Holds

Question 1

What is a hold?

Answer 1

A hold is an IFR maneuver used to keep the airplane in a specific protected area for a certain amount of time

Question 2

Why are we issued holds?

Answer 2

We cant pull to the side of the road. There are various reasons an aircraft may be requested to hold, including congestion at the destination airport, weather, runway closures, another aircraft on the IFR approach into an uncontrolled airport, etc

Question 3

What are the sides of a hold?

Answer 3

Holding Fix
Inbound Leg
Outbound Leg
Fix End
Outbound End
Non holding unprotected side
Holding protected side

Question 4

Whats included in a holding clearance?

Answer 4

Cardinal direction
Fix
Radial
Length of time or miles
direction of turn
EFCT
Current time

Question 5

What are the holding airpseeds?

Answer 5

6,000 - 200 knots
6001- 14,000 230 knots
14001 and above - 265 knots

Question 6

What instructions can be given for a parallel hold?

Answer 6

Hold E of the PDZ VOR
090 Radial
Current Heading 150

Question 7

What instructions can be given for a Teardrop hold?

Answer 7

Hold E of the PDZ VOR
090 Radial
Current heading 060

Question 8

What instructions can be given for a Direct hold?

Answer 8

Hold E of the PDZ VOR
090 Radial
Current heading 300

Question 9

What are the general steps for holding?

Answer 9

1) Outbound/Inbound Course
2) Type of entry
3) Intercept for Parallel or Teardrop
4) Following steps

Question 10

For a teardrop entry how does the trajectory of the plane need to be when we cross the fix?

Answer 10

Into the racetrack

Question 11

For a parallel entry, how does the trajectory of the plane need to be when we cross the fix?

Answer 11

Outside of the racetrack