Hold short and runway crossings

Hold short means stop before the runway and stay there. You see the lines, sign and stop bar at a holding point, how to read back hold short and cross, and how conditional instructions work.

What you learn

• Recognise the holding point lines, sign and stop bar
• Read back hold short and cross with the runway number
• Cross promptly and report vacated once fully clear
• Stop and ask when you heard neither cross nor hold short
• Accept a conditional instruction only with the traffic in sight

In playlists

• Radio calls and phraseology
• Aerodromes and ground

Also on

• Video course: VFR Radiotelephony
• Glossary: Runway incursion
• Wiki: Holding Point
• Wiki: Runway Incursion