Hi to All
as its Blowing 25mph and gusting 40 in the U.K. so i am grounded today []
i have read all the comments and suggestions so here are my 2 pennies worth
turbulance and wind Gusts are the enemy of R/c flyers
as long as you are in steady air and its below the crafts top speed then its flyable
what most learners do is over react to gusts and turbulance and this is usually followed by the CRASH [>:]
because the craft is flying almost at top speed trying to penetrate the wind the controls are very sensitive !
turning a craft in high wind should not present a problem for one simple reason.. the craft has NO idea its in a head wind !
all it is doing is flying at full speed into the prevailing wind
our perception of what the craft is doing relitive to our ground position makes us think its slow to turn,
on the downwind leg is seems like is mushy to control but that just because its covering a lot of ground faster due to the higher ground speed..
this also is an effect of relative position
imagine if you were on an aircraft carrier doing say 25 Knots North and the wind was from the south at 25 Knots then the result would be Still air on the Deck of the ship
your Craft would fly Perfectly because of your relitive position on the Moving Deck of the ship
AM I RIGHT?
forgive me if this dispells a lot of theories about turning into the wind and landings etc
so the next time your out flying rember this.. the craft is doing exactly what you ask of it
take account of how fast the airspeed is and fly with the Air as your Friend and not your Enemy
Our Enemy as i mentioned earlier is Turbulance and Gusts of wind.. these are the Killers []
Cadetman