I did much of my early flying in gliders and it has always seemed natural to me to continue the practice of gliding approaches in light GA.
i fly very tight circuits in the Auster for the very reason my late downwind and base are at 55KN and final at 50 knots or less (sometimes much less). Vs = 26 VFE = 58. If there is someone behind me in the circuit I warn them.
Our little airport at YSHT is being built in with residential subdivision and development. I feel a,lot more comfortable knowing I’m within reach of it in the circuit and I worry about long, flat approaches being practised by so many others with engines dragging them in.
Kaz