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Old 08-26-2013 | 01:31 PM
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jester_s1
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Lol Gerry. Stolen.

For those who don't live in windy places, it's not so bad. You find that a different set of airplanes are popular in windy places, and of course the developed skill set is a little different. My club doesn't even recommend the traditional trainers like the LT-40 and Nextstar. We've been big fans of the Avistar (thanks for messing with perfection, Hobbico) because it handles the wind so much better. But here, you see lots of Ugly Sticks, lots of SPA type planes, plenty of warbirds, and nearly everyone has a foamy or two. What you don't see a whole lot is WWI biplanes, small 3D planes, or anything under powered. The ubiquitous Cub is everywhere, but here it's a special occasion flyer. Either that or it's crazy overpowered so it can cut through the wind turbulence on normal flying days.