If the outbound leg on a hold is longer than 1 minute, what drift correction should you use after flying 1 minute?

If the outbound leg on a hold is longer than 1 minute, what drift correction should you use after flying 1 minute?

• A. None
• B. Single
• C. Double
• D. Triple

Answer: (B)

Wind drifts your aircraft sideways in a hold, so you must compensate with a drift correction. When the outbound leg is longer than a minute, you should apply a single drift correction after you’ve flown one minute on that leg. This one adjustment reorients you toward the correct outbound track for the next leg, counteracting the wind without overcorrecting. Waiting longer lets more drift accumulate, and applying multiple corrections can overcompensate and destabilize the hold. So the best approach is to make one drift correction after the first minute of the outbound leg.