Originally Posted by
Airbubba
Yep, the claim that a B-763 is holding at 340 knots with the gear down is nonsense in my opinion.
Quite so.
Averaging the GS around the hold would suggest a TAS of around 280-285 kts, after adjusting for wind, which at 7500' would equate to about 250 KIAS. So no surprises there.
I suspect the OP's 340 kts was a typo for 304 kts GS on the downwind leg of the hold.