Handy tip for getting on the right side of ATC: Light a/c aren't that easy to see especially in crappy weather. When joining the circuit if you can use your landing light we'll be able to see you that much easier. Until we do you ain't got much chance of being fitted in among the jets. (Unless you enjoy going round in circles for 1/2 an hour a couple of miles from the airport). When you are being held at the end of the downwind leg because of traffic on final it can be hard to tell what point you are in the orbit ie turning towards or away from the field. Your landing light helps here too. Sometimes your position in the orbit makes a big difference whether you'll get in or not. Hope I'm not teaching anyone to suck eggs!