Flight Instructors Training Procedures _revised AIC_x

1. AIM
LESSON 17
THE VOR HOLDING PATTERN
The aim of this lesson is to teach the student how to fly a holding pattern based on the VOR.
DEFINITION
The VOR holding pattern is a procedure used to keep an aircraft in a particular area for a period of
time.
2. WHY IT IS BEING TAUGHT
This exercise is taught so that the student will be able to enter and fly a VOR holding pattern with sole
reference to instruments.
3. WHAT THE INSTRUCTOR IS TO TEACH (Briefing of 1:00 hr.)
i. A brief recap on the operation and limitations of the VOR.
ii. The differences between the VOR holding procedure and the NDB.
iii. The method of identifying station passage and abeam positions using the VOR holding pattern
with sole reference to instruments.
iv. Briefly recap on entry procedures and how to determine them.
4. THE AIR EXERCISE
i.
POSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT i. The aircraft should be positioned so as to
give the student sufficient time to work out
the required entry procedure.
ii. Ensure that the student does follow the
correct procedure over the VOR e.g.
TTTTT.
iii. Once a hold has been flown have the
student track out on a specified radial and
do a different entry.
iv. The instructor must ensure that the
heading being steered when flying inbound
will allow the required inbound track to be
intercepted. This requires that the student
compares the actual radial with the
required radial.
v. When all the entries have been practiced
the instructor could end the lesson with a
VOR approach.
5. CONSIDERATIONS OF AIRMANSHIP AND ENGINE HANDLING
AIRMANSHIP
i. The VOR must be identified before use.
ii. The student must fly headings rather than chase the VOR needle.
iii. Altitude awareness is of most importance.
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