Do pattern planes handle windy day better?
 

Hi, I have a question, Do most pattern planes handle wind better?
I'm live in North Texas and see more windy days most the time ( usually in 15-20 mph )
Also, I have os 91 fx, what pattern planes do you recommeded for this engine?

Thanks
Pat

RE: Do pattern planes handle windy day better?
 

Over some aircraft yes. However, the new breed of pattern ships with their large fuses and light wing loadings can get blown around. A perfect example is at the NATS. You can watch the intermediate and advanced guys fly a certain plane and tell there is a 15mph cross wind, then you go over and watch the top FAI guys fly the same design in the same wind and you wonder if the wind is even blowing. A lot of the reason for the stereotype is the quality of the upper level pilots. They will hand wind better than a lot of planes just from their sleek design, but they can still get blown around.

The Hanger 9 showtime would be a nice match with that engine. It is a great flying airplane that will fly both pattern like as well as 3D.

Arch Stafford

RE: Do pattern planes handle windy day better?
 

How very true.
When I was flying in the Standard Class in the UK, even in the days of heavier loaded smaller 60-sized models, I always wondered how the better flyers always contrived to have the wind drop away to nothing just in time for their flights.