ORIGINAL: rjbob
Here's the bottom line...
If the your aircraft control inputs don't cause the plane to stall, snap, or lose altitude in calm air, the exact same inputs won't cause you plane to stall, snap, or lose altitude in ANY steady wind.
PERIOD!!!
EXACTLY! And on windy days, if you perform a downwind turn and vary your control inputs to make the plane fly the same path over the ground and with the same ground speed that it would fly on calm days, you might get yourself (and your plane) in a problem.
Are we done yet?
Jim