All unremarkable, A101.
I wasn't criticising. I was responding to illusion, who I think was.
BTW, in similar circumstances I would tell WLM Approach I am descending to 500 due weather. Indeed, if the circumstances were sufficiently urgent, I would declare a MAYDAY and tell them that I am diverting to land at WLM. If the controllers and hotshots in the area couldn't manage around a slow-moving, announced and identified light aircraft for 8 whole minutes, our defence is well and truly stuffed.
I'd rather be safe on the ground, dealing with the consequences of my outrageous criminality and failure to understand the dog-and-tail metaphor, than shark feed off Stockton Beach.
Last edited by Lead Balloon; 21st Feb 2016 at 18:58.