ORIGINAL: RCKen
Then funny things is when we have a windless day here. None of us can land worth a darn. We're so used to having wind to slow down our planes that when there isn't any wind we are always overshooting the runway!!
LOL Ken,
Our field typically gets 10-20 MPH winds by 11:30-12:00 every day. I can go to the field any weekday after 1pm and have the place to myself. (Our club has over 200 members). I, being a newbie, have learned to like the wind a bit. It's kinda fun to stop in mid-air and bring it down vertically. We have members from Hawaii and the UK who learned to fly in the wind. They both can fly a foamie in 25 mph+ winds......and do it well. The winds have helped me a lot with throttle-management and how not to over-control...especially ailerons. I still run away from really gusty crosswinds though.....and anything that brings flying debris.