Just going back to the original post, the wind speed you set on the sim should depend on the level of skill you have reached. When at a novice level it is easy to mistake whether the aircraft movements are down to wind gusts or control inputs. As confidence builds work up to at least 15mph with 30mph gusts and then crank it up if you want to have some fun. When at the field 15mph would be about a max for an aircraft of the type you have with 10mph being more sensible to practice manouvers. As a BMFA examiner I have tested before, people that have really flown in conditions that were beyond them and their aircraft. They got no extra credit for doing so and in a couple of cases ended up crashing (not good on a test). The sims can be great fun but if you are using it as a serious practice tool my advice would be keep it to reallity and stretch yourself to sensible maximum limits.