Determine HOLDING ENTRIES in under 10 SECONDS PART 2 explained by CAPTAIN JOE

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Dear friends and flightstudents, welcome back to my channel. Today's video is a very important one in regards on how to establish holding entries. With the fastest and most fail safe technique, using your thumb and a compass rose/heading indicator.

I´ll show you how to extract the important outbound course for this easy technique and then how to use your thumb and place it accordingly onto your heading indicator.

Important things to remember whilst using this technique. Imagine that you're tracking towards the navigational aid you should hold over. Meaning the numbers you read out at the top of your heading indicator is the heading you're flying towards the fix. Draw an imaginary line from the center of the compass rose to that heading. Now if its a standard holding use your RIGHT thumb, as you are requested to perform RIGHT turns. So place your RIGHT thumb, at at 90 degree angle of your current heading, for example 200°, your thumb should be at 290°, then move your thumb upwards, so that you cover 20 degrees, so the bottom of your thumb is on the 290° line, and the top is at 270°, draw a line across and through the center of the rose, so you end up at 090° (-180 degrees). You know have divided you compass rose into three sectors. Memorize: Above your thumb is a teardrop entry , opposite your thumb is a parallel entry, and below your thumb is a direct entry. Now place your outbound course into your compass rose, for example 300°, check which sector its in, Teardrop sector, and that's your entry procedure for that holding.

Memorize:
RIGHT turns - RIGHT thumb
LEFT turns - LEFT thumb

90 degrees plus ( if you have to perform RIGHT turns)
90 degrees minus ( if you have to perform LEFT turns)

Cover 20 degrees with your thumb, and draw imaginary line.

ABOVE thumb - TEARDROP entry
OPPOSITE thumb - PARALLEL entry
BELOW thumb - DIRECT entry

Place OUTBOUND COURSE into the compass rose and check which sector its in!

Its doesn't get any faster than that!!!

STORY:
During my screening assessment in the simulator, I often used this technique to quickly determine the entry holding, as flying a holding is a minimum requirement for many airline screenings. As you can "use" the examiner next to you as an autopilot for calculations etc. and handed over the controls, pointed my thumb at the heading indicator, and called out the entry procedure in under 10 seconds and regained control. Very often the examiner was blown away how fast I was able to determine the holding entry, that I didn't even had to fly the holding, cause I gave him the impression, "This guy knows his stuff".

Use the examples at the end to train this technique! Don´t forget to hit pause, immediately after the example is shown!

Thanks for watching, all the best your "Captain" Joe

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[gregjohnston]

I had an old Eastern Airlines captain in 1986 tell me one thing that makes it simple. You're going to make the shortest turn to the outbound heading. Once you determine that, you can then know exactly which entry to use. It works on right and left hand turns. It is far simpler than the video. I've used it for over 32 years with a major airline. This is the technique that should always be taught.

[SecondsFromDzazter]

I use a similar technique using three fingers (thumb, index, middle). Right thumb for right hand turns and opposite for left hand turns still apply.

Now the finger assignment is as follows:

LIMIT FINGERS
Thumb = parallel entry limit
Middle finger = tear drop entry limit

Reference finger = index finger = current hdg

Index -> Thumb = Parallel Entry
Index -> Middle = Tear Drop
Outside any of them = Direct

This is more of a numbers game and the hand technique is more of a reminder but the hands greatly help when you are just starting. This process involves a step by step elimination and after a few repeats, this can be done mentally which helps in flight.

In this example we will assume that the radial to hold is R020 and we are flying at a heading of 360. Standard hold.

1. Spread out the three fingers.
2. Identify your current HDG and associate it with your index finger. In this example we are heading 360
3. Now that you have your index as your HDG, think of your index finger as a heading indicator and find which side of the HI does the radial to hold lie. R020 lies on the right side of 360
4. Eliminate the impossible entry / finger. In this example, since you need the radial to hold on a parallel entry to be on the left side, eliminate that entry / finger specifically the thumb in this situation. This leaves us with two options, either it's a tear drop entry or a direct entry.
5. Look at the gap of the two remaining fingers. The index-middle has a smaller gap compared to the index-thumb gap.
6. Add or subtract the gap (70° for small, 110° for big), this will be the assigned number for the limiting finger. How do you know when to add or subtract? If going right you add, going left you subtract. Just like the HDG indicator. In this example 360 + 70 will be 070
7. Evaluate. If it falls at the index to the limiting finger, then it is the associated entry. If not, then it is direct. It is never the eliminated entry. In this example, 020 is between 360 and 070 so the appropriate entry will be tear drop.

