position and hold

Traffic Pattern Aug 15, 2026

Line Up and Wait, the Phraseology Change That Replaced Position and Hold, and the Words That Keep You From Sitting on an Active Runway Blind

Radio Hangar explores Line Up and Wait, the Phraseology Change That Replaced Position and Hold, and the Words That Keep You From Sitting on an Active Runway Blind.

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Traffic Pattern Aug 1, 2026

Line Up and Wait, the Phrase That Replaced Position and Hold in Twenty Ten, and Why Two Little Words Were Changed to Stop You From Dying on the Runway

Why the FAA replaced 'position and hold' with 'line up and wait' in 2010, and how to use the phrase safely on an active runway.

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Traffic Pattern Jul 4, 2026

Line Up and Wait - The Phrase the FAA Changed After a Generation of Runway Incursion Accidents

The FAA replaced 'position and hold' with 'line up and wait' in 2010 to eliminate dangerous ambiguity - here's what changed, why it matters, and how to nail the readback every time.

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