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Old 28th Feb 2008, 19:42
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misterbonkers
 
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It depends on what your comfortable with and what you have flown in before either on your own or with an instructor. Ive been up in a Raven 2 35kts gusting 50kts and it wasn't particularly nice - needless to say the flight didn't last that long and our landing site was nice and sheltered.

Gusty wind versus steady wind is always an issue. Low G may result in gusty conditions as the helicopter climbs and drops - so flying slowly at a reduced pitch is always a good bet.

Passengers, especially those who haven't flown much before, wont like it very much in 20kts with a gust spread up to 35kts.

Gusts up towards 40kts can result in the blades flapping significantly at low RPM which could result in a tail boom strike.

There is something in the flight manual that states maximum wind speeds you should be flying in if you have less than 200 hours in robos but i dont have a copy to hand and wouldnt want to misquote.

At the end of the day - if you're flying for pleasure - you dont have to be in poor conditions in the first place.
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