You are officially "in the hold" the first time you cross
the fix {in this case the NDB or a VOR} and if you're
established on the inbound course after intercepting the
course after your teardrop or direct entry, you can proceed
inbound or you have the option at pilot's discretion to go
around until you're established and ready. You can descend
to the approach altitude once you have established inbound,
which is when the needle on a VOR or the course on the NDB
has placed you on the inbound course.

Had the Hendrick pilots gone three times over the NDB [LOM}
they would not have died.



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| Would it make sense to cross an NDB 3 times in the
completion of an
| approach?
|
| I'm thinking where there is a hold in lieu of a PT, you
may cross the
| NDB, complete a parallel hold entry, cross the NDB a
second time, then
| do a racetrack with timing and descent, then cross a third
time as the
| FAF.... Normal ops?