PLEASE, STOP THE RAIN

[garvey76]

Hi all
had my cub for two weeks and not one flight yet
how bad is that, also got my flycam one the other day, lovely bit of kit, that will go well on my zx6r.
In the UK and its rain, rain wind and rain and im just itching to get up and video the flight.
could someone let me know what sort of wind the cub can cope with, and if a novise would cope flying?
will have to stay on you tube and watch everyone else fly

[phillipmorris]

Winds, bummer, I get up as early as 5 AM to catch zero winds, and before dusk often winds have settled in the midwest, finally made some parking lot landings, in all the excitement didn't realize the wing shifted as made a turn landing last minute on the grass when I came in too high, darn plane went up but spirled down abit hard in the grass with some cowling crack and a small piece off on the back center wing, nothing to hurt the flying ability but was scuffless for 44 flights, so check everthing prior to each flight...

Be patient and wait for near zero winds on maiden flights, the SC will handle steady winds even near 7MPH but not suggested, many plus 5 MPH with no misshaps other than doing the landings today...

Lately also lots of rain but watch for openings, sometimes between fronts the winds will settle for a brief time, time to fly, hi hi...<>..

Use a big field, with no obsticles in the center, SC neads room especially on early flights, football or soccer field is about minimum !!

Learn something near every flight, todays misshap failed to check the wing after a landing on the grass, lucky its still flying...

And Watch For Gusty Conditions, even below 5 MPH will give you fits, rather have a steady 5 to 6 MPH than a 3 to 4 gusty..<>..

Sorry but Wait For Zero Winds, have enough to learn on maiden flights....

My landing have been below par on early flights, so kept on grass, stongly suggest this until your able to flare each time and target land...<>..
BEST
phillipmorris

[SCC]

Garvey.

Wait for a nice calm day. It will be worth it.
I'm back in the UK next week for work, i hope the weather has improved by then

[sam77]

I totally understand your feeling about the rain. My problem is with d**n gusty winds. What a giant pain in the rear!!!

[garvey76]

thanks all.
real good tips philip.
SCC think weather is going to bad all next week, sunday especially.
sooooooooo temted to fly, work is bang in middle of a golf course so skip over fence and on 2nd hole, nice big green area just what i need, sand bunkers for the odd emergency landing, but must sit tight and not make same mistakes as did with PZ MUSTANG
oh well back to you tube.