ORIGINAL: harryangus
So, on strong or cross-wind, I take it that crabing is definetly the second choice for beginners.
The first choice beeing to sit down and watch experts fly their RC models.
I would replace the word "wind" with "turbulence and gusts". If you have a very smooth and steady side wind you can fly easily up to very high wind speeds. When turbulence or gusts are strong, sit down and watch the fools fly, experts know when to give up! (competitions excepted, there you have a bad choice to compete or lose if the turbulence is high)
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