tony0707

HI FLEW OFF PAVED runways most of the time- so with a cross wind the touch down area is greatly reducedYOU CAN ALWAYS fly into the wind to the runway and then turn onto the runway when you reach it(into the wind gives you the most stable control over the plane -and a good thing for beginners ) A cross wind will be easier to deal with if you determine which direction the wind is going to blow youkeep the wing slightly low -that the wind is blowing on -so the wind does not get under the wingyou must also adjust your turn from base to final so that you have the wind blowing you to the center of the runway on your final for example : if landing from the left with the wind at your back you need the plane to be on the left side of the runway -now the wind will move you to the runways center on finalif landing from the left and the wind is blowing on your face you need to be on the right of the runwayso the plane is blown to you on final landing is the biggest challange we face with wind and conditions that are always changing -sometimes from minute to minute ( watch the wind sock ) do keep in mind you are going SLOW ON FINAL ( gliding )so you should not do to much damage to the plane-do look for the plane starting to rock back and fortha good sign you are about to stalltime to give a bleep of throttle to increase foward motion or the plane will stall -and drop out on you( hit hard or crash ) keep in mind your idle speed should be up enough to keep the plane flying (and needs to be adjusted based on wind velosity before take off )- hope my .02 helps some flying RC for 20 years A LOT ENJOY REGARDS TONY "the omega man " think pink ! !