Holding Brief (Mnemonic: "T-FETL.")

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CHAPTER THREE

HOLDING BRIEF (MNEMONIC: "T - FETL").

The Holding Brief is given upon receipt of a holding clearance.

TITLE (title of the briefing):

"HOLDING BRIEF..."

FIX (define the holding fix by name (if any), TACAN name, radial and DME):

"THE HOLDING FIX IS "MARYS" ON THE NAVY PENSACOLA TACAN ONE

EIGHT ZERO RADIAL AT ONE ONE DME..."

ENTRY (the type of holding entry):

"WE WILL USE AN OUTBOUND PARALLEL ENTRY, CROSSING THE FIX TURN

RIGHT HEADING ONE EIGHT ZERO."

TURNS (the direction of pattern turns):

"THE PATTERN WILL HAVE LEFT TURNS..."

LEGS (the length of the pattern legs):

"10 TEN MILE LEGS."

APPROACH BRIEF (MNEMONIC: "TICARM").

The Approach Brief will be given upon learning which approach is to be flown. If holding is

assigned, the brief is not given until after entering holding.

TITLE (title of the briefing, the title of the approach read from the margin of the

approach chart and the page number of the approach chart):

"APPROACH BRIEF, GULFPORT-BILOXI HI-TACAN RWY 32 APPROACH, PAGE

59 ..."

INITIAL (define the Initial Approach fix if applicable, by TACAN name and channel,

radial and DME, and the published or assigned IAF altitude):

"THE INITIAL APPROACH FIX IS "HACHA", THE GULFPORT TACAN ONE

NINER THREE RADIAL AT ONE EIGHT DME. OUR ASSIGNED ALTITUDE IS

ONE SIX THOUSAND ..."

COURSE (the initial approach course: radial or arc):

"THE INITIAL COURSE IS THE ONE EIGHT MILE ARC TO THE EAST ..."

ALTITUDE & RESTRICTIONS (first descent point, the first level-off altitude, and the

first altitude restriction):

"AT THE INITIAL APPROACH FIX, DESCEND TO TWO THOUSAND. MUST BE

BELOW NINER THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED BY THE ONE TWO EIGHT

RADIAL..."

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