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52when I was in the circuit at least 2 other students had to abandon their approaches and go around, delaying getting all the solos back on the ground in the worsening weather. Do you think the duty instructor%u2019s advice might have been different if I%u2019d told him that I was still on the ground?%u201d Pete BruceSmart-Assed Comments Seldom Pay%u201cUnder Officer C R Spink....asleep (heinous crime) in the cadets'flying crew room after another Lincoln jamboree. Flying Instructor kicks said students boots and asks %u201cWhat the hell are you doing?!!%u201d With amazing mental agility (I surprised myself) I choked out %u201cI was practicing Hypoxia!!%u201d. The run from the hangar to the Tower and back in full flying kit carrying a parachute was I suppose an appropriate punishment!%u201dCliff SpinkQueuing TheoryOne cadet in the Cranwell circuit (during our time) doing early solo consolidation...ATC Tower %u201cBravo 21 what is your position downwind?%u201d%u201dBravo 21.... err ...I%u2019m behind the one in front...... and in front of the one behind.%u201dATC %u201cUnderstand you are No 2!%u201dThis cadet went on to have a very successful career - as an RAF Regiment Officer.Cliff Spink