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Hold aviation - Hold entry

The entry to a hold is often the hardest part for a novice pilot to grasp. There are three standard types of entries: direct, parallel, and teardrop.

• A direct entry is exactly what it sounds like: the aircraft flies directly to the holding fix, and immediately begins the first turn outbound.
• In a parallel entry, the aircraft flies to the holding fix, parallels the inbound course for one minute outbound, and then turns back, flies directly to the fix, and proceeds in the hold from there.
• In a teardrop entry, the aircraft flies to the holding fix, turns into the protected area, flies for one minute, and then turns back inbound, proceeds to the fix and continues from there.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Hold entry", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki