Hi everybodyI'm right now on tutorial flight no 2 in learning RC3. Everything is working allright so far, except that I really have to do a lot of training trying to hear and understand what the controller i saying (while I'm programming the MCDU of the PSS Airbus at the same time. I have a question though on how long to stay in holding patterns and the instructions given to me from RC. Yesterday I entered the holding pattern outside MEM in tut2 after the controller had advised me and given me the instruction ".... expect further clearance one nine zero five". So I waited going around and around. After approx 20 min I got ".....expect further clearance one nine zero five". After another 20 min I got ".... expect further clearance one nine zero five". At that point I had to declare min fuel to get to the airport and land.Is that a normal or at least not unusual situation in real world flying or is it an RC issue?RegardsSten

Be sure you fly the entire holding pattern. Don't cut it short or RC won't count it. RC will normally bring you out after two complete turns. You can also be brought out immediately by declaring minimum fuel...Larry

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you may want to try the delay vectors, until you get the hang of doing the holding pattern

Thanks for your advises. I'm flying the holding patter by programming it into the Airbus MCDU, so I think it should be OK. But I'll pay more attention to how the pattern is flewn. Delay vectors is also on my forthcoming training menue.Bye and thanksSten

if you are flying a 20 mile leg, you must start your turn at 40 miles from the reference vor, and turn back at 60 miles.

Yes, thats what I'm doin. I insert a new waypoint in the MCDU defined by MEM/055/40 and then create a holding pattern from that fix ranging to 60 miles from MEM along the 55 radial. Then I let the Airbus fly the pattern in managed (full autopilot) mode.But I'll do it all again and by monitoring the MEM DME throughout the entire pattern I'll check how precise the holding pattern actually is. I'll report back and then you perhaps could tell if it's precise enought to be accepted by RC as a completed pattern.RegardsSten