How to Fly a VOR Hold Procedure | FlightInsight | IFR

VOR holding procedures are one of the most challenging things you'll face on your checkride. To make matters worse, we hardly get to practice them anymore with fewer stations and equipped aircraft out there.
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What makes this maneuver so tricky is the number of tasks going on in a short amount of time. If you stay methodical and do one thing at a time though, it suddenly becomes easier.
We'll start by breaking down the different parts of the holding procedure on the whiteboard, then look at how the VOR receiver is used to fly the hold. Finally, we'll jump in the simulator and actually fly this hold together.
Here's the approach plate with the hold we'll be using at Carroll Country Airport (KDMW)
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  • @zuhayarshehzad9887
    @zuhayarshehzad9887 Жыл бұрын

    Some people are just born for teaching and this guy is one of them.

  • @abrahamnemani3907
    @abrahamnemani39073 жыл бұрын

    This by far the best HOLD video I have seen so far that includes all aspects/steps in order to understand and execute one. Thank you so much.

  • @flightinsight9111

    @flightinsight9111

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching! More holding videos to follow...

  • @chrisjavier1767
    @chrisjavier17672 жыл бұрын

    As an instructor, having gone through countless videos myself when I first learned these, this is hands down THE SINGLE BEST VIDEO ON HOLDS THAT EXISTS Thank you so much for this, this will greatly help so many people

  • @flightinsight9111

    @flightinsight9111

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for those awesome words. It was only as an instructor that I started to see all the different ways these holds can get confusing for us, so hopefully it hits home for your own instructing.

  • @danielstr8101
    @danielstr810111 ай бұрын

    i watched this when i was half asleep last night and did 2 holds today and my instructor wanted to know how I knew everything already. Thank you so much for making it so simple

  • @ronandersen3336
    @ronandersen33366 ай бұрын

    I really struggled understanding VOR, but you spoke my language!! It’s not as difficult as I was making it! Thank you !!!

  • @shelleykavlick835
    @shelleykavlick83512 күн бұрын

    Great video to simplify VOR entry/hold procedures step-by-step. Much appreciated Dan!

  • @flogsbymm
    @flogsbymm2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!!!! Please keep these videos coming. You don’t know how much of an impact you are to the aviation community

  • @thedownwardmachine
    @thedownwardmachine2 жыл бұрын

    I feel really privileged that these excellent videos are coming out just as I’m learning about this. I’m really amazed how much sense this makes.

  • @flightinsight9111

    @flightinsight9111

    2 жыл бұрын

    So glad the timing works out! Good luck in your training.

  • @johnpilot5021
    @johnpilot5021 Жыл бұрын

    Your explanations are crystal-clear and you combine theory and practice in a repetitive way to make tricky problems easier. Thank you for your patience and skills as an instructor.

  • @gregagee4328
    @gregagee432810 ай бұрын

    The graphics and simulator work was so helpful in understanding the process!! Rock on!!

  • @delanocain8245
    @delanocain8245Ай бұрын

    I’m in checkride prep for my IFR right now and of the sum 20 VOR Holding videos I’ve watched, this is the only one that has made sense! Thank you for showing it in the simulator, too!

  • @SoyDelSouth
    @SoyDelSouth2 жыл бұрын

    I like the illustrations shown before practicing in the sim. Very helpful, thank you

  • @kbalch
    @kbalch2 жыл бұрын

    Another great video. I've been a CFI for 24 years, but have found myself watching your videos of late for their excellent presentation. It's never too late to learn something new. The only thing I'd add to this video is the necessity to vary the outbound timing in order to adjust the inbound leg as close as possible to one minute (or whatever non-standard time or distance has been specified). You've only got them timing the outbound leg and simply accepting the resultant inbound leg without proactively trying to refine it with each trip around the hold. Other than that, well done!

  • @thomaswells4976
    @thomaswells49762 жыл бұрын

    Really helpful video, thanks! Only question, I noticed at 4:02 you mention "outbound turn... setting 358", but then you flip it to ~302degs. Was that unintentional? You did that during both the drawing hold iterations, but in the simulator you didn't, you flipped it to actual 358degs.

