When do you have to specify the direction of turns in holding?

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When do you have to specify the direction of turns in holding?

People tend to hold on the default pattern with left-hand turns, so you don’t have to spell out the direction every time. The direction of turns needs to be specified only when you’re deviating from that standard or when a pilot’s request or the traffic situation calls for it. The option reflects that you would specify the turn direction in a situation where left turns are intended and there’s a pilot request (and you judge it necessary) to make that explicit. In practice, this means you clarify the hold’s turn direction mainly when the hold isn’t the standard pattern or when an explicit pilot clearance or ATC decision requires it; otherwise the default left-turn hold stands without needing to state it.

People tend to hold on the default pattern with left-hand turns, so you don’t have to spell out the direction every time. The direction of turns needs to be specified only when you’re deviating from that standard or when a pilot’s request or the traffic situation calls for it. The option reflects that you would specify the turn direction in a situation where left turns are intended and there’s a pilot request (and you judge it necessary) to make that explicit. In practice, this means you clarify the hold’s turn direction mainly when the hold isn’t the standard pattern or when an explicit pilot clearance or ATC decision requires it; otherwise the default left-turn hold stands without needing to state it.

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