Niviuk Hiko P

Niviuk Hiko P Review – Our opinion

The Hiko P is the small brother of the Ikuma 3 P. It uses the same airfoil, the same materials and the same risers as the Ikuma 3 P. But it has less aspect ratio and few less cells. It sounds like a lot of aspect ratio for a Mid-B glider, but our impression is that is perfectly suited between the Hook 6 P and the Ikuma 3P. It’s clearly easier to fly than a High-B wing!

The Hiko P has a bit of reflex and therefore most weight on the A-Lines. This makes it very collapse stable, specially when flying on Bar. The top speed is a bit lower than on the Ikuma 3. You can control the pitch very well with the bridge-system it has on the risers. It’s bridge works with very light pressure, what makes it very comfortable to use. The pressure on the bridge is slightly harder than on the Ikuma 3. When using it, it’s important to pull B and C with the same amount. If you pull slightly more C, you get a wrinkle between B and C’s. That’s a clear sign you have removed the reflex of the wing, then you loose a lot of stability.

The Hiko P is very agile glider, it’s so nice to thermal with it! Doing big wingovers is very effortless and easy, with weighshift alone you can throw around the wing crazy. To turn Hiko P, you need very little pull on one side. While thermalling it feels like your hands are almost symetric, thats how reactiv it is. You can adjust your turning radius very easily all the time, it’s really a dream to thermal with it.

Most of the wing is made from the superlight 10D Fabric, that’s the same fabric they use on the Kode P or the Klimber 3. All the rods are Nitinol, so you can bend them how much you want, it doesn’t hurt it. The Hiko P has no other rods than on the leading edge. You can pack it very small if you want to, even the standard Hiko packs down really small!

It inflates and rises super easy with very little pull since it’s so light. It also doesn’t shoot, we think it’s very easy on take off. However it gets blown away with the slightest breeze since it’s so light. The risers make up quite a lot of weight, they are 350g, because they have 4 expensive heavy duty pulleys for the speedbar and the bridge system. But that weight is well invested, it makes using the speedbar and the bridge much more comfortable.

Big ears are very stable and effective, even when using fullbar. No flapping at all.

The brake pressure is rather firm as always with Niviuk. It get’s harder lower down and warns you before it stalls.

We think it’s a nice glider to step up from an A wing.

So far we haven’t found anything on it we don’t like. We are keen to fly it more!

In combination with an Arrow P or a Skywalk Range X-Alps 3 or any other super small and light podharness, you will get a super small and light pack.

What we like

• Inflates super easy
• Doesn’t shoot in stronger wind take offs
• Has a little bit reflex for high collapse and pitch stability
• Very nice handling, super agile, almost like a Miniwing
• Very nice control on the bridge
• Packs down crazy small
• Very light
• Easy to fly
• Cheap

Good to know

• P version is fragile, not made for flying on the coast

Real Price

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Marketing Text and specs

https://niviuk.com/de/hiko-p