I'm working this afternoon, Jinkster; off to Sheffield in a few minutes.
Yesterday afternoon.....well!!! We tried one circuit, and got up to 500 ft before I took control and scuttled for cover.....errrr....I mean flew a precise low level circuit with a perfect approach, don't I.
We then managed an hour of hovering sideways and backwards, and I told my student that excuses of poor vis were quite acceptable, since it was raining so hard we could hardly see the footpath he was supposed to be lining the helicopter up with. Then suddenly it closed in so fast I was wondering if we'd actually manage to hover-taxi back to the apron. I was quite impressed by the calm radio call from the poor f/w pilot trying to beat the real crud home; we waited for you to land before we crossed, since your need was probably greater than ours.
Today looks lovely; so fingers crossed.