A few days ago, I was out flying my Champ in somewhat heavy winds (somewhere between 5 and 15 mph) and I, for the first time in my life, thought that flying in these winds was… fun.\u00a0<\/i>Yes, fun.<\/p>\n
It took a lot of concentration, skill, and a little luck. This was the first time that luck was not a significant factor for me in the wind. My wind flying skills finally just clicked. After two years of flying various RC aircraft (one year of hobby grade flying), I was finally able to fly in more than a very light wind on aircraft not equipped with AS3X.<\/p>\n
Before attempting to fly on winds over 5 MPH in an ultra micro, do these steps:<\/p>\n
1. Master the plane in calm air before moving on to “windyish” conditions.<\/p>\n
2. Practice in light wind, then moderate wind, and then more…<\/p>\n
3. Know that you will be spending the time keeping the plane on course. Not doing crazy flying.<\/p>\n
4. NEVER maiden a plane in wind. I have heard this repeatedly on forums and common sense would say this, too. Leave each plane’s first flights for calmer days.<\/p>\n
Flying in that wind improved my precision in no wind an allowed me to fly more often (the wind is usually about 10 mph around my house).<\/p>\n
Thanks for reading. Leave a comment, share this post, and enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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