There it was-gone
So I was flying circuits at the weekend and the instructor says 'shall we land this time?'. So I said yes no problem, and vacated at the end of the runway. Then he says 'right, you don't need me anymore-off you go!'
At the airfield I'm at, and the runway in use, you have to backtrack almost the entire length of the runway. Turned around and stopped. Increased the power and without the instructor the performance was good.
I even remembered to do the downwind checks too. After a stable approach the landing was ok after a little float. Then, 6 minutes after it had begun it was over.
Strangely, I was more nervous after I had shut the aircraft down than before I went! Funny how these things can work!
Bri