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Hi,
has someone tested the Venom Power yet and can compare it to an Aura in terms of performance, agility, arm pressure and speed?

And does the Venom hold up against the new V-Race in terms of speed or is the V-Race a lot faster?

I am sure all three are great suits, but I would love to hear your opinions.

V-Race faster than Venom power. Venom way floatier.

And Aura way better ;)

There goes DR Birdman again instigating brand wars!

Ill say though, ive been trying alot of suits lately, and I liked the Colugo2 the best.

Just get out there and fly, then decide for yourself. The pilot is the biggest influence on the performance of any suit.

what do you like about the C2 so much? its literally not much smaller than the aura but i believe the planform is different........
can you give an idea of input/characteristics/agility/speed, etc?

I agree with SLAMBO - I recently spent a weekend jumping my new Colugo 2, and it is incredibly fast and stable.

Any idea how the Aura is comparing to the C2 in glide ratio on say some of the bigger jumps ?

All this suit are nice and max perf will depend mostly of the pilot. Venom power, jedei and aura are in the same class, colugo2, vampire race and scorpion on their own. Your choice depend of what you want but differences are minimals.
What are you flying now?

PF Ghost3

I am flying Aura and am wondering what kind of glide the C2 can generate with it's trim speed

Flying with Gerdes in my aura and in his C2 doing 2 ways, his starts were about the same as mine and his glide was pretty darn close too. That being said, hes a much better pilot than me, but I was still very impressed at the performace for how much smaller it is. Aura definitely has a little more glide and float. I flew a race version of the C2 in the redbull races and was pretty impressed at its speed and agility.

I'm not the expert, but I think Rebel2 is closer to Aura than Jedei.

I was getting 9:1

I went to a V-Power from a Havok and V4. If you're comfortable in the Ghost I think the Power or Race will be an easy transition for you.

That said, I was out flown by an Aura in my Power. But he is a better pilot than me. People seem to think that matters around here.

*Edited to the present tense.

 I flew (skydive) with a friend in Aura and i "outfly" him with the Venom Power (mostly speed). He s a better pilot than me. But anyways, the difference are minimals. For you, going to another pf will be an easier and faster transition.
And stop thinking buying the "best" suit will give you the best perf. It s about you, the suit and how you handle it. Just remember that some guys did the Brevent in Phantom and some are not able to do it in xbird...

so they guy in the xbird did not make it?

Not able to do it doesn t mean these people tried...