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Refer to Figure 65. Illustration A — a white "4-22" inscription on a red background — is what type of airport sign?
Choices
✓ A runway holding position sign — hold short of runway 4/22 until clearedcorrect
Red background with a white runway designation is a mandatory instruction (runway holding position) sign; do not cross without a clearance.
A taxiway location sign identifying taxiway 4-22
Location signs are black with a yellow inscription and yellow border, not red.
A runway distance-remaining sign
Distance-remaining signs are black with a single white numeral (thousands of feet remaining).
A direction sign to runways 4 and 22
Direction signs are yellow with black inscriptions and arrows.
Why
Mandatory instruction signs have a red background with white inscription. A runway designation such as "4-22" on red is the runway holding position sign, marking where you hold short of that runway.
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