Originally Posted by
OHPilot213
I usually tell students just use the one minute then once established use the 4nm for the legs ... lets say you used a teardrop entry and flew out for 4nm, you would have to make one really shallow turn to come back in to intercept that inbound course ... if you stick with the 1 minute entries its just fly out for 1 minute then should be right about a standard rate to intercept your inbound course which establishes you in the hold ... just my .02 and what i tell my guys to do i think its easiest ... no references sorry
This was the topic of discussion just yesterday in my office. I had also taught what you state above OHPilot213, but after further review yesterday into the Instrument Flying Handbook and the AIM, and keying in on the points made by FBK and NGDI above, I think that I was mistaken in teaching such. I htink that way was appropriate when GPS was not available, but I think that now if a DME / leg length is dictated then the ENTRY into the holding pattern should be flown referencing the NMs.
USMCFLYR