Originally Posted by
Dick Smith
Andrew. Good point so you will probably be ignored.
What's 'good' about it? MDX was never told to 'hold' in the IFR sense, he was told to 'remain OCTA'. 'Holding' is a procedure that the pilot wasn't asked to perform...if he wanted to wait for a clearance a couple of orbits would have been all that was necessary.
The question is essentially asking 'how is it possible for a NVFR pilot to roll out of a turn onto a compass heading?'