P4P Bird "Tilting"
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phinchman
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Flight distance : 120994 ft
Puerto Rico
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Hello, All:

Yesterday, I was out flying my P4P and a pretty hefty sustained wind came up.  I noted that my P4P "tilted" into the wind while hovering and flying.  At first, I thought maybe an IMU thing (though the IMU was calibrated before I took off) so I hovered the bird, turned it around 180 degrees and sure enough got a tilt (into the wind) on the windward side.  Anyone know if this is normal (I don't recall seeing that action on my P3P)?  In winds, say 25mph+, is it normal for the bird to tilt into the wind, maybe for some compensation?

Thanks, in advance!
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Geebax
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Australia
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Yes, it is perfectly normal. The aircraft cannot maintain a steady horizontal position when fighting a strong wind, the only way it can try it to cant itself towards the wind and increase motor speed.
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