Holding Pattern Trainer app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 6992 ratings )
Navigation Education
Developer: FLEMINGER MEDIA LLC
4.99 USD
Current version: 1.4.0, last update: 3 months ago
First release : 16 Aug 2011
App size: 9.72 Mb

Save time and money on your instrument flight training by mastering IFR holding pattern entries at the comfort of your own mobile device.

Make IFR flight training easier!

Is the following scenario familiar? You receive a holding clearance from ATC, and only have a couple of minutes, sometimes only a few seconds, to choose the correct entry. By the time youve figured out whats going on, youve already passed the holding fix and dont know what to do next.

If this sounds familiar, then you need not to worry. Confusion during holding entries happens to practically almost every new instrument student. Even instrument-rated pilots occasionally have the same problem — when they dont get enough practice.

Holding Trainer solves this problem and as a result, cuts the time you have to spend on expensive flight and ground lessons. With Holding Trainer, you can practice on your own time and convenience, so that choosing the best holding entry in the air becomes a breeze.


Features:

-Entry Trainer - Drills you on choosing the best holding entry. Practice until choosing holding entries becomes second nature and impress your flight instructor with your skills.

-Holding calculator. Solve and visualize any holding scenario by entering your current bearing to the fix and a outbound or inbound holding radial.

-Holding tutorial - learn how to choose the best holding entry quickly and easily.

Holding Trainer for iOS is a complete rewrite based on my popular Flash-based desktop Holding Trainer app available on pilotscafe.com.

***Dont get "stuck" next time you receive a holding pattern clearance!***
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For only a fraction of the cost of one ground lesson with your flight instructor, you can practice this important instrument skill at your own pace and save hundreds of Dollars on figuring out holding entries in the air.

This is a great tool for anyone training towards their instrument checkride, CFII, proficiency check, or simply trying to improve their holding patterns.
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Pros and cons of Holding Pattern Trainer app for iPhone and iPad

Holding Pattern Trainer app good for

Nice tool, a bit too expensive. Button sensivity could be better. That is why I rate ist four stars.
Good tool for visualising the entry rules. The training section uses phrases for defining the holding that I have never ever heard on ATC, but when getting used to the way this exercise works, it is a good practice. If they would use phrases that are used in real life in the exercise section, I would rate it with five out of five stars.
Nice. Use it with the home Flight Sim to practice random hold entries amidst a cluster of beacons and VORs
a good, helpful tool, but it would be great if we could then fly the hold like the nav trainer
I think its a great help on mastering holding entries but its a bit overpriced.
Very useful. Really helps to visualize and choose right holding pattern.

Some bad moments

really, Super-ugly, overpriced, and not really helpful. "Hold on radial xyz" - yah. thats Something you hear soo often ... . dont buy.
Not able to change values on hold computer, defeats the purpose of having it.
I expected its given a sim voice ATC instruction. Unfortunately, no voice ATC instructions, just text ATC instruction only. but you can use it to prepare for IFR proficiency check.
Im using this app to study for an upcoming airline interview. Its awesome! It makes studying the dry, tricky topic of holding patterns fun! I like that the tutorial offers not 1, but 4 different ways to visualize pattern entry.
This app is excellent for learning holding entry. Highly recommend it.
In addition to helping you learn, this app gives sample problems to help master holding procedures. Im a CFI working on my CFII and plan to use this tool with students.

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