# Racetrack: IFR Hold Trainer — Holding Pattern Entry Prep

> Holding Pattern Entry Prep (iPhone/iPad app by Jack Post.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/racetrack-ifr-hold-trainer/id6762896229 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jack Post](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895065151)
- Category: Education
- Price: Free (on sale, was $4.99)
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-04-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/racetrack-ifr-hold-trainer/id6762896229/reviews.md

## What is Racetrack?

Stop fumbling holds on your instrument checkride.

Racetrack is the focused IFR holding pattern trainer built for instrument 
students, CFII applicants, and rated pilots staying sharp between IPCs. Five 
purpose-built tools take you from first principles to instinctive, real-world 
execution — so when ATC hands you a hold, you nod, don't panic.

WHAT'S INSIDE

- Learn — Eight progressive chapters from "what is a hold" to triple-drift 
  wind correction math and lost-comms procedures. Every chapter uses live 
  animated racetrack diagrams you can tap to explore segment by segment. 
  Covers standard vs. non-standard turns, the three entry types, timing 
  rules, max holding speeds by altitude, the 5 T's, and ATC clearance format 
  with EFC times.

- Entry Trainer — Randomized ATC-style clearances drill you on direct, 
  teardrop, and parallel entries. See your heading on the HSI, decide, then 
  watch the aircraft animate through the correct procedure in real time. 
  Running score tracks accuracy. Optional sector overlay shows the three 
  entry zones for visual learners.

- Pencil Method — Interactive walkthrough of the pencil-on-HI shortcut every 
  CFII teaches. Work through pencil alignment, outbound heading, turn 
  direction, and entry type one layer at a time before the answer is 
  revealed.

- Wind Correction — Live calculator and trainer. Input inbound course, turn 
  direction, wind, and TAS; get your wind correction angle, inbound heading, 
  triple-drift outbound heading (3× WCA), and the adjusted outbound leg time 
  for a one-minute inbound. Works as a learning tool on the ground and a 
  quick reference in the cockpit.

- Quiz — 158 randomized questions covering clearances, entries, wind 
  correction, timing, speeds, airspace, lost-comms, FAR/AIM regulations, and 
  checkride-style scenarios. Immediate feedback with AIM and FAR citations 
  on every answer.

BUILT FOR THE COCKPIT

Dark UI with cyan accents designed for night flights and low-light ground 
sessions. Scales cleanly across iPhone and iPad in portrait or landscape.

WHO IT'S FOR

- Instrument students prepping for the written and oral
- CFII candidates building the mental model they'll teach
- Rated pilots staying current between instrument proficiency checks
- Airline pilots keeping basic IFR skills sharp

Download Racetrack and get around every hold.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 2 — 2026-05-03

• Tap any sector on the Entry Types diagram to see a Direct, Teardrop,
  or Parallel entry flown live.
• iPad: scroll lesson pages by dragging anywhere — diagrams no longer
  block vertical swipes.

### 1.0 — 2026-04-22

No release notes.

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