Hello Friends,

I hope I am writing this post in the right section.

I live in Delhi and often I use to go to my flying field but till date I didn't understand and  not able figure out appropriate time of the day to fly. 

When I visit my field in the morning 5 -6 am then I often able to fly till around 7 , 7:30.  But in evenings (5 - 6 p.m) out of 10 times ,  only few times I encounter calm weather.

I prefer flying in evenings. So please suggest me some appropriate time that I can try.

Thanks!

For most of the time that i have seen morning's have much lesser winds compared to the evenings

More over its the monsoon season it can get pretty windy at any time IMO morning is the best time to fly

Saves the day too 
Where do you fly in Delhi?

Same question came to my mind...so checked the weather forecast for my place and it looks like wind is minimum at morning, rises by the day and falls again after evening attaining almost same wind speed as morning during night. Before 7.30am and After 7.30pm winds speeds were lowest. Since night flying is not everyones cup of tea, morning it is 

We usually fly in the mornings and have found that 1-2 hours from the time of sunrise (If sunrise is 6.30am, then 6.30am-8.30am) is usually calm and I feel is the best time to fly as the nature is very beautiful at that time and not too many distractions. I haven't flown much in the evenings but think about 1/2 hour before sunset can be pretty clam. So if the sunset is around 6.30pm, you can try flying from 6.00pm-6.45pm.

I have also observed that during the interval when the winds change directions (here it is around 9am-10am), it's absolutely calm.

@agent47
For many years the first thing we would do on Sunday mornings was to go out and look at tree leaves hoping it wouldn't be too windy to fly. Three years ago we moved to Indore and found that it was almost always too windy. From my old gliding days i guessed it was over 10 knots or say 20kmph.

Got a surprise to find that Harveer here flew no matter what the wind speed. So did the flyers taught by him. Watching him we (ie me and RC Aunt) too got the courage to fly in the wind. Only my electric 60" Tiger Moth has difficulty. Our electric trainer even flies backwards on low throttle.

Forecast for tomorrow (and the whole week) is Beaufort 4, or 19-28 kmph!

So don't let the wind get you down. Happy flying.

i think early in the morning just before sunrise and eve. sunset time

the wind blows calm as compared to other time of the day

i prepare my aircraft , and if i have to fly today that does not mean that today is flying day
i delay it to next day or some other day

i watch the wind condition to be calm so that i can enjoy flying

as i am not the expert pilot but i had seen practicing experience pilots  and army people here fly in little turbulence also

@K K Iyer

Iyer sir. Beg to differ on this. While we fly in windy conditions, I would not suggest a beginner to do so. It's too easy to get carried away while seeing experts flying in windy conditions. You are the best judge of your skills. The reaction time of beginners is too less to bail out of tricky situations. Just last week, one of my students, with decent experience tried flying his trainer in very windy condition. Just while landing, he was coming cross wind and a sudden gust of wind toppled his plane. Proper aileron input could have saved his plane but he panicked and got confused.

My advice is that, when in doubt, pack up. Packing up is not easy. It takes lot of courage and will power to pack up and leave without flying. And I admire those who do that. They know their limits and its a good thing.

However, this doesn't mean you should never fly in winds and be extra cautious. You should take chances. Cross the limits sometimes. Life is meant to live fearlessly. But while doing so, make sure you are fully aware of your capacity and your plane's capacity.

Quote from: vishalrao on August 09, 2014, 07:00:45 PM
My advice is that, when in doubt, pack up.

Good advice.
I have a similar long standing rule.
'Quit while you are ahead'

Well I have flown in moderate wings.... say gusting 15 - 25 kts.  It gets a bit too choppy and yes landings are a pain in cross winds.  As long as the winds are along the take off and landing directions the aeroplane is more or less in good control.  Yes I too prefer mornings more as the day is fresh and calm.  Monsoons I am flying when ever the temperatures are OK for me to stand in the open for 2 hours or so.  I am lucky to have a place where I can have my model into the wind at most times.  Though areas are probably easier in winds due to the added lift you might get in headwinds for the ground speed you are flying at.

BUT sincere advice.... avoid flying in winds over 10 - 15 kts.  more so if it is gusting.

QuoteMy advice is that, when in doubt, pack up.

That is the golden rule...Very well summarised Vishal.

I know of aeromodellers who believe, "Itni door aaye hain to kuch to udake jayenge" and then those who believe "mujhse control nahin hoga. let's leave it". What is common is doubtfulness/clarity, either on the model's capabilities or on one's skills. Mornings are indeed best for flying.

PS: agent 47? Hitman?

@vishalrao  Have you tried SlopeSoaring ? You live in an area where the cliffs open out to the sea and the breeze is conducive to this type of flying. Please let me know. I would love to try these models out in Mangalore.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?s=f5586889b1dd2efb6c7feff3bd54a2fb&t=1445391&highlight=corro

Cheers

Quote from: girishsarwal on August 10, 2014, 05:41:52 PM
"Itni door aaye hain to kuch to udake jayenge"

I guess that resonates with majority of the flyers  One another note, I have observed that those who actually build models seem to have more patience and don't mind leaving the field without flying. On another hand, those who just fly seem to lack patience and really don't mind taking risks even if it means getting their models crashed. Just my observation.

@ Ponappa We have been dying to try out some slope soaring. Agree there are many cliffs here, in fact whole of Mangalore is built on cliffs, but we haven't found a suitable cliff facing sea (west) to do slope soaring. I guess if we will intensify search, we will surely find some. This weekend, we are planning to try some water takeoffs/landings. Hope to be lot of fun 

Thanks for all the replies! @girishsarwal I fly at Rohini a very big field is near rithala metro station. 

Quote from: girishsarwal on August 10, 2014, 05:41:52 PM
PS: agent 47? Hitman?

You got it!