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Old 08-07-2004 | 01:02 AM
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dabigboy
 
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Default RE: Almost....

I actually used to fly my old Gentle Lady 2-meter glider in some relatively fearsome wind. It got knocked around pretty good, but it's sooooo stable.....plus I was using standard size servos so wing loading was probably a bit on the high side, which would help. The other day I tried my GP .40-size Cub and it was just a bit to windy for comfort. I thnk the plane may be bit tail-heavy too. Combine this with the fact that I'd been away from tail-draggers for about 3 years, and, well, it was interesting. Good chance to practice crosswind corrections on taxi/takeoff/landing.

My Tiger handles wind pretty well........it gets knocked around a bit but is responsive enough it's easy to quickly recover from upsets.

-Matt Bailey