ted
Flight lieutenant
Lake City, Michigan, USA
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Post by ted on Aug 29, 2014 3:50:01 GMT 1
Did flights #51 and #52 tonight. Have had my SuperCub just over a year now. Landing count is 196. My flights tonight were more enjoyable tonight because of a dead calm - no wind whatever. Boy, that made for some nice flying and nice landings. There have been a few other times when I've flown in a dead calm, and it does make a difference for me. I'm not fighting it! I think in the future I will try to wait until I get another dead calm before flying because it makes such a difference. If there's a little bit of wind, I'll just fly my Blade450 heli and wait for the best conditions for my SuperCub. I think it's that the SuperCub is so light that it is influenced by wind conditions - even light wind conditions quite a bit. Anyway, this is a conclusion that I've come to, and I thought I'd write it up in case anyone else can relate to it. |
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Dead Calm
Aug 29, 2014 7:13:42 GMT 1
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Post by sham on Aug 29, 2014 7:13:42 GMT 1
I can certainly relate. The SportCub with its AS3X is much easier to fly in wind than the Supercub LP.
That said, I do relish the challenge of flying the Supercub in windy conditions. That is entertaining in itself.
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Post by Knackered Sailor on Aug 29, 2014 11:02:24 GMT 1
What is dead calm? lol
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Post by pasquale91 on Aug 29, 2014 15:50:25 GMT 1
I was going to ask the same thing. But, enjoy it when you can get it. |
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Post by kenninny on Sept 5, 2014 3:24:30 GMT 1
dead calm is when the wind in not blowing at all, if you have a wind sock were you fly it would just hang, no movement at all
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Post by kenninny on Sept 5, 2014 3:28:08 GMT 1
dead calm is when the wind is not blowing at all, if you have a wind sock were you fly it would just hang, no movement at all
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Post by coupe1942 on Sept 5, 2014 4:05:36 GMT 1
I wonder how dead calm actually effects aircraft? I mean, I know how it effects you when sailing and you get in irons. It puts a lot of work there to find a breeze and move again.
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Post by flydiver on Sept 5, 2014 16:15:04 GMT 1
I wonder how dead calm actually effects aircraft? No effect at all? Like the windsock. All the input is yours. You have no one to blame but yourself.  |
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Post by sham on Sept 6, 2014 9:06:40 GMT 1
Well.. With the nights closing in a bit, there isn't time to fly in the evenings after work.. So last night, I decided to plan ahead (which, as anyone from the UK will tell you, never works with the British weather) and charge the batteries ready for this morning.
I woke at 7am and looked out of the window. Overcast, but dry. And dead calm. Not a breath of wind.
So, I loaded the van and went to the field.
The Supercub flew like she was brand new, so gentle and such a nice way to warm the thumbs and mind. A joy, as always, to fly. The perfect plane to get the eye in for speed of approach and to get the feel for turbulence and such. Today, such was the calm, the Supercub glided in to land herself from about 20ft up.
The SportCub... Well, what can I say about this superb aircraft? In dead calm it is just so responsive. About twice the speed of Supercub and so controllable. Knife edges, inverted, rolls, loops, Cuban 8s, you name it.. And then you back off to ½ throttle and its a docile little high wing scale flyer.
A little trickier in wind, but handles 15mph with no issues.
Love both planes, and had a fabulous morning.
And then, with batteries exhausted, it was time to wipe the wet grass from the wheels and load up to head home.
To cap it off, just as I pulled out of the parking area, it started to drizzle. Perfect!
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