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Old 04-13-2005 | 05:12 PM
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I need to know................... where in North America (south of the 60th paralell) has the least amount of wind????

I'm going to move there[sm=biggrin.gif]
Old 04-13-2005 | 05:33 PM
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I've heard there is no wind in Medicine Hat, Canada.
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Old 04-13-2005 | 08:46 PM
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ORIGINAL: Barry Cazier

I've heard there is no wind in Medicine Hat, Canada.
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Your kidding right!!! Seeing as your just about right below me I know your kidding
Old 04-13-2005 | 09:10 PM
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to be honest i know of only one place that has minimum wind and that is the san joaquin valley in california, i grew up in the Bakersfield area and dont remember much wind, not like the desert i live in now, ive lived in oklahoma,texas, and been everywhere in between and they all blow!no pun intended
Old 04-13-2005 | 09:15 PM
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past couple of weeks we have seen mega wind.. 2 weeks ago on sunday it was hiting 50mph
Old 04-13-2005 | 09:25 PM
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ORIGINAL: gjeffers

to be honest i know of only one place that has minimum wind and that is the san joaquin valley in california, i grew up in the Bakersfield area and dont remember much wind, not like the desert i live in now, ive lived in oklahoma,texas, and been everywhere in between and they all blow!no pun intended


Hmmm....I wasn't a geography major....but there really isn't much between Oklahoma and Texas..."cept a border


or and there isn't much wind in a Gym.... guess you are flying too big of a plane.....
Old 04-13-2005 | 09:36 PM
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i think i did mention california to exeter, but i did word it wrong,cant think to straight right now the wind is blowing to hard
Old 04-13-2005 | 09:47 PM
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Windy here too....
almost blew my glass of wine over!
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You need to introduce yourself to indoor flying, my friend.
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The wind blows A LOT here. It's to hot in the summer and to cold in the winter. I think it's great!!!!!! If you find a place that has perfect weather you have to share the airspace with a bunch of guys. Some of whom are bound to be tube steaks. I would hate to have to wait for a FREQ pin. I would much rather fly in the wind with a handfull of good friends.

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and thats just what i do Dave, mostly by myself or with my boys
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Old 04-16-2005 | 03:57 PM
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i live in encinitas ca off the coast line i fly my 3d foamie every morning and everynight because there is no wind in the mornings and nights weard huh
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Hey, The wind never blows here......... Well, except this day............. Yikes![&o]
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Old 04-16-2005 | 05:04 PM
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You gotta pick your days in north central MT. Winters can be bad, (like this last one). I went almost an entire month without flying. We do get some nice days in the spring, but that tends to be our windiest season. Now the evenings in July and August, on the other hand, are generally sunny and still. It cools off after about 7 or 8, and it's light enough to fly until 10PM. I burn a heck of a lot of glow fuel in July and August. Only the occasional thunderstorm is a threat to almost ideal conditions. I wish it could be that way all year.

I flew today in a 10-15 MPH wind with gusts up to 20-25. Landings are hairy with those short strong gusts.
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Dad and I used to drive out to Beaumont CA from Moreno Valley (he was stationed at March AFB at the time) and we'd get there and it would be too windy to fly. It sucked - one day he just got tired of it and said "we're flying."

We did - it was a whole lot of fun too. A sig Kadet Sr floating in the wind without moving is quite interesting to see. It was fun and now I'm not afraid of the wind; though I try to be safe and not fly when it's crazy windy and only fly the planes I know can handle the wind. I don't think I would do it with my 3D planes.
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encinitas ca no wind in morning and sunset.. thats why the surfing is so good at those times same goes for fishing sunrise or sunset never any wind killer fishing & flying right at the beach bluffs theres quite a few of us 3d foamie psychos out there every morning....
F the $2.65 gas prices out here stay in the wind

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