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Old 11-30-2005 | 09:04 PM
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Default RE: good plane for wind

Few things you can do. We fly in 20 mph winds all the time here in South Texas.

Profile plane. They are allot of fun in the wind. You can fly them backwards and stationary. You DO NOT want to try to fly them fast in a high wind, becasue you will rip them apart.

Race plane, like Q500. These things don't care if there is wind or not. Be REALLY fast down wind.

What about a warbird? Mustangs are great flying planes and a high steady wind will give you great confidence in landing anything.

Delta wing plane. Like a Whiplash or any delta wing bird. Once again, they don't know it's windy.

The 40 size Stick planes. Not the Ultra Stick, do the Tiger Stick or the GP Stick with the thinner wing for high wind.

And this may shock you, years ago before we got into 3D, during the winter we would all get ARF trainers and have trainer races. 45's and pipes. The plane to get was the Avistar and just beef up the tail surfaces with flying wires or tri-stock.

Also, look at propping the plane differently. Use a APC 10-6 or even a APC 9-7 for more windy conditions, this will allow the plane to cut though the wind better.