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Never mess up a hold assignment again! It is easy to "draw a map" of the hold using a tool already in the airplane...the heading indicator. In this example we are going to draw a standard hold on the 300 bearing from the fix
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First, imagine that the airplane is at the bottom of the heading indicator and the holding fix is located in the middle. Essentially we are starting by drawing a map of our airplane in reference to the holding fix with the map oriented to our heading instead of north being up.
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Next, draw a line from the holding fix out to the 300 bearing. Now, this is where a lot of people get mixed up. Remember that in a hold, you ALWAYS fly the bearing TO the station, not away from it. So, you want to "draw" an arrow towards the holding fix.
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Ok, now that we've drawn the inbound course, all we need to do is draw the right turn, the outbound leg, and the turn back inbound. We now have a map of the hold in relation to our heading. All that's left is to visualize the entry. In this case, as we cross the fix the first time we will be passing into the protected airspace...
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A teardrop entry would be the most practical as it would allow us to stay in the protected airspace with the least amount of turns. Here we've drawn the hold entry and you can even see the heading required after initially crossing the fix.
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Ok, let's try another one. Here we've been assigned a standard hold on the 220 bearing. Can you tell what type of entry is most appropriate?
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Looks like a parallel entry!
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