all things equal, i think heavier is more important than bigger. if you weighed down your pulse or escapade, it'll be much more stable in the air but of course will not be as easy to fly. in my experience the wing loading is the most important element. as charlie mentioned, the faster your specific model flies, the less it will be affected by the wind. the other aspect is the drag. if you have a plane with huge amount of drag (biplane, trainer) it tends to be thrown around in the wind. if you have a pattern plane that is both fast and slippery, it will cut through the wind easily. i use to fly a WM Zen 50 on the windy, gusty days without any issue. where others would be grounded, i'd be flying pretty much normal. i'd set the CG a bit forward to help keep the speed up when landing and do a roll out landing rather than a more gentle flare. the worst part is after landing, getting her turned around was tough! for that i'd probably recommend not having a tail dragger.

in short, get a pattern plane that is not a tail dragger or... this plane: the impluse 90. i'm sure airborne sells it.

http://www.theworldmodels.com/para/p...airplaneid=158

i'm sure it'll be a great plane for those windy days.