbon fiber basetubes and round basetubes) and our shirts, hats, & fleece pullovers with hang gliding artwork ... find them all in our Ravensports eBay Store. Yes, we offer combined shipping!
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| Brand: | Pacific Airwave | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| Model: | Vision Mark IV 17 | Country of Manufacture: | United States |
~~~~~ We have DOZENS of name-brand hang gliders in stock... ...contact us if you have questions about this glider, or any other glider. (262) 903 - 8800 for questions and/or live tech support. ~~~~~~~ You MUST be at least a USHGA / USHPA Novice (Hang 2) rated hang glider pilot (or foreign equiv.) to purchase this hang glider...or your Hang Gliding Instructor must be willing to accept it on your behalf. Sorry, but your bid will be CANCELLED and the item will be RE-LISTED otherwise. If you're not qualified, and/or don't yet have an instructor, please don't bid !!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What an incredible deal on a hard to find NEAR ZERO HOURS Vision Mark IV! ~~~ *Please note: It has some COSMETIC BLEMISHES. ~~~ The Pacific Airwave Vision Mark IV is a popular, tried-and-true Novice hang glider model that rivals the Sonic, the Eagle, the Vision Pulse, the Sport 2, the Liberty, the Malibu, and all the current Novice-level double-surface hang gliders that today retail for $4,000+. The Mark IV was also sold as the Airwave Calypso in the UK. This gorgeous Vision Mark IV 17 (168 square feet) came into my possession recently. It's in extremely good condition*, with almost zero hours of set-up time and almost zero hours of flight time. The bright yellow undersurface and the white main body of the sail are still as crispy & plastic-y as the day the glider came out of the factory. The bright white trilam leading edge cloth is in excellent condition, except for some discoloration which occurred during long term storage. HISTORY: The first owner was a student pilot who bought it brand new from his instructor/dealer, but never actually flew it. He set it up a few times and ran with it, and then stored it indoors for quite a few years before deciding to sell it. The second owner was a student pilot too, taking lessons under the same instructor. He bought it about 10 years ago. He also only set it up and ran with it a few times. He actually flew it on 2 or 3 occasions (Hang 2 level mountain flight, light wind, no soaring, good landings). On all of his landings, he landed on his feet and never dropped the glider. The nose cone has never been bonked into the ground, and is clean, unscuffed, and unblemished (except for some minor stains). And that’s it! That’s the whole history of this glider. It’s never been crashed or even bonked hard. It’s got less than one hour of gentle use on it and both owners took care to not leave it set up in the sun when not in use. THE COSMETIC BLEMISHES: I’m not sure what caused the blemishes. They appear to be water/mineral discoloration. At some point during the storage of this glider, it may have gotten damp, and if that’s what caused these discolorations, then it only occurred on the part of the leading edge cloth that was closest to the floor. The cloth is strong and intact, with no signs of delaminating. The discoloration is found only along the lowest few inches of a portion of the leading edge panels (and a spot or two on the nose cone) but nowhere else on the glider. Your guess is as good as mine as to what caused it. However, I have inspected it carefully and test-flown the glider, and I can say that I am 100% confident that it is a cosmetic blemish only, and does not affect the structure, integrity, or safety of the glider in any way. It’s just unsightly, that’s all. And it’s up to you to decide whether you can be happy owning and flying this glider with these small areas of discoloration. The frame, cables, and sail all look almost as new as the day the glider was built by the factory. The battens are all perfectly clean, straight, and without wear. The right & left wingtip areas of the sail are very clean, with no wear. The coverbag looks good, but shows some blotches and scuffs from storage and moving. ~~~ Why pay $4,000.00+ for a brand-new Novice glider when you can buy this near-ZERO HOUR Novice glider for less than half the price? Recommended pilot weight range: 115-200 lbs. Optimum pilot weight: 130-180 lbs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Specifications (from the Pacific Airwave Vision Mark IV owners manual):
