Wind Speed Prefrence?
 

Chose what wind speed you like to fly in.

RE: Wind Speed Prefrence?
 

15+

Bring it on. It make landing much easier. The wind helps slow my plane down and I can bring them in at a crawl. Also, I get the field to myself as no one else flies when the wind blows.

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I don't mind a moderate wind too much and have flown my trainer in up to 15 mph winds but it is the direction of the wind that can hurt.
Sunday I had to abandon flying after my first flight of the day. The wind was blowing about 10 mph at about a 30 degree angle to the runway. I tried to take off and almost lost it when my instructor took over, we got it airborn and I flew several laps around the field, my instructor then landed so I could try another take off, he nearly hit the ground with a wing coming in. I tried one more take off and aborted. That plane was just too hard to handle with the cross wind (it wanted to weathervane)
I have flown in stronger winds but they where strait down the runway and not near as much problem. (the taxi out was a different story :D )

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what plane u had problems in crosswind there missleman?i allso found a 5 to 10 mph wind helpful if its south or north wind on runway.like missleman said a crosswind really is tough to land with.i even seen expericece rc pilits complain about the crosswind landings.

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Kadet Senior, that 78" wing can act like a big kite if the wind hits it wrong.

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I always wanted to try flying in negative 5 mph wind. Maybe a canard would do best.

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Hmmm, negative five? Does that mean a tailwind? :D

Rich

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Wyoming Wind Festival Jan 1 to Dec 31

RE: Wind Speed Prefrence?
 

Clear calm night. Nice sunset. Float plane in nothing better than that.

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hey,

well i personally like 5 or less just because i find that its easier to taxi, t.o., FLY,and land i mean its like the perfect day.....however i ahave been caught flying and a wind has come in and is blowing horizontal to the runway. as a kid a grew up next an air port and watched all sommer to see how they handled the wind. i have found that with that kind of a situation i fly about 45 degrees to the side of the runway going against the wind and just about ontop of the runway give it hard rudder to straighten it out turn so that the wind is behind me(the plane) and taxi until i can pick it up. keep in mind that i can only do this once it gets really strong but i guess that you could change the angle of entry....hope this helps with some of your wind probs...o yea if you have to taxi to a certain spot taxi nice and slow and try to kinda face the wind(if you have the aid of a movable stearing wheel)

hope it helps,

fire star

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I prefer smooth air. Sometimes, the wind is blowing rather hard, but it isn't gusty and it seems rather laminar or smooth. Often obstacles like trees and buildings will create turbulence around themselves and make a pleasant day seem bumpy.
A good field can be sheltered from the ambient wind . If your field seems turbulent on days with light winds, just look around and see what trees or buildings may be causing the airflow to be turbulent. Rollers and eddies, down drafts and up drafts flowing around fixed objects can create turbulence. A nice open area can have rather high wind speeds, but the air can seem smooth all the way to the ground.
Also colors can create updrafts and thermals. I dark plowed field near a cool green pasture can be relatively warmer and create an updraft or thermal. Passing through the boundary between these air masses can seem bumpy.
Terrain like hills or or ridges can cause rollers to form downwind.
SO. Someone in an open field in Nebraska might find that 15 knots of wind is nothing to be upset about. That same 15 knots might be a handful at another field with obstacles and uneven terrain.