I was flying out of Republic Airport (Farmingdale, NY) on Friday, March 2 on a 30 seater, scheduled to depart 4:45 pm to Atlantic City, NJ [a Borgata Casino "deal"
]. We took off 40 minutes late: the plane flew from Richmond, Va to drop off pax in AC and then flew to Republic. The gusts at t/o and landing were 60+ mph--terrible conditions, but at 8,000 ft the ride was smooth(?).
The pilot was experienced and felt he could fly under such conditions. So even small planes can fly in adverse weather...