* Measured at Optimal Pilot Weight ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harness/Parachute not included. Glider comes complete with hang loops, batten chart copy, owners manual copy, and coverbag & pads. Domestic Shipping: Insured boxing/shipping/handling will be $299.00 to most cities in the USA Lower 48 (“Hold at terminal for customer to pick up.”). Shipping higher to remote locations. We'll be happy to arrange for your shipment to be held at a freight terminal in a city near you...this keeps the total cost of shipping down AND reduces the risk of damage in transit. The glider will be short-packed to 13 feet and carefully packaged in a sturdy cardboard shipping box. International Shipping: Insured boxing/air freight/handling will be $399.00 to most large cities (customs port of entry) in the EU, and $499.00 to most large cities in Australia and Southeast Asia. Shipping higher to remote locations. We'll be happy to arrange for your shipment to be held at a freight terminal/customs port of entry in a city near you (“hold for pickup”)... this keeps the total cost of shipping down AND reduces the risk of damage in transit. The glider will be short-packed to 13 feet and carefully packaged in a sturdy cardboard shipping box. ~~~~~ We have DOZENS of name-brand hang gliders in stock... ...contact us if you have questions about this glider, or any other glider. (262) 903 - 8800 for questions and/or live tech support. ~~~~~~~ Note: Hang Gliding and Paragliding are forms of aviation which are considered hazardous sports with inherent risks. You must have proper instruction from a qualified instructor before undertaking any aspect of Hang Gliding or Paragliding. Fly cautiously, because you are safer if you don’t get into an emergency than you are if you need your reserve parachute to get out of one. No reserve parachute is 100% reliable, and no one should intentionally ride one down except to escape from an actual emergency. Seller accepts no responsibility or liability for the purchase and or subsequent use (or misuse) of this item, or any subsequent consequences, including property damage, injury or death. No warranties are implied or extended. By bidding on this auction you are agreeing with the above statement and hold the seller harmless. If you need to find an instructor in your area, feel free to ask seller about instruction in your area or consult the US Hang Gliding & Paragliding Assn. website: . You MUST be at least a USHGA / USHPA Novice (Hang 2) rated hang glider pilot (or foreign equiv.) to purchase this hang glider...or your Hang Gliding Instructor must be willing to accept it on your behalf. Sorry, but your bid will be CANCELLED and the item will be RE-LISTED otherwise. If you're not qualified, and/or don't yet have an instructor, please don't bid !!! Hey! Check it out! Our top-of-the-line harnesses & parachutes are available at discounted "buy it now" prices in our eBay Store. And, don't forget to check out our Whoosh!Wheels(pat. pending) for Airfoil Speedbar Basetubes (now also available for carbon fiber basetubes and round basetubes) and our shirts, hats, & fleece pullovers with hang gliding artwork ... find them all in our Ravensports eBay Store. Yes, we offer combined shipping!
| Mark IV 17 | Mark IV 19 | |
| Sail Area | 168 sq.ft. | 188 sq.ft. |
| Span | 30.5 ft | 32.5 ft |
| Nose Angle | 122 degrees | 122 degrees |
| Aspect Ratio | 5.74 | 5.83 |
| Glider Weight | 59 lbs | 64 lbs |
| Optimal Pilot Body Weight Range | 130-180 lbs | 180-225 lbs |
| Useable Pilot Body Weight Range | 115-200 lbs | 155-250 lbs |
| Packed Length | 5540 mm 18 ft | 6400 mm 19 ft |
| Packed Length - Short | 3920 mm 12.9 ft | 4260 mm 14 ft |
| Number of Battens Top Bottom | 15 2 | 17 2 |
| VNE | 74 kph 46 mph | 74 kph 46 mph |
| VA | 69 kph 43 mph | 69 kph 43 mph |
| Stall Speed * | 24 kph 15 mph | 23 kph 14 mph |
| Maximum Speed | 72 kph 46 mph | 72 kph 46 mph |
| Best Glide Speed | 43 kph 27 mph | 43 kph 27 mph |
| Best Glide Angle | 9:1 | 9:1 |