CPL I/R in 1991 - Streaming Cold. Ears not clearing.
Went to Brize Norton (Westerly) to do the single engine ILS, Go Arounds etc. Brize Tower said, "Exam 07 we are due some Nimrod Circuit Training in 5 minutes please leave our zone"
Off I pop, trying not to grumble. Brize Radar get back saying "We've had a word with Benson, who'll take you if you want"
Examiner - "Would you like to go to Benson to do the I/R?"
Me- "Of course"
Examiner "OK- I have control. You get the plates"
I had never been to Benson and it was a Southerly Runway. What had been a healthy head wind to calculate drift for was now a healthy crosswind.
Thanks to the best instructor at Kidlington (Stan Black), I wasn't daunted and got a full pass.
Flight time - 2hrs 55 mins.