Originally Posted by
Tinstaafl
Parallel entry doesn't *require* one to track the outbound but to hold a heading to parallel the outbound track, prior to turning inbound.
Sorry to rain on your parade, but if you are following PANS-OPS, you have to apply corrections for known wind:
1.3.3 Allowance for known wind
[...] Pilots should attempt to maintain the track by making allowance for known wind by applying corrections both to heading and timing. This should be done during entry and while flying in the holding pattern.
(PANS-OPS, Volume I, Part I, Section 6, Chapter 1)
Edit: Sorry, Tinstaafl, I misunderstood your post. I just see you wrote "heading to parallel the outbound track". I thought you had suggested a heading parallel to the outbound track. Your parade is still fine.