Living somewhere the wind never settles down is the challenge behind these flying sessions. The maker says it stays windy at home all the time and that getting used to it is simply part of flying there. Instead of waiting for calm weather, the AeroScout trainer gets flown in those conditions as practice.
The airframe is white foam dressed in red and black graphics, with AeroScout lettering on the wing and the fuselage side. An electric motor drives a pusher propeller mounted above the fuselage. Tricycle landing gear handles the ground work, and the maker has fitted a three-blade propeller to the plane.
The flying is what sells it. The plane comes down, lines up with the dirt path and touches down on a rural dirt road, then rolls along the dry ground before passing the camera. After that the motor throttles up, the plane accelerates down the dirt track, climbs away at a steady rate and banks off into the distance. A successful landing and another takeoff, both from the same strip.
The three-blade prop is the detail I keep coming back to. The maker fitted it for more bite and less speed, and giving up pace for grip seems a sensible trade for gusty days, though how it performs at higher speeds is still an open question. The practice clearly pays off, since the maker reports their Sportix flying has improved a lot since working with the AeroScout. That is about the best endorsement a trainer can earn.