wrote:

Holding entries and figuring out the proper side is a great tool for an
examiner or inspector to determine whether the applicant has a good
feeling for what it is all about.

I think that this is significant. When I could get a hold instruction and
know how I'd enter it w/o a lot of work, my brain was more prepared for
IMC. Think of it as a mind-stretching puzzle which exercises situational
awareness.

- Andrew