I want to expand on my last post, specifically about the wind. I'd said to wait until it's dead calm with no wind, or just a MILD breeze at the most when learning to fly. It's not that these planes can't fly in the wind, it's just that when you're learning there's no way to see if it's properly balanced, flying straight and true, if the wind is bouncing it around up there. The best times are around sunrise and sunset, and we all know those days in the summer here in Louisiana when there's just no wind, not even the slightest breeze. Just plain HOT. Put up with the heat a while and fly then. If there's A LITTLE, MILD breeze, take off and land into it. A LIGHT breeze, once you KNOW how to fly, can actually be a good thing. Keep the plane in front of you and upwind. Letting it get behind you can mean trouble.
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