Skid
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If you were to approach the holding fix at a 90* angle to the inbound leg on a parallel entry, should you lead the turn to the outbound course or cross over the holding fix first? Looking at the AIM it seems like you should anticipate the turn and fly as close to the inbound leg as possible:
(a) Parallel Procedure. When approaching the holding fix from anywhere in sector (a), the parallel entry procedure would be to turn to a heading to parallel the holding course outbound on the nonholding side for one minute, turn in the direction of the holding pattern through more than 180 degrees, and return to the holding fix or intercept the holding course inbound.
Reason I ask, is that it would seem that if you delayed until over the holding fix, your 90* turn would put you fairly far off into the non-protected side.
Thoughts?
(a) Parallel Procedure. When approaching the holding fix from anywhere in sector (a), the parallel entry procedure would be to turn to a heading to parallel the holding course outbound on the nonholding side for one minute, turn in the direction of the holding pattern through more than 180 degrees, and return to the holding fix or intercept the holding course inbound.
Reason I ask, is that it would seem that if you delayed until over the holding fix, your 90* turn would put you fairly far off into the non-protected side.
Thoughts?