Which V route has the Magnolia holding pattern radial 300?

Which V route has the Magnolia holding pattern radial 300?

• A. V555
• B. V427
• C. V535
• D. V557

Answer: (A)

The question tests understanding of holds on V airways and how a hold is described relative to a VOR fix. When a holding pattern is specified with a radial, like 300, that means the hold is defined around the Magnolia VOR using the 300-degree magnetic radial as the outbound leg. In other words, from Magnolia you fly out on the 300-degree radial, then return on the reciprocal course (120 degrees) to stay in the hold, forming the racetrack around the fix. To pick the correct airway, you look for the V route whose published path includes a Magnolia hold on the 300-degree radial. The other routes do not include that specific Magnolia hold, so they don’t match the described pattern. On charts, you’d confirm by checking the route description or hold depiction at Magnolia to see that the 300-degree outbound leg is part of that airway’s path. So the correct route is the one whose description shows a Magnolia hold on the 300-degree radial; the holding pattern detail is what ties it to that airway, and you’d fly outbound on 300 and inbound on 120 when executing the hold.

The question tests understanding of holds on V airways and how a hold is described relative to a VOR fix. When a holding pattern is specified with a radial, like 300, that means the hold is defined around the Magnolia VOR using the 300-degree magnetic radial as the outbound leg. In other words, from Magnolia you fly out on the 300-degree radial, then return on the reciprocal course (120 degrees) to stay in the hold, forming the racetrack around the fix.

To pick the correct airway, you look for the V route whose published path includes a Magnolia hold on the 300-degree radial. The other routes do not include that specific Magnolia hold, so they don’t match the described pattern. On charts, you’d confirm by checking the route description or hold depiction at Magnolia to see that the 300-degree outbound leg is part of that airway’s path.

So the correct route is the one whose description shows a Magnolia hold on the 300-degree radial; the holding pattern detail is what ties it to that airway, and you’d fly outbound on 300 and inbound on 120 when executing the hold.