A holding pattern is nothing more than a big oval formed in a race-track shape that is designed to keep an aircraft in a specified space for a specified amount of time. A holding pattern can be published on either airway charts or terminal charts or can be unpublished, and specified by the air traffic controller. Watch the video (from 1’49″):
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HOLDING PATTERN & TEARDROP ENTRY REMARKABLY EXPLAINED
Sep 1
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Air Traffic Control phraseology training
Mar 24
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CSAR HH-47 helicopter to enter service in 2012
Nov 27
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