These days I only fly rotary but am quite happy to join by any safe method, including from overhead.
At some airfields, due to the huge bomber circuits routinely taught and flown (very often outside the ATZ
before the end of downwind) it's sometimes difficult when joining to work out who is actually in the circuit and who is just passing by! I was taught to keep the aircraft in a position where it could make the airfield in the event of engine failure (and later taught the same to others). These days, some people should be doing rejoin checks before turning base leg.......
