Notes on ATC Phraseology When Holding on the Ground
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1 Hold Position
hold position hold position
2 Hold at/of
hold of xx hold at xx
hold short of xx hold short of xx
hold short of runway 34L hold short of Runway 34L
3 Taxi to holding point
taxi to holding position xx taxi to holding position xx
Note that this means taxi to the position before the Runway, not entering the Runway and holding.
4 Line up and wait
line up and wait line up and wait
Note that in the past, FAA regulations used the phrase "taxi into position and hold",
but reportedly because "hold" was easily misheard as "go" leading to misunderstandings (taking off without waiting),
it was changed in the Autumn of 2010 to the international civil aviation standard "Runway 34L, line up and wait".
line up basically means to enter the Runway, e.g., line up runway 34L enter Runway 34L
5 Hold from xx
hold from xx hold from xx
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