SVFR holding?

SVFR holding?

• A. Non-standard (left-hand) pattern flown at 80 KIAS with one mile legs, except at Point JUNIPER
• B. Standard right-hand pattern at 100 KIAS
• C. Non-standard (right-hand) pattern flown at 80 KIAS with one mile legs
• D. Standard left-hand pattern at 90 KIAS

Answer: (A)

Special VFR operations use a tightly controlled, non-standard holding pattern to keep traffic confined and safe when visibility is just enough for VFR but not for regular VFR patterns. In this TH-73 context, the published SVFR hold is a non-standard (left-hand) pattern flown at 80 KIAS with one-mile legs, designed to stay close to the fix and minimize airspace and turning radius while ATC manages separation. The exception at Point JUNIPER means that at that specific fix, a different hold configuration applies per the local procedure. The other patterns—standard right-hand holds or slower/faster patterns—don’t fit the SVFR procedure described, which is built around a compact, left-hand hold at a precise speed and leg length to match SVFR constraints and ATC coordination.

Special VFR operations use a tightly controlled, non-standard holding pattern to keep traffic confined and safe when visibility is just enough for VFR but not for regular VFR patterns. In this TH-73 context, the published SVFR hold is a non-standard (left-hand) pattern flown at 80 KIAS with one-mile legs, designed to stay close to the fix and minimize airspace and turning radius while ATC manages separation. The exception at Point JUNIPER means that at that specific fix, a different hold configuration applies per the local procedure.

The other patterns—standard right-hand holds or slower/faster patterns—don’t fit the SVFR procedure described, which is built around a compact, left-hand hold at a precise speed and leg length to match SVFR constraints and ATC coordination.