Crosswind rental limits?

nrp wrote:
A relative is working on a PPL using a Diamond DA20. The FBO has a
policy of no student solos with more than 5 knots crosswind component.
Do other FBOs do this? As a result he is having trouble scheduling his
solo cross countries.

I always put a 7 knot crosswind limit on my student's initial solo.
I'll increase it as they get more time. Things get very busy very
quickly for students above 7 knots. When we have a nice day of 20 knot
cross wind I'll call my students up and have them rush out and meet me
at the airport. Usually 30 minutes is all they can take. Its like a
boxing match for them. However, the learning experience is important.
Its like riding a bike, you need to create those mussle associations of
how to handle cross winds.

-Robert