Plain English Meaning

The part of a holding pattern where the airplane is flying back toward the point it's holding over.

Full Definition

The segment of a holding pattern flown toward the holding fix. It begins at the end of the turn from the outbound leg and ends when the aircraft crosses the fix. In a standard holding pattern, the inbound leg is flown on the published holding course and is timed (typically one minute at or below 14,000 feet MSL, one and a half minutes above) to establish the pattern's overall length.

Context Anchor

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