hey guys,

well i got $200 today for my birthday, so now i have a total of $533. but im only going to spend $120 for the champ and 2 extra batteries plus something for my rc car. well, my question is can the champ be flown in 1-2mph winds easily? i don't mean extremely easily but just be able to fly?<br type="_moz" />

The question is not can the champ handle 1-2mph winds (it can). The question is can YOU handle the plane in 1-2mph winds.

It's not the plane that makes the pilot, the pilot makes the plane.

I agree with Matt. I have flown the Champ in 5-7 MPH winds, where the Champ will just hover with no forward ground speed. However, I would NOT recommend this for a beginner, because the plane is very light and can get too far away to see quickly!

Something else to consider is that the wind is different as you go up in elevation. It can be pretty calm on the ground but if you get 50 feet up it's a whole different story. Pick a dead calm day for your first flight if you can.

HZ has the Plane, for 89.00 plus a free 150 mah batterry, that will get you two, you'll need to decide what else to get to grand total 100.00 for free shipping. a propeller kit 5.00 an add'l battery 8.00, wings are out of stock.

that is a great price if asked. if you choose their shipping provider. fed or ups or uspo 9.00 add'l if you want your pony express.

Sorry I could not answer for the eind.

On ground the wind is calm, above its 10x worse. and there are no calm days here.

I guess depends on location where you live.

Even on an otherwise windy day, there are often calm periods during the morning or right before sunset. You have to pick the right time to fly, not just the right day. The Champ also flies perfectly well inside an area the size of a basketball court. Trying it out indoors might be a good way to start.

Has anyone flown the hobbyzone champ in a National Guard Building during off drill times?
Jerry Jones
http://rccontrolled.net

The Champ is a good flyer indoors, but a better first plane for micro's to learn on is the Ember2. I've flown both indoors and found the Ember2 more versatile plane, and I feel overall a much better indoor flyer. I fly the Ember2 in a small church in an area with a 15' ceiling and a room that is about 75' X 50' with no problems at all. An armory should give you plenty of space if you don't have the experience. The Ember2 will fly a lot slower will make a good trainer.

I've flown the Ember2 outside in 3-4 mph winds and like any micro it gets bounced around a lot. When you talking a 1 ounce plane, especially without ailerons, 3-4 mph is a lot of wind for it (even my SU-26 doesn't like wind above 3 mph). On a day with some thermals and 0-1 mph I had repeated 20 min flights with a 1 min power up to start thermaling. I limited the flight time due to the small battery on the plane and didn't want a fly-away.

During a glide contest last fall I removed the landing gear from my Ember2, climbed to the ceiling above the lights which was maybe 75' high and had a power-off glide of 29 seconds. I'm also going to set it up on a buddy box to do some flight instructing in a high school gym.

Hogflyer