OK Squeaks, consider the neck fully wound in...after all, I never expected that a little bit of constuctive criticism might actually offend someone!
Rather than trying to be a 'smart ****', the point I was TRYING to make was that studes read these threads too. If you're going to describe a STANDARD circuit then describe the things that you should do as standard. Yes, the mention of wind and other aircraft in the previous posts does indicate that everyone takes account of them, but reading the thread, I just got the impression that we were glossing over a couple of important little features. I pointed them out for completeness, NOT to show off, and so that any student reading this thread for some tips and hints about circuit flying might get a fuller picture than just the numbers. If that upset you, then I'm sorry but there's not a lot I can do!
BTW, I didn't realise that talking about something as basic as radio calls would 'embarras'(sic) me! Personally, I don't think referring to anything that I do in the air should be regarded as embarrassing! (Well... apart from THAT, but that's a thread for JB!!) Other people don't seem to have embarrassed themselves by talking about checks, which is similarly fundamental, so why me?
(Maybe it's because I'm not a regular contributor to this forum...after all, one little post seems to have upset someone!!!)
Basically mate, I wasn't trying to upset anyone and if I did then I'm sorry but it's more your snag than mine. I was only trying to close the loop on a couple of things.
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