Peter,
Basically I got confused and didn't even get to do the hold because I
forgot where in the hell I was... By the time I got it figured out it
was too late. I really got down on myself and was humbled and
embarrassed. ut, at this point it is a distant memory and I don't think
too much about it other than it was a great learning experience.

Jon Kraus
PP-ASEL-IA
Student Mooney Owner

Peter R. wrote:
Jon Kraus ) wrote:


I flunked my IFR checkride by busting on holding pattern entry.


Could you provide more details of this? Was it that you flew outside
the protected airspace of the hold that caused your bust, or was it that
you used the incorrect entry but stayed within the confines of the hold?

I ask this because when I took my checkride a couple of years ago, both
the flight school and ultimately the examiner *de-emphasized* the need
for the correct type of entry. In other words, if a student didn't
execute the correct entry, s/he would still pass as long as s/he did get
established and did not fly outside of the protected airspace of the
hold while doing so.