In a way, I wish I would have started with more experience flying in the wind. When I first started flying I lived in Indiana and the club field was down in a valley. Not much wind. I took a 15 year break in flying and took a job in Kansas and now it's always windy. If I don't learn to fly in the wind, I don't fly at all. I read some place that Chicago is the windy city, Wichita has more high wind days than Chicago ever had. I draw the line at tornado's though. You'll be glad you learned to handle the wind if you plan on visiting other clubs for fun flies or other events.