RE: Flying in strong Winds
I flew on Sunday. It was windy with gusts to 25 and turbulence. I should have known it was too windy when my Hog Bipe flipped over twice while taxiing. Flying was exciting - lots of sudden changes. I'd be straight and level one second and banked 90 degrees the next second. Flying upwind it would be almost stationary, downwind it screamed.
I flew for awhile and managed to get it back on the ground without damage. Flying in wind can be fun if you do it with an airplane that you don't care too much if it gets damaged.