Hi Lumpjockey,
Can I refer you to the thread you started a few weeks ago yourself which seems to contain all the answers you need.
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...threadid=79202
The wind has actually not a lot to do with your approach speed. Small adjustments are made for gusty conditions, and on a very calm day you can safely nibble a bit of the 1.3 without coming to any harm.
You may enjoy getting one of the TT books or book a trial lesson.
FD