Hi RG,

My "non-logic" for handling gusty wind conditions is this: The Apprentice has more mass (inertia) which makes it more resistant to the initial upsetting displacement forces from wind gusts, but once rolling or pitching, it will take more control response to stop it too. Your common logic comment would be true if neither plane was equipped with AS3X receivers. However, the Apprentice and the Aeroscout both use the same Spektrum receiver with AS3X (Artificial Stabilization – 3-aXis) and therein lies the difference. The Aeroscout has a higher roll and pitch rate response capability than the heavier Apprentice, which allows the AS3X function to produce a quicker flight response in the Aeroscout. Don't get me wrong. Both planes are great trainers and each can fly in strong steady wind. But for strong gusty conditions, all I can tell you is to go fly both of them back to back on a day when the gusts are about 15 mph above the sustained wind speed and then decide for yourself which one you prefer.