Originally Posted by
Steve6443
even his level of piloting skills
The term "what the F***" springs to mind here.
Don't take it personally. Just remember that everyone in the world has a level of piloting skill which is inferior to his.
Probably the most useful comment came from Choxolate - I will ask the instructor when I see him next - probably next weekend, I hope, if the weather is good.
Honestly, only your instructor can answer the question.
My inferior piloting skills would suggest to me that as you joined downwind, you wouldn't have been 'in the circuit' until the point you joined, therefore any question of illegality is a bit spurious. As long as all your subsequent turns are in the correct direction, I can't see what the issue is.
Unless I'm completely missing something, there is nothing wrong with making a right turn to join downwind for a left hand circuit? I do it every single time I approach my home airfield from the south east and 22 (left hand) is in use.