Instrument Rating – Airplane › III. Air Traffic Control (ATC) Clearances and Procedures › Task B. Holding Procedures

IR.III.B.S4

Skill

Maintain airspeed ±10 knots, altitude ±100 feet, selected headings within ±10°, and track a selected course, radial, or bearing within ¾-scale deflection of the course deviation indicator (CDI).

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Instrument Flying Handbook p. 7-5
Chapter 7, Section I: Airplane Basic Flight Maneuvers › Straight-and-Level Flight › Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI)
Figure 7-10. Pitch correction, less than 100 feet—one-half bar low to correct altitude error. When using the VSI as a rate instrument and combining it with the altimeter and attitude indicator to maintain level flight, a pilot ... should know that the amount the altimeter needle moves from the desired altitude governs the rate that should be used to return to that altitude. A rule of thumb is to make an attitude change that results in a vertical…
Instrument Flying Handbook p. 6-26
Chapter 6, Section II: Airplane Attitude Instrument Flying › Scanning Techniques › Trend Indicators
While examining the top of the heading indicator, notice two white lines on the exterior of the compass rose. [Figure 6-38] These two tick marks located on both sides of the top of the heading indicator show half-standard ... standard rate turns. In Figure 6-39, when the aircraft begins its turn to the left, the magenta trend indicator elongates proportionally with the rate of turn. To initiate a half-standard rate turn, position the indicator on the first…
Instrument Flying Handbook p. 10-11
Chapter 10: IFR Flight › Holding Procedures › Standard Entry Procedures
aircraft may hold at the following altitudes and maximum holding airspeeds: Altitude Mean Sea Level (MSL) Airspeed (KIAS) Up to 6,000 feet 200 14,001 feet and above 265 The following are exceptions to the maximum holding airspeeds ... Holding patterns from 6,001 to 14,000 feet may be restricted to a maximum airspeed of 210 knots indicated airspeed (KIAS). This nonstandard pattern is depicted by an icon. 2. Holding patterns may be restricted to a maximum airspeed…
Instrument Flying Handbook p. 8-8
Chapter 8: Helicopter Attitude Instrument Flying › Turn Indicator › Power Control During Straight-and-Level Flight
airspeed is changing, adjust the pitch attitude to maintain a constant altitude. A constant heading should be maintained throughout the change. As the desired airspeed is approached, adjust power to the new cruising power setting and further adjust pitch attitude ... maintain altitude. The instrument indications for straight-and-level flight at normal cruise and during the transition from normal cruise to slow cruise are illustrated in Figures 8-9 and 8-10. After the airspeed stabilizes at slow cruise…
Instrument Flying Handbook p. 6-18
Chapter 6, Section II: Airplane Attitude Instrument Flying › Learning Methods › Control Instruments
Control Instruments The control instruments depict immediate attitude and power changes. The instrument for attitude display is the attitude indicator. Power changes are directly reflected on the manifold pressure gauge and the tachometer. [Figure 6-25] All three of these ... allowing for precise control of aircraft attitude. Figure 6-25. Control instruments. In addition, the configuration of the power indicators installed in each aircraft may vary to include the following types of power indicators: tachometers, manifold pressure indicator, engine pressure…