Go ahead with the lights, that's what I did last winter. Seems like the worst wind around here is always between noon and dark, after that it gets calm. Found some Led's that worked great on my Super Cub and T-28. Like you said though, I'm still a little leary of taking my glow engine planes up at night. But sooner or later I'm going to find some bigger/better lights and try it on my Avistar.