If you flare a bit early and hold it, be prepared for a mild parachute in. If you are late, just hit your flare hard and fast and the glider rotates through with ease. Overall the flare window is very long and forgiving and the glider responds well to a gentle yet determined flare, giving the pilot many opportunities to adjust for conditions. Landing speeds are slow enough that even without flaring you could probably run it out. Slightly cross and shallow turn landings are easily forgiven and the glider tends to weathervane into the wind in most cases making questionable conditions feel easy.
Final Thoughts Being asked to write a review of a glider is a bit flattering.
It also leaves you feeling as though pitfalls exist if you don t like the glider. Thankfully, there are very few bad gliders made, if any. If a new glider is on your wish list, you should take the opportunity to fly before you buy, if possible. I hoped to provide an accurate depiction of the Saturn s objective qualities while allowing subjective perceptions to come through where appropriate. My own wing of choice for the past few years is a Predator 142 which admittedly makes me somewhat biased in favor of the Saturn, since I am familiar with much of its hardware and its manufacturer.