I spotted what might have been Number 1 treating the South East of England as the base leg, and seemingly taking it very slow. In fact, Number 1 was so far out, it could have been a passing aircraft.
That's the story of my life at the Brampton Flying Club, where people typically fly circuits so far out that one would think they are heading for another aerodrome. And of course this is capped by swooping down on (extra-long) final to about 150' agl, and then dragging the airplane in under power for the next 1½ miles. This has been the subject of many complaints (see
here, for example), but nothing ever changes. Someday, somebody is going to be killed.
