RE: how much wind is generally too much?
<div>As a beginner I can’t tell you too much about what is too much, but I did find out the hard way that when it is windy (20+ cross wind away from the landing field) it presents other issues. For example, if you end up with a dead stick, and you are at the farthest end of the flying field with not too much altitude to work with, and you are down wind, it is very hard if not impossible to get back to safety. I ended up in the busses because the wind was too strong and the plane could not make forward progress to get in the clear. So I guess the plane really does not know it is windy until you lose power.</div><div></div><div>My instructor took the stick and made a soft landing in the busses with no damage at all, love those pilots.</div><div></div><div>TB</div><div></div>