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Her's a phrase that works even better:

"Forget about parallel, teardrop and direct entries, and enter the
hold any way you woud like to"

Works great.



On Fri, 20 Apr 2001 19:27:36 -0600, "Steve Coleman"
<nitro@csolutions.net> wrote:

>My instructor taught me a method that is very simple.
>
>Look at your current heading on the DG. If the radial you want to hold on
>is 0 to 70 degrees to the right, use a teardrop. If it's 0 to 110 to the
>left, use a parallel. Otherwise direct.
>
>The phrase he told me to remember the formula is "cry right 70". Cry
>meaning tear drop, and then right up to 70 degrees from current heading.
>
>Works well for me. I was having trouble visualizing them the way the Cessna
>kit taught.
>
>"Richard" <xrmandel@xairmail.xnet> wrote in message
>news:F6027B2A5FA3E6B9.77AA882C3C5209FC.BC4521C03EA6B6D1@lp.airnews.net...
>> I'm an instrument student having problems with knowing how to enter a
>hold.
>> How do I decide when to do a teardrop, parallel, etc? Are there hard
>rules
>> for this? I haven't found anything in my study material that directly
>> addresses this.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance
>>
>> -Richard
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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