"Bob Gardner" wrote in message ...

Let me join the fray. There is no need whatsoever to intercept the 207
bearing from the NDB and track it outbound, so how about (either heading 090
or 90 degrees to the FAC) turning to 207 plus/minus a wind guess at station
passage, timing a couple of minutes or more, depending on the wind...making
an extended holding pattern, IOW, and turning back to an intercept heading
somewhere between 340 and 000? Makes sense to me. Only those pilots who are
wedded to the 45-180 course reversal would do that much maneuvering.

I'll second that, especially as there's a published hold just like
that right there, so you should be in protected airspace at all times.

I was taught that the above method is entirely kosher according to the
rules of the road, and as it requires a lot less turning, there's a
lot less work and chance to screw up or get disoriented.

Best,
-cwk.