On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:05:35 -0400, Marco Leon wrote:

They will yell at
you for re-sequencing yourself on your own.

To what "sequencing" do you refer? At the class Ds with which I'm
familiar, "sequencing" is limited to "cleared to land", "#2 cleared to
land", etc. Sequencing doesn't typically start until that point.

Also, keep in mind (though I'm sure you know this) that sequencing is not
separation.

[...]
while keeping a close eye on the
suspect traffic and kindly querying the controller with "do you want me
in the front or behind that traffic?"

Can't keep a close eye if you're in front (at least in my airplane) grin.

- Andrew