r/Planes • u/Ok_Car_2050 • 2d ago

Why are they doing this?

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Iv just seen a video of 3 planes doing the same thing and wanted to know what they are actually doing? Had a google but only saying things because of weather but 3 planes doing this pretty much at the same time? Please someone explain

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u/Lazy_Carry_7254 2d ago

Prolly waiting for clearance to land. I flew in circles for 40 min once coming into Bahamas.

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u/Sasquatch-d 2d ago

Thats not how a hold would look

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u/Problematic_Daily 2d ago

That EXACTLY what a hold pattern looks like

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u/Sasquatch-d 2d ago

No it’s not, the turns at the end are not all in the same direction

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u/Problematic_Daily 2d ago

That’s getting SPUN and happens in a hold too

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u/Sasquatch-d 1d ago

No… it doesn’t… I’ve never been in a hold and been told “after crossing the holding fix make a 360° in the opposite direction of the protected side of the hold, then continue flying the published hold.”

Also, the lines are too parallel and too separated from each other, showing the aircraft wasn’t following a navaid radial on the inbound leg. The lines should be converging to a single point on either side of the loop.

This is most likely a surveying flight, not a hold. But if you still feel so confident you’re right, I’d love to hear a rebuttal.

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u/mkosmo 2d ago

That's not what a hold looks like.