Originally Posted by
xjcaptain
I never could understand all the discussion about hold entries. Just do the proper one and you will enter the hold with the least amount of heading change. No reason to be cranking around and turning any more than required when people are riding in the back. It's not that tough.
True dat; what's best for the pax is a factor. It's just that "proper" does bear some discussion, no? The issue for me is having done it one way (USAF) for 20 years, and now considering a CFII upgrade and/or airline checkride (if THEY ever hire again!) on the civilian side. Like I said, given 20 years, I can do the USAF 70-degree method without any brain cells spent nor having to draw it out. AIM method, not so much. Sounds like the AIM method is best, though, since you avoid this whole topic.