(Roy Smith) wrote in :

I suspect there is actually some logic to this. Most private pilots
are going to be flying things that hold at 90 or maybe 120 kts (sure,
some of us are flying 170 kt Bonanzas or Mooneys, but hopefully
they're not holding at cruise speed). The turn radii at those speeds
is small enough that any old entry will keep you within the protected
area. An ATP is more likely to be flying something that's going to
hold at 200 kts and may be making less than standard rate turns.
Under those conditions, making the best entry becomes more of an
issue.

Well, I fly a helicopter that can, if I need it to, turn well inside a
C150, and hold at 60 or 70 kts. But I still had to use the recommended
entries. And you're right, there is real world and there is checkride,
and only a fool argues with the examiner about these things.

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Regards,

Stan

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." B. Franklin