Questions tagged [holding]
Holding is the practice of flying circles or circuits in order wait for an ATC clearance to proceed further.
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Can missed approach procedures be used for a PT?
I know what a procedure turn looks like, it can either be a HILPT or a teardrop course reversal, however is a missed approach procedure that is simply a hold at the station (at the VOR for a VOR ...
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Turn radius & Winds for outbound leg calculation (IFR holding)
I am trying to construct a mathematically precise holding calculator using Excel.
The more I work on it the less I feel I know, as I begin to disregard the good, but less accurate approximations I ...
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When should timing begin for the outbound leg in a DME hold?
In this example, when the aircraft is turning to the outbound leg, when do I start the timer? Is it after the end of the turn? At least, that is what I remember from 8168. Is this correct? In case of ...
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What is meant by "Outbound leg timing begins over/abeam the fix, whichever occurs later" in FAR/AIM 5-3-8?
In FAR/AIM, 5-3-8. Holding part, There is a sentence that says
(b) Outbound leg timing begins over/abeam
the fix, whichever occurs later.
I got to know that the word 'over' is for parallel or ...
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Where can I find details of the holding models for JFK, Schiphol, Heathrow and Dubai?
Does anyone know the stack (holding) models for the JFK, Schiphol, Heathrow and Dubai airports? I mean, not where the aircraft hold but rather how is it planned and what concepts are used? Or how I ...
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What do these clearances by Heathrow Director mean?
For context: I know what a hold is, I know why we have them, but this is something I have not heard before.
I was recently flying VFR outside CAS (Controlled Airspace) with a friend of mine and we was ...
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Is it allowed and possible to hold at the intersection of two VOR radials using a single VOR receiver?
First of all, is it permitted? I am practicing VOR tracking on my simulator and the missed approach procedure (KLGB VOR 30) takes you out to an intersection off two VOR radials. Since the plate doesn'...
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Detail an appropriate report to ATC when entering a holding pattern?
Regarding VOR holding calls, what should be included in the initial call when entering hold in the Houston TX USA area?
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Holding *west* on the 090 radial?
This question was on a practice instrument test:
You receive this ATC clearance: "HOLD WEST OF THE ONE FIVE DME FIX ON THE ZERO NINE ZERO RADIAL OF ABC VORTAC, FIVE MILE LEGS, LEFT TURNS…" ...
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Additional type of entering to holding pattern
Does anyone know any other types of entering to holding pattern besides the standard ones?
I’m trying to become a cpt and our local comission asked this question to me. They said that there is an ...
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optimal loiter speed for an eVTOL air taxi
I'm not looking for a precise answer here, just a ballpark estimate of the optimal loiter speed for any model of eVTOL air taxi aircraft. In other words, if you just want to delay (kill time) in the ...
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Holding when no hold in-lieu of procedure turn present question
If I plan to do the ILS RWY 27 at Bainbridge, can I opt to hold at LYZ instead of doing the prescribed procedure turn? If so when can I descend from our en route altitude to 1900FT MSL to begin the ...
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IAF is part of the hold at an uncontrolled aerodrome. Is the racetrack procedure necessary?
I am studying instrument approaches and I am not quite sure about this particular NDB-based approach procedure. Particularly, in regards to two things that, in my head, are conflicting:
"Direct ...
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Are Holding Speeds Regulatory?
Throughout instrument I was taught the three different holding speeds (e.g. 0-6,000' MSL is 200 KIAS) and now that I'm starting CFII I am curious about what regulation someone would be breaking if ...
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Holding Airspeed at Military Fields
I read in the AIM, 5-3-8 j.2.b.3 that holding airspeeds at USAF airfields only are 310 KIAS maximum, unless otherwise depicted. I interpreted this to mean that any holding pattern on an approach plate ...
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