Whats the max wind speed I should fly in ??

[invasion]

After my crash yesterday with my Blade 400 was just wondering what sort of wind speeds are considered ok to fly in and what would be to much?

Hard to tell somtimes and when you get down to the field it is always seems to be more windy than it was when you left home!

[joe.lel]

If you find it hard to stand upright, its too windy

[joe.lel]

On a serious note though, with my Blade400 tend to fly in brisk winds at max (5-8mpg at a guess), only due to the fact that when the wind gets ontop of the blades it tends to like to throw it towrds the ground. LOL

[coptermanic]

Bear in mind that the wind strength will increase from the surface; it's why you see good golfers looking at the upper branches of trees to try get a feel for the true wind.
A 450, I don't really like much more than 5 to 10 mph, but that will go up to 15 to 20 mph for a 600.
Really, if you are thinking about it being too strong, then it probably is and so take the pack off and save the copter!!!!!!!

[tiddler]

Being a novice myself, I am much happier when flying in light winds of around 3-5mph whenever possible.
But have been out in stronger winds of around 8-10mph which is ok but you need to be prepared for those gusts that can tend to make the heli rise or fall unexpectedly. Its those gusts that screw me up. Steady winds are less of a problem.

[Gate88]

I leave the 450 at home in anything stronger than this....................

[invasion]

How are you guys judging wind speed? is this just from experiance..Is it somthing like if tops of trees are moving it is about ....MPH

we have some tall trees I can see from my window I think from now on if they are moving at the top then I wont fly..in june when I get my Trex 500 maybe I can push it a bit more

[sacko]

Anymore than 20mph and I just dont find it fun, instead i end up just trying to wrestle the wind.

[joe.lel]

I never used to take my blade out in anything more than a fart of wind, once you are more confident you will take it out in more and more wind, until you get to a point that you think thats windy enough.

From then on anything less than that you will know you can fly fine in.

[invasion]

I leave the 450 at home in anything stronger than this....................

I didnt know you liked to leave the 450 at home and go out cross dressing in the wind

[alex]

I'd stay at home for that- sod the helicopter

[Gate88]

How are you guys judging wind speed? is this just from experiance..Is it somthing like if tops of trees are moving it is about ....MPH

we have some tall trees I can see from my window I think from now on if they are moving at the top then I wont fly..in june when I get my Trex 500 maybe I can push it a bit more

After a while you just know, you get a feel for when it's too bad to fly.

I dont find strong winds too much of a problem, especially in forward flight, but gusts are what catch you out.

[Gav]

15MPH is a bir hairy for a 400-450. 500 or bigger no probs but may need a bush for shelter to land lol

[tiddler]

How are you guys judging wind speed? is this just from experiance..Is it somthing like if tops of trees are moving it is about ....MPH

we have some tall trees I can see from my window I think from now on if they are moving at the top then I wont fly..in june when I get my Trex 500 maybe I can push it a bit more

Dangle an old sock off the end of your tx antenna

Or have a look at what one of the weather forecast sites

Metcheck is popular, Not always accurate but popular all the same. Metcheck.com - UK Weather Forecasts - Live Data - Long Range Weather Forecasts

[Gate88]

I didnt know you liked to leave the 450 at home and go out cross dressing in the wind

No. I always cross dress when I fly my 450, if it's windy my dress keeps blowing up and its a struggle to hold it down and keep my fingers on the sticks!