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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 25, 2026

Line Up and Wait, the Day Position and Hold Died, and the Three Words That Keep You From Rolling Onto an Occupied Runway at Oshkosh

Line up and wait explained: what the phrase means, why it replaced position and hold in 2010, and how to use it safely.

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ATIS May 5, 2026

British Airways is paying a hundred thousand dollars a year for pilots who never leave the ground

British Airways is hiring dedicated taxi pilots at Chicago O'Hare for $100,000/year to move widebody jets between gates and runways.

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