Joining the circuit
The post about the DA40 & Vans crash at Shoreham has made me wonder what people perceive to be the correct joining procedure, particularly crosswind joins.
I was taught a crosswind join is over the numbers (as the PPL textbooks say), to radio your intention to join crosswind and report where you are a few miles out so others know where you are and keep listening to what others are doing and where they are.
I noticed a few posts saying that some join further up, following the pattern as though you had taken off, turning downwind at the same point.
I'd be interested to hear others thoughts on this.
Phil