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You are flying a heading of 055 when you are issued this clearance "...hold east of the ABC VORTAC on the zero niner zero radial, left turns..." This clearance is enough to invoke a rapid heart beat in the most experienced pilots. Although holding patterns may be used on any instrument flight, holding clearances are issued infrequently enough for pilots to get a little rusty on the procedures. Visualizing a holding pattern from a current position is one of the more challenging aspects of instrument flight. ASA's holding pattern computer shows pilots which entry is appropriate given the assigned holding radial. The design not only displays the appropriate entry procedure for both standard and nonstandard patterns (direct, parallel, or teardrop), but also depicts how pilots get to this entry, given their current aircraft heading. Holding pattern practice is now part of the instrument currency requirements (every 6 months, instrument-rated pilots must execute 6 instrument approaches and practice intercepting and tracking a NAVAID, as well as holding procedures). This handy pocket-sized tool may be used as a refresher on the ground, as well as a quick-reference guide in flight. Made from durable plastic in the USA.

ASA Holding Pattern Computer

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how to use asa's landing pattern computer there are two sides to this computer one for standard left hand patterns and the opposite for right hand patterns here at sporties we have a standard left hand pattern i can now take and put the runway heading into this window here the runway here sporties we use today is runway22 now the computer tells me the headings for each leg around the pattern you can see crosswind is heading one three zero down one is zero four zero base is going to be three one zero and of course final approach two two zero the computer also can help you visualize how your entry to the airport is going to be in this example i'm going to say we're heading due north towards the airport so i'm going to spin the calculator around until i have north straight up and now i can see that i'm coming from the south this direction this helps me visualize what kind of entry i'm goin