The interlink on the controls just means you have to be a bit more adaptive in strong winds but has never been a problem
The interlink on the controls means that when you apply left rudder, the control column rotates left and thus applies left down aileron.
This means that when you are landing in a right crosswind, when you kick it straight with the left rudder you will get left roll caused by the yaw and increased by the input of interlinked aileron.
It is not something that you can be adaptive about and the later models with this removed have higher crosswind limits.
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Bookworm,
I would not describe 3 13 stone friends as being "light".
Surprised that your limited by so much.
Thus you must spend a lot of time with the aux and tip tanks empty. Does this cause a problem with the bladder in the aux tanks drying out?
I can't believe that you can only carry round about 1/3 of the aircraft fuel capacity when going flying. I have not had such a problem. OK, not full tanks and full seats but I am sure we could carry more fuel than that.
Have you had your aircraft weighed recently?
Regards,
DFC