The law of new models and wind

Hmmm...

Obviously an "International" law .. :(

Dave

Just curious is there some universal law that says the day you finish a new model the wind will be blowing at 50 km/h gusting to 80. It seems to happen every time.

TJ

Naw, try: It's been raining and/or blowing every day since I reconfigured my Extreme Stick.

Actually, I got to fly it last Thursday. It I still don't have the right prop, I guess. It will accelerate straight up but doesn't hover well. It wants to fall over. It weighs ~5 1/4 lbs with the servos in the tail and a MVVS .61 on the nose. I used a APC 12x6 last time out. CG is ~4 3/4" back from the LE. Should I try a 13x5 and move the CG back some more?

Vat'cha 'tink, guys?

Cheers,

CR

TJ wrote:

| Just curious is there some universal law that says the day you finish a new | model the wind will be blowing at 50 km/h gusting to 80. It seems to happen | every time.

Woohoo! 50 km/h winds are fun! The strongest winds I've ever flown in were about 50 mph (or 80 kph) -- and that was a serious blast! I'd try flying in stronger winds, but they just don't happen here (Austin, TX) very often.

Perhaps you're just flying the wrong types of planes :)

(In case it's not obvious, I'm talking about slope flying. I started flying glow planes, then supplemented that with electric flying, but now it's the windy days I look forward to -- days I can go sloping. When the wind gets that strong, you do crash a lot, but the planes you fly are foam and can handle it with minimal to no damage.)

The only things that keeps me from flying now are 1) heavy rain (drizzle doesn't) 2) work and 3) the family (wife, kids.) And #2 and #3 can be negotiated with :)

I am sure. I have been trying to get out and do a maiden flight on a heavy, big bipe since the middle of February. The few weekends I have been free to fly it have been too windy, too wet, or some combination. There was one nice day, but I already had a commitment to go somewhere else and fly something else and it was a sanctioned event. The next day I went out and the wind was 25 gusting to 35 and the opposite direction of normal meaning I would have to deal with non-standard turns. I don't mind the direction too much, but not with a new bird at a different field and high wind.

Yes, and the wind will be exactly 90deg to the runway!

Well I haven't finished a model lately and the wind has been blowing 20-30 mph all day every day lately. I wonder who has been building all the new planes around here....

John VB

Are you in upstate NY by any chance, John?

I put together a 1/4-scale Giles 202/O.S. 1.60, a Dave Patrick Ultimate/Saito 1.50 and a Kyosho Sensation 1400/ST .45 this winter and the wind has YET to stop blowing so far this Spring.

Sorry...

Bob Scott

Are you sure you don't live in South Central Nebraska??? I've got a feeling it is going to be a windy summer.

John VB

Not if its a slope soarer... then there is a dead calm which lasts for weeks >:-)

Reg

This is very similar to the 'Law of Cyano' You get the tiniest amount of cyano dribbling down to a greasy unprepared surface you prefer not to be adhered, and it will stick like rock. But, if you rub down the surfaces, clean with spirit alcohol, apply the right amount of cyano, it will not stick. This is also similar to the 'Law of Paint'