Concepts covered
- Direct, parallel, and teardrop entries
- Standard and nonstandard holds
- Inbound and outbound courses
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ATC: “Hold --- of FIX on the ---° radial, standard (right) turns.”
You are approaching FIX on a heading of ---°.
Which entry procedure should you use?
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At the fix: tap the 5 T’s in the correct order.
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Streak
Balanced training: one Direct, one Parallel, and one Teardrop per three-question cycle.
Entry procedure reference
- Direct entry
- Used across the wide 180° sector that doesn't require repositioning. Fly to the fix, then turn (in the direction of the pattern) directly onto the outbound leg.
- Teardrop entry
- Used when arriving within about 70° of the inbound-course radial, on the side just before it (in the direction of the turn). Fly to the fix, turn to a heading about 30° from the outbound course (into the holding side), fly outbound about one minute, then turn to intercept the inbound course.
- Parallel entry
- Used when arriving within about 110° of the inbound-course radial, on the side just after it (in the direction of the turn). Fly to the fix, turn to parallel the inbound course outbound (on the non-holding side) about one minute, then turn (in the direction of the pattern) to intercept the inbound course back to the fix.