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Old 07-06-2007 | 09:43 AM
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Default RE: whats the most wind?

As others have said above, 25 mph shouldn't be too much to fly in. But it's more than just the plane that should be considered, you should also consider the pilot. What you are comfortable flying in is just as big of a factor as the plane. If you have never flown in that much wind before you probably shouldn't start out flying in that much wind. You'll need to work up to that much wind. When wind starts getting that high you have other considerations to factor in, like turbulence caused from objects on the ground. My advice would be to start out with winds in the 10-15 mph range and work up to that much wind.

I read on here that people get grounded because of winds 15+ mph and I chuckle. 10-15 mph is a normal flying day for us here in Oklahoma. I tell all of my students that they have to learn to fly in the winds if they want to fly here Oklahoma, otherwise they'd only get to fly 3-4 days a year. It's kind of funny that on those rare windless days we do get none of us can get decent landings, we keep overshooting the runway without the wind to slow us down. I personally have flown in winds that were around 40 mph, but I definitely didn't enjoy it all. And if I'm not going to enjoy flying it's really not worth going out to fly.

Hope this helps

Ken