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Old 06-07-2004 | 09:50 PM
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Default RE: Nervous about the wind

That's a smart move. If you're uncomfortable flying in that much wind don't do it. It's not worth risking an airplane. There's always tomorrow or next weekend. Just remember, however, that the wind is your friend. If you stick with it long enough, in time, with the right aircraft, you will learn to like the wind. You may even begin to prefer it, as I have. 15 with gusts to 25 is about my limit. If it gets to be much more than that, I go home or just don't show up at the field to begin with. One important aspect of learning to fly in the wind is to fly regardless of the direction of the wind. There are guys in my club who show up Saturday morning and the wind is out of the south at 7/8mph. They fly and have fun. Sunday they return only to find the wind is again blowing at 7/8mph, but this time out of the north. They go home. That just amazes me. Why they won't take the time to learn how to take-off and land in the opposite direction is a mystery to me. Oh well. More room for me to bore holes in the sky.