No stingy stuff definitely makes it easier.
We also got tied up to simulate entanglement and our fins were even taken (at separate times). I just wallow about without them!
Lots of gear malfunction drills. It was kind of fun, wondering what instructor was going to do next. Butt clip on both my tanks was even undone.
It was a SM weekend! I did SM with my LP50s. Got my second pair this weekend, BTW. DM assigned to watch me was also SMing 50s. Gal my age. Instructor was SM, as was the other student. The odd man out was the other DM who was in BM doubles. There were originally supposed to be five students total. Don’t know what happened to the other three, but smaller classes are always nicer.