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Old 01-25-2005, 11:27 AM
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Default RE: FOAMIE WIND LIMITS?

Just depends on your flying skill. My only foamie to date is the Eflite Ultimate. I have flown it in winds up to 15 mph, gusting to 20+. It can get to a point where it’s not much fun though. You just fight the plane since it gets thrown around so much by the wind. In high winds I just try to time landings between gusts and do a harrier landing. That has worked the best for me. Besides a harrier landing in moderate to high winds is not all that tough anyway since airspeed is higher than the ground speed.

I tend to prefer flying my foamie in winds less than 10mph. Calm winds are the most fun for me generally. I, like many others, tend to fly my foaime in the morning or the evening when winds are more calm.