SVFR holding leg length?

SVFR holding leg length?

• A. One mile
• B. Two miles
• C. Half a mile
• D. Three miles

Answer: (A)

In SVFR holding, the leg length is kept to one mile. This compact pattern helps keep you in the required VMC within controlled airspace and makes spacing and turns predictable for ATC and other traffic. A one-mile leg, roughly the distance you’d cover in about a minute at typical SVFR speeds, provides enough room to complete the outbound turn and realign for the inbound leg without wandering far from the fix or into marginal conditions. Longer legs would keep you in the hold longer and could risk exceeding favorable weather margins or disrupting flow for other aircraft, while shorter legs wouldn’t give you enough distance to safely complete a standard turn and reestablish the inbound course.

In SVFR holding, the leg length is kept to one mile. This compact pattern helps keep you in the required VMC within controlled airspace and makes spacing and turns predictable for ATC and other traffic. A one-mile leg, roughly the distance you’d cover in about a minute at typical SVFR speeds, provides enough room to complete the outbound turn and realign for the inbound leg without wandering far from the fix or into marginal conditions. Longer legs would keep you in the hold longer and could risk exceeding favorable weather margins or disrupting flow for other aircraft, while shorter legs wouldn’t give you enough distance to safely complete a standard turn and reestablish the inbound course.