  • @matacaninas
    @matacaninas3 жыл бұрын

    2021 still the best video explaining the whole procedure so far. Like.

  • @19ij
    @19ij Жыл бұрын

    This is the BEST channel about IFR training. Thank you so much! 🤝

  • @gratt2
    @gratt2 Жыл бұрын

    Just started my instrument ground school, and your videos help me ti better understand the material. Thank you so much for what you do!

  • @derekherincx1603
    @derekherincx16033 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! Wow this is exactly what I was looking for!

  • @aramelmi1020
    @aramelmi10202 жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation, thank you so very much for sharing this!

  • @Jjengering
    @Jjengering2 жыл бұрын

    This has really helped me get my head around VOR holds while doing my IR(R) thanks!

  • @rgardner922
    @rgardner9222 жыл бұрын

    Your videos with the sim are AMAZING.

  • @canadiandude1974
    @canadiandude19742 жыл бұрын

    This is a truly great video. Thanks for your efforts putting that together. Well done. 👍🏼

  • @supercrossquebec
    @supercrossquebec Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much ! I'm CFI to Quebec city and your videos help me a lot !

  • @ddthompson42
    @ddthompson422 жыл бұрын

    Dude! I flew with you once out of Freeway (I booked with you because Y. Y. was out and I didn’t want to have a long break in training). This content has been super helpful as I transition to instrument training. Really wish I had stayed at W00 now to get this sort of insight on the regular ;-) Be well!

  • @tgrind2586
    @tgrind25862 жыл бұрын

    Dude, you have helped me so much with my instrument understanding. Time to find a new instructor. Thank you so much

  • @josecitoaviacion802
    @josecitoaviacion8024 жыл бұрын

    Wow I really enjoyed! 🤍✈️

  • @user-bu3iw4ph7n
    @user-bu3iw4ph7n5 ай бұрын

    Great video. One thing that is worth mentioning is 90, 60 and 45 degrees checks on the inbound turn. This can help adjust your angle of bank so that you don’t overshoot or undershoot

  • @berkan5934
    @berkan593410 ай бұрын

    Great Video, thanks mate

  • @hsilva92
    @hsilva922 жыл бұрын

    Ur great man! Making it simple and easy to understand! Thanks for all your videos!

  • @cornelliouspollard273
    @cornelliouspollard273 Жыл бұрын

    This video was absolutely amazing!

  • @shafiahmedzai1553
    @shafiahmedzai15532 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. I just had my holdings started and im going crazy.

  • @jgnderitu
    @jgnderitu7 ай бұрын

    Bravo! Very good explanation and illustration. I am starting my instrument training in Jan 2024 and I have been practising on flight sim. This will be next exercise

  • @yams900
    @yams9003 жыл бұрын

    Another awesome video ! Keep posting, because I'm watching :) BTW, thanks for including link to FERGO IFR SIMULATOR in the previous video ! I haven't tried it yet, though.

  • @michaelwilliamsd.o.5006
    @michaelwilliamsd.o.50062 жыл бұрын

    YOUR videos are excellent!!! I have already finished Ground school via King last year and got an 88 on the written. I should finish up this month. Thankyou for your excellent videos. Glad to put a face with the voice.....although I find the best videos are the ones not about the selfie. .

  • @jimdulin2146
    @jimdulin21462 жыл бұрын

    Nice video thank you for making it simple

  • @familyguyrocks56
    @familyguyrocks563 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @goalski134
    @goalski134 Жыл бұрын

    what a fantastic guide 👏

  • @drewrodaniche1541
    @drewrodaniche15413 жыл бұрын

    "In line to go back down the watershoot.." What a great analogy for the outbound.

  • @A-A_Z
    @A-A_Z2 жыл бұрын

    best video explaining holds hands down

  • @flightinsight9111

    @flightinsight9111

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you thought so! Hope it clears things up

  • @NickLaoutaris
    @NickLaoutarisАй бұрын

    you are the best !! Thank you man .

  • @fly2golf985
    @fly2golf9853 жыл бұрын

    I need this so badly thank you!!!

