I just recently finished my FT Simple Scout and I absolutely love it. It's the first plane I've built that flies predictability and easily except for one thing... wind. My first flights were on a near windless day but yesterday when I tried to fly it the plane was getting pushed around quite a bit. The wind speed was probably between 5 to 10mph. This brings me to my question. Is there a FT design or other community designed plane that will do better on windy days? I'm totally digging this hobby and I'd love to add a second plane to my fleet that will be easier to handle on windy days.
Thanks!
5-10 MPH can get a bit annoying approaching the 10 end if you got gusts, but most planes should be able to handle it. I do agree that you should get used to flying in less than perfect conditions, but I can see why the simple Scout might have a bit of an issue. It's a larger RET plane with an under camber and dihedral. RET planes in general, especially bigger ones, are more susceptible to getting pushed around by the wind in my experience.
A low drag, low aspect RET plane such as a Nutball or Flyer will do just fine in 5-10 MPH winds and even hover against the wind like a kite, but I think your real best bet is a plane with ailerons, maybe a sleek and sporty low or mid wing with no dihedral. A flying wing would also work great, or perhaps a basic delta. Just go for a low drag shape with no dihedral that employs ailerons or elevons and you'll get a lot more wind resistance. Bigger is better to resist wind, but I've seen smaller planes do well too. You'll preferably want a wing loading coefficient above super light categories like trainers and 3d, something for a sport or scale plane like around 10ish should be good, especially just for 10 MPH.
