When I practice hovering, I do it at one end of the field that does not lie in the pattern area. Also, I do so at good height, so should the engine quit, I can trade height for airspeed and land. Finally I never go up if more than 5 airplanes are aloft. And I leave close-in hovering to the pros on Sundays when there is a crowd. That makes a bit of 3D some-what safe for our field

Ameyam