RE: Second wind resistant plane
I have a very light Ultrafly Super Decathlon with a Rimfire 400 and 1550Mah 30C lipo. I love to fly this short-fuz plane in strong wind. It is like surfing the wave and I have great fun to make it stand still in the sky above me, or if the wind is strong enough, let it go backwards. As said above, the rudder is your friend, and the plane will fly better if it is heavy, but it does not have to be. All you need to keep in mind is the wind-gradient. The wind blows lighter near the ground, and it can be turbulent as well. Come in with plenty power, and cut the throttle once you are on the ground. To let it glide in, you are going to need a lot of speed, as the relative wind over the wings get less and less nearer the ground, you must compensate for it by speeding up, otherwise you will stall the plane a few feet up, and she might drop a wing and cartwheel in, or the U/C will get a pounding.