circle in wind

[jeftre]

Hi all,

My banked circles are getting better and better and I started to cranked up the wind in phoenix to add more difficulties.

With that new parameter inbound,I see a lot of speed change and drifting in my circles.(due to flying upwind or downwind)

I was wondering what should be the compensation with the stick when flying circles in windy condition.Is it all collective management or is it done with the elevator?

[AcidDrink]

Elevator, collective, rudder and aileron. Pretty much everything.
For example, in big banked turns/hurricanes you can control the altitude using rudder.

[jeftre]

thanks,

I can figured a lot better how to control the altitude with aileron and rudder than my speed. The worst part is always to keep up the speed when the heli turns from a upwind position to a a downwind position (and back around).It looks crappy when you see the heli flying downwind at 30kmh and 180deg. later,it is slowed down to 10-15kmh.all this happen really quick in tight circle and I can't see how to counter it.

I guess I will need to pratice those circle again and again to get the proper correction.It's amazing how much a single parameter like wind can change up everything you have learned.
Those circle are by far a real torture

[AcidDrink]

It's easier when you fly for real so don't give up. Wind simulation in Phoenix is quite bad. Still, it's good to have it on, just to make things harder.