A question for IR flying instructors re. holding
Just a quick question for IR Flying Instructors about holding. A parallel entry into the holding pattern is defined as a turn onto an outbound heading to fly parallel to the inbound track for a period of 1 minute. My question is this, if you are approaching the beacon and are right on the boundary between a parallel and a direct join and elect to do a paralled join, a turn onto an outbound heading is over 90 degrees. Therefore does the one minute timing start when you are established on the outbound heading, or when you are over the beacon and start the turn onto the outbound heading?
Also just as a side issue, is there anything wrong, when doing an Offset entry, to use the VOR to make good a track of 30 degrees offset rather than just relying on an approximate wind correction?
Thanks for your help.