Now that you got the "bust" over with, you can relax, take your review ride with
your instructor, take the recheck ride with the DE, and then start learning how
to fly IFR (remember -- a ticket is merely a "license to learn")! Most pilots
will bust a ride some time in their lifetime; you just got yours out of the way
early!

While holding may be infrequent, it usually comes up at an inopportune time when
it does come up. So, it's worth keeping up your skills. I've recently had to
do a "360 for spacing" on approach into HKG, and have had to hold a couple times
at Point Reyes on arrival into SFO (B747). Also, holding is a good technique
when you're not quite ready to start an approach IMC; just ask for a turn or 2,
and get yourself prepared after established.

Once you get more comfortable flying IFR and IMC, the holding will become much
easier. Take advantage of every opportunity to practice!

"Jon Kraus" wrote...
Thanks Bob... I figured the same thing... I hear that most people have
never been asked to hold anywhere... how about you? JK

Bob Gardner wrote:

Not a biggie. Life goes on. Sorry that it happened, but considering that you
will spend an infinitesimal amount of time actually holding in real life
(not counting doing it to stay current), you got the important stuff behind
you.


"Jon Kraus" wrote in message
. ..

Took my IFR checkride today and busted... I screwed up the holding
pattern big time and that was that... At first I was so damn fustrated
that I told the DE that I just want to head back to the airport...