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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / May 2007Flying In The Wind.. What To Fly In Windy Weather?
OK it is an odd question but when the wind get's up a bit my copters will not fly. I don't want a plane that needs to go some distance.. I like hovering and manouvering close to home... Anyone seen anything that does well in the wind (besides a windmill) and can be fun to fly.. What designs of HCs do best in the wind? I hope you know what I mean (and don't just think I'm a nutter :o))) > OK it is an odd question but when the wind get's up a bit my copters > will not fly. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I hope you know what I mean (and don't just think I'm a nutter :o))) What model are you flying and how fast is the wind "really" blowing? That is, what to "you" call high winds? ;-) Just about anything from a 30 size machine on up will handle the wind just fine as long as it's setup properly. Of course, the larger the model the better, but the wind can still get strong enough where the fun factor starts dropping significantly regardless of what you're flying. At any rate, model helicopters as a whole will handle high winds "way" better than any fixed wing I've ever seen. The most limiting factor is almost always the pilot! :-) Fly Safe, Steve R. A Kite >A Kite Well someone had to say it.. it might as well of been you.. Cheeky geeza.. :o) Kites are good fun. Especially the big ones that can lift you up and drag you round the field. >>A Kite > > Well someone had to say it.. it might as well of been you.. > > Cheeky geeza.. :o) >Kites are good fun. Especially the big ones that can lift you up and drag >you round the field. Now that sounds fun... I fly my HCs on the field bordered by trees opposite my house (edge of city near a country park.) Up to about 30ft they fly OK but above that all hell let's loose. My heavier copter works OK as long as I keep mid-field. I had two rather cheap & nasty 2 channel twirlies that crashed so cobled together a poor man's Chinook that does rather well hovering 20ft+ over the tree line.... Hence my seemingly stupid question.... :( Maybe it's time to get a big kite.. at least I can pull the strings and pretend I'm in control even if my feet are somewhere off the ground... eek.. >OK it is an odd question but when the wind get's up a bit my copters >will not fly. As in they won't get off the ground or you can't control them or you just won't fly in the wind? Wind, like it or not, is gonna be an issue 90% of the time you want to fly. >I don't want a plane that needs to go some distance.. I like hovering >and manouvering close to home... Depending on your skills, you can get one of the micro collective pitch ships (Hummingbird CP 2, Blade CP etc..) or a Raptor 90 and fly in the wind just fine. >Anyone seen anything that does well in the wind (besides a windmill) >and can be fun to fly.. I fly my Trex 450s in the wind all the time - usually because the wind is blowing all the time. They handle the wind just fine. My Trex600 handles wind that'd make the 450s a bit tough to control without even flinching. >What designs of HCs do best in the wind? Collective pitch. Fixed pitch or contra-rotating birds aren't going to do much for your fun quotient in the wind. Again, if the skills are there, any sized bird can be flown in the wind. Larger helis will tolerate greater wind velocities better. |
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