Originally Posted by
Rustee
I have to be honest, that seems like a clear statement against holding. Am I reading that incorrectly?
I think you're reading it correctly.
For some reason, a lot of teaching in the area had made the assumption that the "clearance Limit" had to be a point in the air where you hold until your ETA even though there was nothing to support it. I think part of the problem was that the language of 91.185 since it talks in terms of two types of clearance limits - a fix where an approach begins and a fix where an approach doesn't begin - both of which assume that the clearance limit is some identifiable fix in the air. It doesn't really address the most common situation - where the clearance limit isn't a fix at all - it's on the ground at the destination airport.