RE " . Most of the time the aircraft is not in the position it states it's in, but the call sounded awesome and the content was complete. ."
There were a couple of 'well-known wackers - of - the - time' who , having given their '30mile call' with their estimate for the circuit area, would call, for whatever reason, 'circuit area' at precisely the time they had given.....
BUT.... they were no where to be seen...….
Then, about 2 or 3 minutes later, they would 'roar' into the circuit area going like the proverbial bat out of hell...….WHY???
When we asked them, they would say something purile like 'Because that was PROFESSIONAL - to arrive in the CIRA AT the TIME Nominated......Go Figure, as they say...…
So, to be equally 'professional', we would give them until the very second at the end of their nominated EST minute - and then ask 'where are you - NOT SIGHTED'....as no doubt other traffic approaching would be searching ahead for them - only to have them bolt in from BEHIND...….
Like I said.....'WACKERS'......
Probably still the case today...….Human nature doesn't change.
Cheers