Wind and the Blade CP Pro

[gobysky]

I've come to the conclusion that if you don't fly when its breezy, you won't fly much. So I've flown my CP Pro in winds up to 8 or 9 knots with a lot of turbulence burbling around my house. So far I've been lucky. It's a hand full , but I love the challenge.

Anyone been successful flying these things with over 10 knots of wind?

[zooland1]

I've flown my BCP (not pro, but with upgrades might as well be) in winds up to 15 mph. Not something I do on a regular basis, but was just bored one day. wasn't bad with the wind, but getting it back to me was interesting.

[frankos72]

I tried flying in about 10-15 mph winds with my BCP once. I was hiding on the other side of my truck where the wind wasnt too bad. A nice gust came and I guess the wind spiraled back cause next thing I knew it was comming right at me. It missed me but hit the truck luckly on the tire/rim. No major damage.

Now, I fly it in my garage. :D No wind no worries. Course I'm still just hovering it too everytime I try FF I break something cause the crazy tail. I have a g90 now and it'd dialed in pretty good so I'll be trying FF in the spring on a low wind day.

[chopperdudes]

yep, 15 mph for sure, that day, when i do fff, it'll suddenly drop/gain altitude with the gust, not to mention that it'll go extremely slow one way and blistering fast the other.

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

I suck at flying in the wind. I fly in a very large automotive garage.

[jediwannabe]

I've flown in rediculous wind and even a little rain.
It will handle the wind best in idle up or with the pitch coming in late(so you have good head speed). The simi blades are better than flats because they cut down on that "ballooning" type efect you get.
Its definatly tough, the wind can take it up 10 feet quick or drive it almost to the ground too!

[redgiki]

The Blade CP is definitely fly-able in the same kind of wind you'd fly any other small park-flyer in (up to about 15MPH). The key seems to be your ability to handle forward flight. If you are already flying in idle-up and able to do circuits and figure-eights, the wind is no big deal. If you're still hovering tail-in, well, give it some time and fly in that garage and simulator some more!