does this fly away if there is a strong wind? I live in Northern California and it has been fairly windy lately
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Not sure. I have only used it in strawberry planters with a 4 to 6 jn wall around a 2 foot wide planter ( height above the dirt level) It stays put there. The wind apparently doesn't get to it.
452892
I placed if in a raised vegtable bed so it's protected from the wind. I would think that it would blow away, at least the top layer
2088877
Yes it does, as a matter of fact, I would be very careful trying to fly it in the house, in a big garage with high ceiling maybe, but very careful in the house. The only place I've flown mine was outdoors.. Hope this helps..Joe
278391
It could be an outdoor helicopter but as long as there's no wind you'll be fine flying it outside
2235203
Mine flew away after one storm, beautiful tent but not very strong for windy areas.
277819
The four blades make this and all other quad-copters dramatically more stable than the regular remote control helicopters in wind. It will maintain flight in some strong winds but it does get taken away with the breeze, you'll need to steer against the wind to not lose it. But yes, it will work in the wind.
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I haven't had it through a winter yet. I will bring mine in for winter because humming birds migrate south. I did have it in a bad spot for wind and it got blown off, but did not damage it at all. I have now stuck it to a window that doesn't get as much wind and it has been there for a few months not with no issues at all.
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Flys well if there is absolutely no wind present. id reccomend having a big area with no obstacles.
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I have flown this outside on windy days and calm days. Calm days are great, but it has a hard time fighting almost any breeze.
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Yes, it can handle strong wind. We loved ours in all weather. In fact, ours did well until the snows hit. We got a foot of snow and ours crumples like an accordion. It was about 10 months old. We were very sad to lose it.
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No. It flies in circles, you can adjust the size of the circle and altitude it flies at. It will glide to the ground when it gets shot, or runs out of power.
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Hello, yes if it is really windy the canopy top could move a little bit. Please remember to keep the umbrella closed when not in use to prevent damage. Thank you.
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No problem with light winds. Flies well with light gusts. I have had mine up in 5 mph winds and it handled it just fine.
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We live on the beach and it can be quite windy. We haven't had any problems due to wind, but we do have the pole secured on a deck railing as well as on the deck itself.
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If there is ABSOLUTELY no wind AT ALL, then it works ok outside. Or, as well as it does inside, anyway, which isn't all that well....This thing is challenging to control under ideal conditions, add a breeze to the equation and you should plan to spend more time hunting for it in the trees than actually flying.
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You can fly outside but there has to be absolutely NO wind....Not even a trace! There is no forward thrust to speak of. The best place is in a gym or auditorium of some sort.
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It can be flown outside but only if it's dead calm. It's so lite that it will struggle against any wind at all.
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This little helicopter has to stay in your line of sight in order to control it but it can pretty much fly as far as your room/area allow. It will fly outside but there has to be in zero wind. Equipment is good and it will fly further than you can adequately see in order to accurately control it. Hope this helps!