Slopey
I am surpirsed to hear that. When I was at OBA the circuits were very tight. For instance if you were departing from 35 you had to start cross wind either before the caravan or 500feet (which ever came first) stay within the interstate on downwind and start base no further down than the bend in the river certainly not at Granada.
Ken was particularly hot on the subject. My instructor (Brian, who left when i left) was very anal on tight circuits every where I went, and PFL crazy! (every feckin flight he would pull the power!).
I always found the trouble was with very new students (pre dual circuit students) or visiting pilots.
Does OBA have radar now? it was the big discussion when I was there.