Fying in windy conditions can give you some of the best thrills in this sport. Those who never fly in windy conditions are missing a lot. The key is to not fall in love with your plane to the point were your first concern always is not to damage it. I sometimes have to "talk" to my plane; "You are going to do this or die trying". The best thrill is landing in gusts. You have to have a plane with a high wing loading, responsive, and built strong, good throttle responce, reliable engine. On final approach the plane may roll 90 degrees, uncommanded. You correct and then it balloons up 20 feet and rolls the other way 90 degrees and drops 30 feet. You correct. The sticks are moving as if by themselfs. You feel like you are on a bucking horse. You finally land, bring it to you, stop the engine. You set the transmitter down and then notice your hands shaking. What a rush. Calm down, refuel and take it up again. To get there you have to practice flying in the wind. Yes, you will crash. So? I have hundreds of crashed under my belt and expect many more.