It's Official; Wind Sucks! - Page 3

Commodore8888 · 06-05-2012, 04:49 PM

Wind was part of the reason a buddy of mine lost a brand new quad setup with a HD Hero 2 on it. We know the direction it went within 30* and about 250ft out....but the whole area next to his place is nothing but 100ft trees

Had my 450 battery in it too.

Volcano · 06-06-2012, 12:32 AM

Wind keep s the old farts away from the field so they cant tell me where to fly my heli.

SQRT(-2) · 06-06-2012, 12:44 AM

Think of it this way: You cut your teeth in the wind with a MCPX, you will be able to handle any wind when you get a bigger bird. I started out with tiny helis, WITH flybars, so while I am not a great pilot, I can fly pretty darn good on windy days.

BTW, helis handle the wind better than planes, all things being equal.

Also an MCPX is small enough you may be able to fly in the wind shadow of a large building or such.

06-05-2012, 04:49 PM	#41
Commodore8888 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Rockville, Maryland	Wind was part of the reason a buddy of mine lost a brand new quad setup with a HD Hero 2 on it. We know the direction it went within 30* and about 250ft out....but the whole area next to his place is nothing but 100ft trees Had my 450 battery in it too. __________________ Resident Mad Scientist E5-S KDE 600XF / 600N 55HZ 450 Pro V3 / Mod 130x / mCPX BL Mike D--AwesomeRC Hobbies

06-06-2012, 12:44 AM	#43
SQRT(-2) Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Columbia MO USA	Think of it this way: You cut your teeth in the wind with a MCPX, you will be able to handle any wind when you get a bigger bird. I started out with tiny helis, WITH flybars, so while I am not a great pilot, I can fly pretty darn good on windy days. BTW, helis handle the wind better than planes, all things being equal. Also an MCPX is small enough you may be able to fly in the wind shadow of a large building or such. __________________ Gaui Hurricane 425 FBL with Robird G31 500 Class Rocks! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. EFlight Blade 450 3D, Walkera Super CP Walkera Devo 10 w/ Deviation Last edited by SQRT(-2); 06-06-2012 at 06:47 AM..

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06-06-2012, 12:32 AM	#42
Volcano Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: chicago	Wind keep s the old farts away from the field so they cant tell me where to fly my heli.