LOL, you and wind, joe!

Come out to Kansas if you want wind! Out of 4.5 gallons of fuel on my Raptor 50 I've put about 4 tanks in winds under 15 MPH. Many of those tanks in winds above 24 MPH and some with gusts to 35 MPH. If didhover different in the wind but it was still very predictable. That was a 7 Lb heli, what would a little litemachine do in that wind?

I've even flown my heli inbetween thunderstorms (after danger of lightning passes)... light rain, very gusty, wind changes, ect. FLEW GREAT!! That same day I bent the landing gear on my Ultra sport. :stupid: I think RC helis were designed for wind!

Weather isn't what I call a limitation. Snow, 95° with 85% humidity, light rain, 30 MPH wind.... It's all the same to me, as long as I have gloves in the winter and a hat and long sleeves in the summer I'll be there.



As for the lightmachines heli I must say that while I have never flown one and dont think I'd recommend one for a serious beginer if I did, I have seen that thing survive some spectacular crashes and get right back up again. Try slamming any other heli into the ground from 30 feet up sideways and just start it back up and go.

The reason I would not recomend a LMH is because they are fixed pitch and are VERY limited. A sim is a FAR better tool to help learn to fly than a LMH is and is also half the price. While no RC vehicle with an engine is a toy the LMH is pretty close.

All this is IMHO.