  • @flightinsight9111

    @flightinsight9111

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear it. Hope to have some more IFR videos up soon

  • @fly2golf985

    @fly2golf985

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@flightinsight9111 here is a quick question, would it be possible to use the nav mode on the autopilot on the inbound leg?

  • @mattagui5718
    @mattagui5718 Жыл бұрын

    Such great videos thank you

  • @firepilot109
    @firepilot1092 жыл бұрын

    Great Video!

  • @nstarbill
    @nstarbill2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent!

  • @thehalfrican9468
    @thehalfrican9468 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this

  • @aviatortrucker6285
    @aviatortrucker6285 Жыл бұрын

    You do a great job with your videos, and I don’t want to confuse people. I just want to state that I have learned a different method which is easier for me because it keeps me ahead of the airplane. When I’m supposed to hold on the 178 radial, I dial the 178 radial on my OBS I get a FROM indication. This is based on the example that you approached from the south west. Doing it this way it creates two memory aids. The first, the CDI will be deflected to the left, which is the same location where the VOR is. As I’m approaching the station. Using the memory aid with a FROM indication “If the needle at the station are on the same side, you’re not there yet.” As I pass the station and the flag flips, I start my left turn and I track outbound 178. When I’m a beam the flag, flips from To to FROM. I now time for one minute. After that, I turn inbound heading 358 and fly away from the needle. Some people call this reverse, sensing I just call it reverse orientation. Kind of the same way if you fly a model plane or drone and it is flying toward you and you wanted to go left but it appears to go to the right because you are facing opposite direction of its orientation. I am one of those pilots who fly this way because there’s less OBS flipping and you get to remember what radial you’re supposed to hold on. With an HSI it does this for you and you need only to set the course needle to the hold radial. One more thing. Doing it this way keep your CDI to the left on the outbound leg reminding you of the turn direction and the proper side of the hold or protected side.

  • @BenderPY
    @BenderPY Жыл бұрын

    Amazing video

  • @stevendegiorgio3143
    @stevendegiorgio314310 ай бұрын

    Great video!!You should do one on holding at an NDB and a localizer.

  • @babybaba4809
    @babybaba4809 Жыл бұрын

    Very well done Keep it up

  • @michaelbordelon1167
    @michaelbordelon1167 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome Thanks

  • @musica.9254
    @musica.92542 жыл бұрын

    I was doing so bad on holds before my stage check and you nailed it in explaining, thank you so much. Can someone help me regarding how to make a judgment on what entry should my hold be?

  • @jeffolson9727
    @jeffolson97272 жыл бұрын

    Working on IFR. Thx

  • @flightinsight9111

    @flightinsight9111

    2 жыл бұрын

    Good luck! Enjoy the process

  • @fallen0005
    @fallen00057 ай бұрын

    That was awesome! It would be even better if you showed some examples of crosswind and head/tail wind corrections.

  • @braininavatnow9197
    @braininavatnow9197 Жыл бұрын

    10 star video

  • @StepAttitude
    @StepAttitude Жыл бұрын

    I just flew a racetrack last week for the first time with my instructor. This video really filled in the details. Thank you so much for posting these. By the way, is there a simulator setup you recommend for someone starting instrument training?

  • @TheFlyingZulu
    @TheFlyingZulu Жыл бұрын

    4:02 you say setting 358 in the OBS but it spins to like 304... Everybody keep in mind the OBS should be set to 358 to get the correct CDI center with a TO indication readings on the inbound leg.

  • @reticentsimmer
    @reticentsimmer Жыл бұрын

    @FlightInsight Love your videos. As an amateur content producer I would like to ask which tool do you use for the animations in which you divide up the charts and also like in this video, drawing lines or animating the aircraft icon, OBS, etc.?

  • @paulking22
    @paulking222 жыл бұрын

    When you reach the VOR , should you turn heading 358, before turning to 178, so that you always get the racetrack as drawn ? For example, if you arrived from the east, and turned to 178 when reaching the VOR, your racetrack would be further to the south.

  • @reisender8889
    @reisender88892 жыл бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏 All your videos are so helpful. Really helping me to understand all this material. What is your name, I shall name my first born son after you شكرا لك الملك

  • @muhammadwajihuddin4152
    @muhammadwajihuddin4152 Жыл бұрын

    Can someone tell what simulator he was using, it looks perfect to practice instrument flying using analog and of course alongside autopilot. thanks.

