What to fly when the wind is howling and my Skywalker or AXN simply won't cut it

[krikey]

It seems that its been either raining or windy for as long as I can remember, with the very occasional glint of sunshine. The wind is too much for my Skywalker 168 or AXN. I've got a Fyingwings.co.uk VenturiFPV but haven't flown that in a while.

What airframe would people recommend for such blustery conditions? Would a wing be the most obvious choice, or perhaps a glider of some description? Is bigger better in these types of conditions?

[MarkLincs]

You want a Solid Wing for windy weather

Something like a ZII I'd of said

Should be good for any wind speed to 30mph 45mph although once over 25mph you might not like it very much  :D

[hase2]

I think you cant go wrong with a wing. For windy conditions it helps to have a bit more weight to prevent it from being blown around too much.
Gliders would work as well, though airframes that can take that amount of punishment wont come cheap.

[FPVSteve]

TBH most planes will still fly in the wind, it's a question of you being more aware of how to fly in the wind.

That's not to say it's as enjoyable, but an AXN can easily handle mega wind - see this video from Bruce:

AXN Floater does 110MPH - RC plane

FPV will probably not be enjoyable - maybe it's "skills honing time" LoS ..?

[vanmantony]

Krikey, the only thing I can get to fly in stromg winds is one of my tricopters, they have 450mm arms 1200kv motors turning 8x4 props and laugh at high winds.In fact i don't even try to fly any of my other planes when its blowing a gale even my I.C heli is grounded.
Tried a 600 size quad in a gale it flew down wind but wouldn't come back LOL  so I've scrapped it don't like them anyway Tony

[BlueFlyer]

any wing would do really, you could try building a teksumo as a slope soarer, so no motor just a nimh pack (or 2S Lipo and bec) for the RX and servos. Flying wings in high winds is very fun :)

[skyscraper]

Anorak flying is pretty good fun in a strong wind. Simply go to the top of your nearest hil wearing an anorak. Open the anorak.. Grab the two corners and hold your arms out and down. :)

regards
Andy

[Charliewalker]

 model planes, heli's or multi's are not designed to fly in the sort of winds we've been having lately, they're always built as light as possible to give you longer flights on a normal day, if you really want to fly in this weather I'd recommend a kite, at least you stand a chance of getting it back in one piece! .

Andy66 : Haven't you heard the old saying  "real men fly taildraggers", it's the only way to go mate.

[chris-s]

Try a Bixler, we flew out 10 packs last weekend whilst everyone else who turned up watched on. I don't think it was really designed for those sort of conditions but the high speed down wind legs definitely put a grin on yer face:)

The winds were averaging 20 to 25 with gusts.

Chris

[Ibbi]

Last Sunday, gusting 30+, the plain never moved just kept gaining height. Full throttle to return from down wind.
http://youtu.be/yptNqDKVl04

[micarus]

Don't believe a" floater jet" can do 110mph never mind the charts etc', the best you can fly in these conditions is a wing or funjet typ of plane preferably a fairly heavy one, then you might fly in 110 mph winds because to stay overhead you have to fly at least 110mph!

           MIKE.

           

[wgt40w]

Get a big kite, a very long piece of string and fpv it !!!

[rob.thomson]

Only thing you fly in this weather...

A lead sled!

Get yourself to the slopes - and find out just how much fun it really is :-)

[FPVSteve]

Don't believe a" floater jet" can do 110mph never mind the charts etc', the best you can fly in these conditions is a wing or funjet typ of plane preferably a fairly heavy one, then you might fly in 110 mph winds because to stay overhead you have to fly at least 110mph!

           MIKE.

           

the 110mph was the downwind speed.... an AXN can easily hit 60mph without any wind.

[micarus]

Ah right, Thought that was a bit strange.  <  My bad! lol >

       SOZ  MIKE.