[prairiebreeze]

So, what happens if the plane is put into rotation and forced into a flight pattern because of a situation on the ground and landing is delayed?

This happened once on a flight I was on, we circled Denver airport for a long time due to bad weather.

What happens then?

[houeto]

This happened once on a flight I was on, we circled Denver airport for a long time due to bad weather. What happens then?

Things get real 'nasty'.

[Charles Henrickson]

You’re truly in a “holding pattern”!