[Chewie von Nubbins]

Good experience for you....but, might want to check out the max demonstrated crosswind for that 152. Question that CFI on this and what to do if you are out there solo and something similar happens again.

Some of the worst horror stories that I hear happen from people flying when a front is blowing through the area and is different (stronger) than what is being forecast. Some people really get freaked out by the strong winds and lightening in the distant and just want to get on the ground. And, since the landing runway has been 17 for the past few weeks, the automatic reaction is to line up for 17. This happened to me back in June when an afternoon thunderstorm popped up out of nowhere and I was doing some solo X/C work. Wasn't a front, but the dissipating CB cloud just ahead of the rain really freaked me out. I almost lost it that day.