So if you get used to it, it will be as follows:
1. Find hdg
2. Find which side is the radial to hold.
3. Find the limit hdg
4. Check if radial to hold falls in the gap.
Yes = associated entry
No = Direct

Hope this helps. Sorry for the long wall of text. This is my first time on sharing my techniques on the internet.

[thatweldingguy]

I can’t believe people like you make videos like this for free! Thank you so much brother. I’m planing to take my Ira in 3 weeks. This makes it so much easier

[guywithamortar]

Joe: it doesn’t get any easier than that .

My brain 🧠: oh no 🤦‍♂️.

[stamis]

Had me really confused how it was a teardrop entry at 5:00 until I realized the graphic was drawn for right turns not left turns lol, great video and a great quick little rule I might find myself using on my checkride in 2 days.

[bziiuuum]

Image for a left-hand holding (explanation starting at 05:00) is apparently wrong - it pictures right-hand holding with inbound track of 030. Calculation for teardrop is correct, but it does not make sense when you look at the picture.

[shobhitmathur]

Being a Non Aviator, this video went over my head. Yeh I did get the Tear Drop, Direct and Parallel, what they mean, No Idea. However, a great insight on what goes behind that closed door we passengers see. Keep em coming.

[paulog]

I am currently an instrument rating student. Very close to my checkride.
I have tried, Cpt. Joe, the information on books, my own ways and other videos information on how to figure out the holding entry en route fast and correct, especially when close to the fix, but none of those options have worked well for me.
The method in this video solved my issues, and BAM!!!
Now I can figure it out fast, correct and easy, even without placing my finger on the HI.
I recommend and will share this video with other pilot students.
I appreciate it.

[iainmillar]

Nice video Joe, a small thing but at 5:01 in the cargolux example the positioning of the VOR is incorrect... it is showing the hold with right turns and the animated plane needs to do a parallel entry. I don't know if that's an easy fix you to apply. 😀

[robertthrailkill]

IFR rated private pilot for 30 years and this is one of the best descriptions I have ever heard, well done!

[baseljorty]

Congratulations on hitting 500k subscribers!!

[ahmadtheaviationlover]

These are one the hardest topics in aviation to get my head around
1: holding patterns
2 weather theory
3: ATC communication
4: air space classification
5: VFR sectional charts

I need help In having a better understanding of them plz🤔🤔

[PurserArts]

Studying my ATPL and you show me much more in 2 mins that my instructor in 45 mins ... Just Amazing

[ueberalleberge]

It’s a great approach to the right result. I found it also very helpful during instrument written test prep - because you can not bring other helping aids in, to use your E6B instead of the compass. You can just turn the rotating plate of the e6b to your inbound course, then do all the rest explained in this video and this way you might have a legal aid for your written Instrument test with the FAA to get the correct result.

[John]

Fortunately captain, 20 days ago I had my Air Law Exam and I hadn't any question about holdings. I scored 93%.

[tonydavis]

I have a CFIA and CFII rating of FAA. Have also flown, as instructor in Texas. Have also flown with AIR INDIA for 28 years.
I believe all are making holding to be the most difficult exercise. When it is NOT.
Joe, in your examples you never mentioned the location of your airplane w.r.t. to the fix. Without this info one CANNOT decide the holding entry procedure. All are making it a mountain out of a mole.

I really appreciate your effort. Best wishes.

[udayjohn]

Just Practiced the Holding Patterns Entry Sectors. Very Clear. Amazing Work Joe.

[cellokid]

I REALLY appreciate the new educative style of your videos

[KGTLExclusive]

This is by far most easiest and fastest way to determine which holding entry to do. Thank you very much for this simple and fast solution. I watched quite few videos on the matter but your explanation is (at least to me) the easiest one to comprehend. I do not use printout of compass rose but simple draw it on the paper. It takes extra few seconds but is anyway by far fastest method around. Once again many thanks.

[joshswanson]

This is the first time I've seen the thumb method and been able to easily understand it! Thanks Captain Joe!