(Refer to Figure 115.) You receive this ATC clearance:
“...HOLD WEST OF THE ONE FIVE DME FIX ON THE ZERO NINE ZERO RADIAL
OF ABC VORTAC, FIVE MILE LEGS, LEFT TURNS...”
You arrive at the 15 DME fix on a heading of 350°. Which holding pattern correctly
complies with these instructions, and what is the recommended entry procedure?

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Question restatement: You have a published holding pattern hold west of the 15 DME fix on the 090 radial of ABC VORTAC with five-mile legs and left turns. You arrive at the 15 DME fix on a heading of 350°. Which holding pattern entry and pattern logic comply with these instructions, and what is the recommended entry procedure?

Option analysis:
- Option 1: "1; teardrop." A teardrop entry is used when you are arriving from a sector that requires you to fly outbound on the specified leg, then turn to intercept the inbound course from a teardrop path. In this scenario, the clearance specifies a standard left-hand hold with five-mile legs on the west side of the fix and you are arriving from a heading of 350°, which does not place you in a sector that necessitates a teardrop maneuver. Therefore, selecting a teardrop entry would not align with the required left-hand hold geometry and the standard entry would not be met.

- Option 2: "2; direct." A direct entry would mean crossing the fix and immediately turning to the outbound course (or to a heading that directly intercepts the outbound leg) without an intermediate teardrop or parallel maneuver. For this particular setup, given you are arriving from a heading of 350° and you are to hold on the west side of the fix with left turns on a 5-mile leg, the direct entry is not the appropriate lateral sector approach relative to the specified hold position and standard pattern orientation in the figure.

- Option 3: "1; direct." This option mirrors a direct entry with the 1 holding pattern entry classification. Since the clearance prescribes a standard left-hand hold five-mile legs west of the fix, and your initial position (and course) aligns with an immediate intercept of the outbound leg on the required side, a direct entry is the correct method here. The diagram and the textual hold instructions are consistent with a direct entry when the incoming position places you on the side of the hold that allows you to cross the fix and turn outbound directly on the published leg length and course.

Putting it together: The holding pattern is a standard left-hand hold with five-mile legs west of the 15 DME fix on the 090 radial. Your arrival heading of 350° places you in a position that supports a direct entry to the hold rather than a teardrop or other more complex entry. The teardrop option would be appropriate only if you were arriving from a sector that required you to angle into the hold from an outbound leg via a teardrop maneuver, which the given scenario does not necessitate. The two options labeled as direct entries agree in concept, but the option that matches the scenario and the charted entry is the one that specifies a direct entry with a 1 (direct) classification rather than a teardrop.

In summary, the logic favors a direct entry for this configuration, with the holding pattern depicted as a standard left-hand hold on five-mile legs west of the fix. The teardrop entry is not aligned with the specified hold geometry in this case, and the direct-entry classification (1; direct.) is the appropriate choice for compliance with the clearance and the depicted figure.

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