Holding Pattern

[Spuddyb]

I got told to hold a holding Pattern. By ATC. Then I was confused to how I was meant to join it, does auto pilot join it? Or do I have to fly manually, thanks!

[Starley]

No, the A/P won’t fly the holding-pattern for you.
If you want to know more about holding patterns, then this thread is a good help :)

How to fly a holding pattern

Since there is no other tutorial on the subject, and that’s what I’m studying right now in my IR training. I figured I’d put something up for you guys. [image] Here is an example of a standard holding pattern. The inbound leg will be the leg that has the holding Fix on it. The outbound leg will be the one on the opposite parallel side. This will come in useful when we get into diffrent entry types. The basics of a holding pattern. When instructed to enter a holding pattern you will either…

[Jake_Stopher]

You have to fly it manually, a helpful holding pattern shows up on your map to guide you, but AP will not follow it.