Hey, every time I do a holding pattern, it is always never perfect. For example, when I was experiencing bad weather in Delhi, I decided to do a holding pattern to wait and see if the weather would clear up. I decided to do 4 patterns but none of them were close to each other or on the same line (like in real life) and were usually not a perfect pattern I was hoping for. Any tips or tricks to do a prefect holding pattern?
Hi,
pilots in real life use their on-board computers to do holding points, so they don’t do them themselves, but if you want to do holding points, they’re usually done (depending on the airport) with a 180 turn at a speed of 230kts with 1min or 30sec between each turn.
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What he said, I believe they’re usually 1 minute between turns. The key to a perfect holding pattern is to maintain the same speed, as your turn radius increases with higher speeds, and decreases at lower speeds.
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Thank you so much, I think I was too fast doing them which is why my holding patterns weren’t perfect.
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You can look up the charts and see if they have the holding pattern instuructions for that airport
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What you need to learn is wind correction:
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