Once I complete my pattern entry and am established on the inbound course towards the holding fix, I'm not actually expected to go around the holding pattern, right?
Another question, related only because it deals with HPs:
Once I complete my pattern entry and am established on the inbound course towards the holding fix, I'm not actually expected to go around the holding pattern, right?
The holding pattern in lieu of a procedure turn is a way of getting you down from an altitude which is too high to leave the final approach fix inbound, while keeping you away from higher terrain near the edges of the 10-mile radius area around the final approach fix. You can fly the inbound leg while descending on the glide slope, and hopefully you will remember to check the altitude at which you cross the fix to make sure you're not below the altitude shown on the approach chart.
Call it what you will, a holding pattern in lieu of a procedure turn replaces the 45-degree, teardrop, 90/270, or whatever other procedure turns you can come up with.
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