Hmmm.... This thread has given me a good insight. I'm about to start doing circuits out at Moorabbin in a Tomahawk. We went over the procedure in our last post-flight breifing and it seems to be the traditional style of approach...
Even though I only have an SPL, it dosen't seem to make much sense to fly that sort of approach in a small plane, what a waste of time. I think it would make more sense to train the pilot to fly a big jet when she needs to, rather than from the start... Uneccesary.