Anotherthing - you are right, I have been picked up on it a couple of times. And the advice that you, and some others, have given will no doubt help me out. I will let you know in time to come. As I am very green to it I sometimes find myself just looking at the strip to make myself feel like I am scanning and then moving onto the next strip whilst missing out on transferring an aircraft when I could have, climbing or descending at the right time, co-ordinating etc. It doesn't happen all the time. In fact I get it right more often than not, but when I get it wrong the problem gets compounded, and when the instructor points it out to me, it makes me feel even more stupid - you know what it feels like when your parents used to be 'disappointed, not angry' with you...? That's how I feel sometimes when it happens...silly me!