Hi Ian yes you are correct in what you say they can be flown in a fairly stiff x/wind I have been there and done it on more than a few occaisions.I think the key to your statement is the guy that you were flying with, thousands of hours on Luscombes,wasnt Cliff Lovell was it, cos that would explain it.In my post I maybe assumed the thread had been started by someone with not too much experience and thus feel it proper not to infere that an A/C of that design in average piloting hands will perform as easily as a modern training A/C.As always no matter what the book says its the pilots skill and currency that counts.Worth mentioning that it would be a good idea to get some practice on wheel landings as this will improve the crosswind performance.Get some dual training else things could go astray.there are poss loads of pilots on this site that will tell you all you need to know about this A/C good luck BFN