Student orbiting in the circuit

[Whopity]

I was never happy with the "Overhead Join" for exactly this reason.

What reason? I made no mention of Overhead Joins, only pilots incorrectly orbiting in the circuit. If flown correctly, the Overfhead Join is perfectly safe, as it should be obvious to anyone watching what you are doing.

[BirdmanBerry]

Stupid question time, what's an orbit?

[Whopity]

In aviation it is a continuous 360 degree turn. At Rate 1 it will take 2 minutes, at Rate 2, just 1 minute. It can be used to adjust timing or simply to waste time.

Not stupid, that was one of the questions in our pre-solo questionaire.