Flying holds and wind correction
I don't go for the triple drift method because, as has been done to death above, you won't fly the right track, as you are supposed to try to do.
However, in the case of a strong crosswind towards the inbound side of the pattern, if you just fly a heading to compensate for the drift, you will have to have a hefty angle of bank on the inbound turn to avoid flying through the inbound track and having to re-intercept from the 'outside' of the pattern.
So it's a bit of a catch-22; if you fly the right track, you may have to exceed 25 deg AOB on the inbound turn (although why that's such a big deal, I don't know; hardly a steep turn, is it?).
However, in the case of a strong crosswind towards the inbound side of the pattern, if you just fly a heading to compensate for the drift, you will have to have a hefty angle of bank on the inbound turn to avoid flying through the inbound track and having to re-intercept from the 'outside' of the pattern.
So it's a bit of a catch-22; if you fly the right track, you may have to exceed 25 deg AOB on the inbound turn (although why that's such a big deal, I don't know; hardly a steep turn, is it?).
if you just fly a heading to compensate for the drift, you will have to have a hefty angle of bank on the inbound turn to avoid flying through the inbound track
Simply continue the turn, rolling out on a heading to intercept the inbound track. Just like the overshoot that occurs on a Sector One (parallel) entry.
Remember you don't have to be "on track" during the inbound to the aid anyway, only after commencing the let down and even then the AIP was changed a few years ago to allow a descent to commence so long as the aircraft is on an intercept heading for the inbound track.
No mention is made of how far off track you may be at this time!
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Yes, absolutely. If you've overshot the turn to the inbound track, there's no difference between that and a standard Sector 3 entry. Thus, no reason to exceed 25-degrees of bank.
In PNG, we have a couple of instances where the inbound holding track doesn't align with the outbound Initial Approach track. Thus we say that you don't actually have to be on track after passing the aid, merely that you be on an intercept heading and that you are established on track before making the base turn.
Just thought I'd throw that one in.
In PNG, we have a couple of instances where the inbound holding track doesn't align with the outbound Initial Approach track. Thus we say that you don't actually have to be on track after passing the aid, merely that you be on an intercept heading and that you are established on track before making the base turn.
Just thought I'd throw that one in.
