If the outbound leg on a hold is longer than 1 minute, what drift correction should you use after flying 1 minute?

• A. None
• B. Single
• C. Double
• D. Triple

Answer: (B)

The idea is to compensate for wind drift in a hold by applying drift correction in a single increment once the outbound leg exceeds one minute. After you’ve flown the first minute, you estimate how far the wind has pushed you off course and make one heading adjustment to counter that drift for the rest of the outbound leg. This keeps you aligned with the holding course without overcorrecting, since the wind effect accumulates over the leg and a single adjustment is enough to correct for the remainder. If you didn’t apply any correction, drift would accumulate and you’d drift further off track; applying multiple corrections would risk overcompensating for wind that is changing with time.