The still air time for flying the outbound leg of a holding pattern should not exceed 1 minute if at or below 14,000 ft ASL, or 1.5 min if above 14,000 ft ASL however, the pilot should make due allowance in both heading and timing to compensate for wind effect.
After the initial circuit of the pattern, timing should begin abeam the fix or on attaining the outbound heading, whichever occurs later.
The pilot should increase or decrease outbound times, in recognition of winds, to effect 1.5 (appropriate to altitude) inbound to the fix.
When the pilot receives ATC clearance specifying the time of departure from the holding fix, adjustments should be made to the flight pattern within the limits of the established holding pattern to leave the fix as close as possible to the time specified.
The size of the protected airspace for a holding pattern is based on aircraft speed.
Unless otherwise noted on the charts or when a shuttle procedure is specified, holding patterns must be entered and flown at or below the airspeeds listed in the table below:
