Did my PMEL add-on with IFR privileges today. Lots and lots of haze and winds 13G17. The METARs and TAFs said winds variable.

DE was vectoring me to the ILS and he was getting frustrated at how much wind there actually was. And no....the plane has an EHSI so I was indeed holding course.
Anyway, need to get about 40-50 more hours and then the CMEL and CSEL. Am shooting to be done by the end of this month. Stanbeck