  • @alangarrett1181
    @alangarrett1181 Жыл бұрын

    How does setting the OBS on 358 after the one minute initial turn let you know you are abeam the station? I can see setting and passing the 268 radial letting you know you are abeam the fix but not 358.

  • @JeremyThomerson
    @JeremyThomerson2 жыл бұрын

    At 4:09 is that an error on your OBS? I thought it was supposed to be set to 358, but wasn’t sure if I missed something.

  • @flightinsight9111

    @flightinsight9111

    2 жыл бұрын

    yes it is! Thanks for calling it out - will be updated in the full IFR course.

  • @maxweinstein9775

    @maxweinstein9775

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@flightinsight9111 came here for this comment. I thought I was severely missing something. Thank you for the incredible content!

  • @PW_SD

    @PW_SD

    8 ай бұрын

    @@flightinsight9111 Great video and THANKS for posting, but if this is an error, - recommend fixing the video or replacing it with the correct graphics

  • @believeachieve2847
    @believeachieve2847 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome vid but it would've been nice to see the little plane icon following along on the plate, while you showed the simulator

  • @MediosCorporativos
    @MediosCorporativos Жыл бұрын

    Can you tell me what simulator are you using please.? Looking for a great simulator to practice instruments. Any advice from anyone. Thanks

  • @LG_Av8r
    @LG_Av8r Жыл бұрын

    Why is the CDI to the right (showing left of course) when you’re outbound heading on 178 degrees if the 358 course is to your left? I thought the cdi would swing the other direction? Reverse sensing since you’re flying away while dialed into the inbound 358 course?

  • @user-mu8ie3vv6o
    @user-mu8ie3vv6o3 ай бұрын

    why is the to from indicator indicates to while inbound turn? I thought it must indicate from when you are heading against the VOR

  • @xuanson1169
    @xuanson11692 жыл бұрын

    How could you do it with graphic and motion? Please show me the name of the software

  • @samimaghrabi1247
    @samimaghrabi1247 Жыл бұрын

    Funny I did this exact same scenario on the sim with exact headings and altitudes. I messed it up tho cause I kept turning tight. But now I know.

  • @kylebuckle4266
    @kylebuckle42662 жыл бұрын

    What sim are you using? Great explanation btw!

  • @flightinsight9111

    @flightinsight9111

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! On this one it was Xplane11 I think, but I've since moved over to FS2020.

  • @stevelawson7635
    @stevelawson76353 ай бұрын

    What am I missing? at the 4:09 mark, the plane is flying towards 'TO' the VOR, 358 degrees. Yet, the OBS is showing the needle centered at 305 degrees.

  • @MrRwalls33
    @MrRwalls332 жыл бұрын

    Good video but you say “setting the OBS to 358” a couple times at the beginning while ACTUALLY setting the OBS to more like 302. Not sure why you did that but I’m guessing it wasn’t intentional. Just makes it a little confusing if you don’t notice the mistake.

  • @ronandersen3336

    @ronandersen3336

    6 ай бұрын

    I noticed that as well, I think you’re right, it confused me at first, but watching it a second time made sense it was unintentional

  • @krisztinaholly

    @krisztinaholly

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes I was confused too. We shouldn't turn the OBS at all once we're in the hold, right? (I think he looped the footy, which included the part where he entered the hold by accident.)

  • @refness3108

    @refness3108

    26 күн бұрын

    Why not? We should use five T's turn time twist throttle talk so when the flag flips to from you turn to a outbound course then set the timer for 1 minute followed by setting the obs to the inbound course while you're in a outbound course...

  • @yams900
    @yams9003 жыл бұрын

    I had trouble finding same sheet, listed as KDMW in Navigraph (Jeppesen)

  • @flightinsight9111

    @flightinsight9111

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hmm. I don't have a Jepp subscription, so not sure if there is a chart for this approach or Navigraph just doesn't have it.

