I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong when entering the holding patter over Seattle during the instrument rating checkride. I'm flying back to SEA direst using 160 heading. After passing the VOR, I turn standard to 320 heading and this is as far as I get. The instructer tells me that I need to practice and try again. I always fail the check! Any hints or tips would be greatly appreciated....Thanks

Go to the Help and Tutorials page here.  Down in the fs2004 section there is a download called Inside the FS2004 Instrument Rating Checkride.  It'll tell you everything you need to know to pass.

Ya, the whole training system in the sim is messed up. I had trouble passing the ATP stuff and it was easy in reality.

The holding pattern is it made up on the 160 or the 320, lets picture the holding pattern is on the 160 radial and you are coming inbound on the 320 and the holding pattern is right turn which is standard turn. so when you cross the vor you should see now that you are out side the race track so make a parallel entry for 1min then turn left to entercept the 160.If you cross the vor and you find yourself in the race track make a tear drop entry this is what the check ride is looking for. Think of the holding patter is a eye you have to cross the vor first before you can decide what entry to make. So if you poke you eye you get tears  so when the airplane flies thu the eye make a tear drop entry ;D