As SLF I was much impressed by the approach in to Interlaken in a Globe Air Herald in September 1966. We arrived in the overhead then descended in what seemed to be quite a steep 360 degree turn on to finals. I guess the Swiss pilot flew Swiss Air Force Venoms at the weekend.
Not quite so impressed with a flight back from Frankfurt in 1986 in an Air UK F-27 which the pilot said had been dragged out of the jungle in Africa somewhere and put back in to service. Anyway aforesaid pilot came back and said he was opening the bar for free as there were strong headwinds and it was going to take longer than the usual 1hr 40 minutes. However this wasn't as generous as it might sound as there only 4 passengers on board but it did take 2hrs 15mins. My ears didn't stop ringing for some time after that. Things improved when the 146s arrived but that's another story.