  • @yams900

    @yams900

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@flightinsight9111 It would be an interesting video, do a missed approach to KDMW -> EMI VOR hold pattern :)

  • @Peterpeterpumpkineater1000
    @Peterpeterpumpkineater10003 жыл бұрын

    For a parallel entry, should the OBS be set to the outbound initially and then inbound or no? Personal preference?

  • @flightinsight9111

    @flightinsight9111

    3 жыл бұрын

    No reason why not, but since you don't need to stay on that course when you're doing the parallel entry, it might add an extra complication where you're having to first twist to the outbond (radial), and then twist the inbound. I don't fly them like that, but if you're ok with the extra workload I suppose it adds a bit of sit. awareness to know where the outbound course is

  • @Peterpeterpumpkineater1000

    @Peterpeterpumpkineater1000

    3 жыл бұрын

    ​@@flightinsight9111 awesome thanks so much. I wish there were more videos like this on holds. Honestly I know them like the back of my hand for the knowledge test and just generally "on paper" but for up in the air this is as good as it gets. Most of online videos go as far as the 5 Ts and then stop there. Thanks again man, super helpful

  • @flightinsight9111

    @flightinsight9111

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Peterpeterpumpkineater1000 really glad to hear it. I’ll be putting up more VOR vids in the future since it seems like a lot of folks have been asking about it

  • @yams900
    @yams9003 жыл бұрын

    Can this VOR holding pattern be accomplished with ANY aircraft, or only with these "oldies" ?

  • @flightinsight9111

    @flightinsight9111

    3 жыл бұрын

    As long as your aircraft has a working VOR receiver (or GPS which can overlay the VOR and radial) you can fly a VOR hold. Until GPS became commonplace, even the airliners would perform holds working primarily off VOR radials.

  • @Mike-co1fd
    @Mike-co1fd3 жыл бұрын

    Can you make a video for NDB holds?

  • @flightinsight9111

    @flightinsight9111

    3 жыл бұрын

    sure! only ever done them in the sim. I'll put one together down the road

  • @Mike-co1fd

    @Mike-co1fd

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@flightinsight9111 Thanks dude :)

  • @ihatecivicssomuch
    @ihatecivicssomuch Жыл бұрын

    Carrol county is always clogging up the radio at my airport.

  • @miloszgorzen1423
    @miloszgorzen1423 Жыл бұрын

    Why did altitude drop so much?

  • @donaldzimmerman8329
    @donaldzimmerman8329 Жыл бұрын

    why does the TO/FROM flag say TO when you are flying away from the station?

  • @robertspitaleri9790
    @robertspitaleri97902 жыл бұрын

    Please do a video for those of us who don't have an autopilot and only 2 vor's and a dme.

  • @flightinsight9111

    @flightinsight9111

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe this one? kzread.info/dash/bejne/i5WEqpZ-ntPVp9o.html

  • @ahmadsamadzai8255

    @ahmadsamadzai8255

    10 ай бұрын

    @@flightinsight9111 Can't open that link. says it's set to private?!?

  • @user-ky6by2sm8d
    @user-ky6by2sm8d Жыл бұрын

    好啊好啊

  • @DanFrederiksen
    @DanFrederiksen7 ай бұрын

    I thought VOR would be 178 no matter your direction in or out. If you are on the line you are on the line

  • @johnhartley5261
    @johnhartley52612 жыл бұрын

    Folks, the one minute is the INBOUND leg. You only time the outbound so you can adjust it shorter or longer on the next patten so that the inbound leg is 1 minute. Otherwise, good video as usual. Thanks sir

  • @user-fi6tq3mo3q
    @user-fi6tq3mo3q2 жыл бұрын

    Your are great and free. Make some money.

  • @flightinsight9111

    @flightinsight9111

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the vote of confidence!

  • @JustaPilot1
    @JustaPilot14 жыл бұрын

    OMG your on camera...Yikes

  • @ritualghost
    @ritualghost10 ай бұрын

    Why do these videos never show the vor needle and only a cdi? You're ignoring the most critical input to the whole thing

  • @roycegreiner
    @roycegreiner9 ай бұрын

    Your voice does not match up with what you look like

  • @user-uf3dl5ru4r
    @user-uf3dl5ru4r2 жыл бұрын

    Speech is too fast to understand