I think another point has been missed.

Hovering, like any other skill takes practice. If I decide I'm going to work on a maneuver, you'll probably see me doing several flights of just that one maneuver.

I remember when I first completed a rolling circle, it was all I practiced until I was comfortable. After the 3rd weekend of rolling circles, someone complained that that was all I was doing and couldn't I do some 'normal' circuits. Like I was there simply to entertain them?

I've heard similar complaints about pattern flyers, same flight every time... boring. Some even seem to get annoyed at this repetition and, imho, begin inventing reasons to complain. The most common invented complain is "it's not safe because of blah blah...", generally uttered from someone who hasn't noticed that others hide behind picnic tables when they fly.

I do notice it's generally the 'experienced' poor or 'seldom' flyers who do the most complaining.

Same complaints when I started flying heli. Too noisy, too close, flightpath too unpredictable, unsafe etc. etc.....
Today we're a fully integrated club (same flightline, no special rules for heli) and no problems involving helis to date (over 4 years). Now they mutter because I choose to fly my plane in a similar envelope as a heli.

"it jus t'aint nat'ral {drool} ya wann fly like dat, get one a dem whirleybird thingies {scratch}" :stupid: