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Old 07-01-2004 | 07:34 PM
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EagleOne
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Default RE: Wind is your Freind

ORIGINAL: STLPilot

Speaking of wind check this out. This is QQ and his Yak with VERY windy conditions. Just posted it on the QQ thread, but it fits here too.

QQ 72" Yak-54 video

[link=http://www.flybuder.com/aeroflyvids/qqxfc.wmv]CLICK HERE TO VIEW - 15 MB WMV[/link]
Look at who's flying it. Enough said!

I completely agree about wind being your friend and about turbulence being your enemy... There's nothing more fun than flying with a moderate, constant and steady wind. The possiblities of new maneuvers are greater!! Even hovering is more fun, since it can be done horizontaly too...
But get a gusty day with lots of turbulence, straight and level flight will seem harder than hovering on a windless day. You are forced to share your plane's guidance controls with the wind, which is not something good.