When are you established on a hold?

When are you established on a hold?

• A. Immediately after clearance.
• B. On outbound leg after completing the procedure turn.
• C. On inbound leg over the fix.
• D. Once finished the procedure turn and on the inbound leg over the fix.

Answer: (D)

Being established on a hold means you’re on the inbound leg of the published holding pattern, flying toward the holding fix on the correct inbound course, ready to start the timed leg. In practice, this happens after you’ve completed the outbound segment (which includes the procedure turn, if used) and you’re on the inbound course as you pass over the hold fix. That moment—being on the inbound leg over the fix—is when you’re considered established, because you’re aligned for the hold and prepared to enter the racetrack pattern. Immediate establishment after clearance isn’t enough because you must be on the hold’s inbound course and near the fix. Being on the outbound leg isn’t establishment, since that leg is the opposite part of the pattern. So the described moment—finishing the procedure turn and being on the inbound leg over the fix—is the moment you’re established.

Being established on a hold means you’re on the inbound leg of the published holding pattern, flying toward the holding fix on the correct inbound course, ready to start the timed leg. In practice, this happens after you’ve completed the outbound segment (which includes the procedure turn, if used) and you’re on the inbound course as you pass over the hold fix. That moment—being on the inbound leg over the fix—is when you’re considered established, because you’re aligned for the hold and prepared to enter the racetrack pattern.

Immediate establishment after clearance isn’t enough because you must be on the hold’s inbound course and near the fix. Being on the outbound leg isn’t establishment, since that leg is the opposite part of the pattern. So the described moment—finishing the procedure turn and being on the inbound leg over the fix—is the moment you’re established.