So if it is deal calm is it OK to fly...

[Paul Taylor]

I would think no wind at all is a bad thing???

Paul

[Shultzie]

I would think no wind at all is a bad thing???

Paul

Uhhh? Is "Deal" calm...more Dead that just plain old Dead air? Hummm? 

Maaaaaaany many models over the years have been trashed n' bashed because of wake turbulence in calm wind conditions. At least when one is flying in windy conditions usually aware of whats happininininininininnnnn' and can compensate...but  wake turbulence can do the krazzzeeist and weird things to the most beautiful flying models ever built.

[Wynn Robins]

To sum up the crazy reply -

flying in still conditions can have adverse effects on your model - as you may have got out of the reply from Shultzie - Wake turbulence is what you need to look out for.

On a clam day, the disrupted air that your model creates, "stays in " or is evident in your flight path, so the next time round, you hit the turbulence that you just created.

It is not a huge issue if you remember to take a step back after consecutive stunts - but remembering to do that can be tricky if you are not used to it.

[Mark Scarborough]

The nice thing about wake turbulance is that you get to see the top and bottom of your plane from the handle, a site not normally experienced when flying CL,,,

[Leo Mehl]

On our circle you have to watch for thermals. I have had my plane hit a thermal and the plane lifted the outboard wing 90 degrees and that was with a slight breeze. Oh and we have some guys that cause turbulance when they are talking. That is called expelsion turbulance, or bad BS.

[Randy Powell]

Yes, I would say that 5 out of the 6 crashes I've had over the past 10-15 years have been due to wake turbulence. What usually gets me is the wind is blowing when the flight starts. Even if it's just enough to knock out the wake turbulence. But usually, sometime during the flight, it goes dead calm and I don't compensate and sure enough, I hit the wake turbulence, usually exiting a square turn near the gound, and whoops! Plane suddenly drops 4 feet and I was only 3 and a half feet off the ground. Sigh... Did in my USA-1 and last year my Novi. I've really got to pay more attention to conditions when it's like that.

[Andrew Borgogna]

I just wish I flew well enough to hit my wake turbulence.  Alas since I never fly the same loop twice it's never been a problem.

[Shultzie]

To sum up the crazy reply -

flying in still conditions can WILL have adverse effects on your model - as you may have got out of the reply from Shultzie - Wake turbulence is what you need to look out for.


It is not a huge issue if you remember to take a step back after consecutive stunts -

WYNN!
THANKS FOR SUMMING UP "THE CRAZY REPLY!" U GOLDEN TONGUED BALSA BUTCHER!